Lead, Supplier Development Engineering

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 Reliability team at Relativity Space ensures quality is built into every stage of the Terran R design and production process embedding reliability from the very beginning. The team works directly with design manufacturing test and launch teams to stay close to the hardware understand constraints and proactively shape decisions. As the program moves from development into production and scaled operations this is the time to establish the right processes controls and inspections without slowing progress. The team plays a key role in balancing risk fostering a culture of ownership and making sure speed never comes at the cost of reliability. Success means creating a quality system that scales with the Terran R program and Relativity as a whole.

About the Role:

• Lead the execution of supplier development strategy ensuring supplier performance aligns with Terran R production launch and compliance requirements (AS9100/ISO 9001)
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for assigned suppliers resolving manufacturing and quality issues to protect production schedules and build cadence
• Drive supplier performance management by establishing and tracking key metrics and scorecards including PPM yield and PPAP timing to improve overall supplier capability
• Lead NPI efforts by selecting manufacturing methods evaluating suppliers and developing scalable production processes in partnership with Engineering and Supply Chain including DFM reviews PPAP/FAIR approvals and APQP execution
• Manage supplier corrective actions root cause investigations (e.g. 8D) and compliance verification against AS9100 ISO 9001 and NASA quality standards to drive sustained improvements across the supply base
• Own supplier risk escalation and resolution applying disciplined problem-solving to ensure rapid recovery on quality or capacity issues
• Provide technical direction and day-to-day guidance to other engineers aligning priorities and deliverables

About You:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Aerospace Industrial or a related technical field)
• 8 years of experience in Supplier Development Supplier Quality or Manufacturing Engineering ideally within aerospace or a high-reliability/safety-critical industry
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs end-to-end coordinating across Engineering Manufacturing and Supply Chain without direct authority over all contributors
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing processes for space- or safety-critical hardware including forming machining and assembly of metals such as stainless and carbon steels
• Expert working knowledge of quality systems (AS9100/ISO 9001) and core quality tools (APQP PPAP FAIRs PFMEA Control Plans) with hands-on experience driving implementation and compliance
• Demonstrated ability to define processes from the ground up and deploy them across diverse teams
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the work week when needed

Nice to haves but not required:

• Masters degree in Engineering (Mechanical Aerospace Industrial or a related technical field)
• Professional certification such as Six Sigma Black Belt ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or PMP
• Familiarity with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance criteria
• Experience with enterprise applications (PLM ERP MES) and proficiency in data analysis
• Comfortable operating in high ambiguity setting direction where precedent or data is incomplete

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