Quality Inspection Supervisor, Production Floor, Second Shift

Relativity Space • Long Beach, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

You will lead a team of Production Floor, Quality Inspectors embedded directly within the Terran R structures and assembly lines. Your primary mission is to ensure "first-time quality" by overseeing in-process inspections, final walkdowns, and technical guidance for propulsion and structural integration. You will act as the critical link between the build technicians and engineering to resolve real-time manufacturing blockers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of quality inspection experience in aerospace, automotive, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments, including 2+ years in a leadership or lead role.
• Prior experience of managing, mentoring, and developing inspectors or technicians, including coaching on technical skills and quality expectations.
• Expert proficiency with precision hand tools such as micrometers, calipers, and bore gages, along with standard shop-floor inspection techniques.
• Advanced experience with managing Material Review Board (MRB) processes.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) with the ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and navigate CAD models (Siemens NX preferred)
• Ability to support a 50-hour baseline workweek with flexibility for overtime to meet launch milestones, along with the ability to stand for extended periods on the production floor, climb ladders, work in confined spaces, and lift up to 25 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with digital factory tools like Infor LN, MES, or JIRA.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certifications applied to an assembly line.
• Background in propulsion or electromechanical system integration.

Responsibilities

• Assembly Oversight: Lead day-to-day inspection activities for large-scale integrated assemblies, including propulsion components and vehicle structures.
• In-Process Verification: Supervise visual, dimensional, and functional inspections during the build, ensuring all hardware meets CAD models and work order requirements.
• Non-Conformance Management: Oversee the documentation of deviations through NCs (Non-Conformance) and drive root cause analysis (RCCA) to prevent recurrence on the line.
• Final Walkdowns & FOD: Lead final assembly walkdowns and critical "closeout" photo documentation; oversee FOD (Foreign Object Debris) inspections using borescopes in assembly cavities.
• Team Performance: Manage a team of 10–20 inspectors, handling timecards, certifications, training, and performance coaching to maintain a highly skilled, flexible workforce.
• Tactical Collaboration: Partner with Production Supervisors and Manufacturing Engineers to unblock the line and resolve complex assembly-level quality issues.

Benefits

• Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees