Senior Technical Program Manager, Quality Inspection

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 130000 - 166000

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll collaborate across teams shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand and your voice will help define the stories were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Quality team is focused on embedding quality into every part of the design and production process for Terran R. Not just inspecting at the end but influencing how things are built from the start. The team embeds themselves directly within design manufacturing test and launch teams to stay close to the hardware understand constraints and proactively shape decisions. As we move beyond initial development into production and then scaled operations now is the time to put the right processes controls and inspections in place without slowing down progress. The team plays a key role in balancing risk driving a culture of ownership and ensuring that speed doesnt come at the cost of reliability. Success here means building a quality system that scales with the Terran R program and Relativity as a whole.

About the Role:

Own and maintain the source inspection program which includes evaluating the conformity of purchased parts to purchase order requirements.
Work directly with suppliers to understand their work environments drive process improvements and resolve issues related to product or documentation conformance.
Interface with internal teams such as Procurement Engineering and Production to align source inspection activities with overall business priorities.
Analyze and resolve work problems perform root cause analysis for non-conforming products and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
Verify supplier documentation part numbers revisions quantities and other traceability information.

About You:

Bachelors degree in engineering quality or related STEM field.
7 years in quality engineering supplier quality or source inspection within aerospace or a regulated manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of AS9100/ISO9001 inspection methods and supplier quality processes (RCCA corrective actions nonconformance management).
Demonstrated ability to work directly with suppliers to resolve issues and drive process improvements.
Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering procurement and production teams to align inspection priorities.

Nice to haves but not required:

Deep technical understanding of manufacturing processes.
Experience with Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) practices.
Knowledge of government quality requirements (if applicable).
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with both internal teams and external suppliers.
Prior experience managing a team

At Relativity Space we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience qualifications and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity a generous PTO and sick leave policy parental leave an annual learning and development stipend and more!To see some of the benefits & perks we offer please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$130000 - $166000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

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Required Experience:

Manager