Quality Engineering Manager

Relativity Space • Long Beach, CA

106d • $152,000 - $169,000

About The Position

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll 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 we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing or quality roles with at least 2 years in a leadership/managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management System requirements, with proven experience leading certification or surveillance audits.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale inspection processes and quality systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing, mentoring and developing technical teams across multiple quality functions.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Direct Experience in additive manufacturing quality control.
• Familiarity with NAVSEA, ASME, AWS and MIL standards.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing Quality team, including quality engineering, quality systems, and inspection functions.
• Develop and expand inspection strategies, equipment, and reporting systems to support complex additive manufacturing requirements and customer deliverables.
• Ensure adherence to customer contract requirements and external standards (ISO, AS, AWS, NAVSEA, MIL, etc.) in collaboration with Program Management and Engineering.
• Champion RCCA, nonconformance management, and preventive quality measures to improve product outcomes and reduce defects.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, and Program teams to embed quality checkpoints and deliver robust certification packages.
• Lead internal and external audits, ensuring readiness for ISO/AS certifications and customer quality reviews.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave policy.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees