Senior Build Reliability Engineer, Second Shift

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

10h•$122,000 - $182,000•Onsite

About The Position

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Build Reliability Engineer for its second shift. This role is crucial for ensuring quality is built into every stage of the Terran R rocket's design and production process. The Reliability team works closely with design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams to embed reliability from the outset. As the program transitions from development to production and scaled operations, this position will establish the necessary processes, controls, and inspections without hindering progress. The engineer will play a key role in balancing risk, fostering a culture of ownership, and ensuring that speed does not compromise reliability. The ultimate goal is to create a quality system that scales with the Terran R program and Relativity as a whole. This is a 2nd shift position with a standard schedule of 3pm-1:30am PT, Monday through Friday, with a baseline expectation of a 50-hour workweek. Employees receive a 10% shift differential in addition to their salary.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or other STEM field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience acting as a Quality Engineer at a fast-paced manufacturing company.
Extensive experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, production and test personnel.
In-depth knowledge of aerospace manufacturing/complex assembly practices and typical quality processes/controls.
Working knowledge of typical PLM, MES, ERP and QMS software.
Proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Ability to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways and evaluate alternative solutions that may require coordination across multiple teams.
Ability to establish goals and objectives to complete projects.
Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members, team leaders, and top management.
Well-versed in process development and first-time quality efforts.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Production Process Verification (PPV).
New product introduction (NPI) of hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success.
Familiarity with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance methods.
Understanding of AS9100/ISO9001 applications and practices for an aerospace program.
Self-starter that has demonstrated the ability to define and own a process from scratch and roll out that process through adept communication to a diverse team.

Responsibilities

Drive initiatives to facilitate quality in our growing launch vehicle program.
Spearhead specification development.
Develop walk down checklists.
Support automation initiatives for quality inspection.
Assist in DFM practices.
Develop strong working relationships with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams to ensure all company objectives can be met.
Ownership may include: Design: drawing standardization, DFM, and configuration management and control.
Ownership may include: Planning: work instruction review, process development, standard rework/repair documentation.
Ownership may include: Manufacturing: in-process build verification, coordinate of travelled work, etc.
Ownership may include: Program: Nonconformance ticket processes, as-built verification, root cause/corrective action, etc.