Staff Quality Engineer

Relativity Space•Cape Canaveral, FL

1d•$133,000 - $199,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Quality Engineer provides technical leadership and strategic direction for quality engineering activities across Test and Launch at Relativity Space. The role establishes project goals, priorities, risk-based approaches, and completion criteria for complex, high-impact initiatives. It owns improvements to in-process build verification, issue ticket workflows, as-built verification, and non-conformance management, while developing and improving quality processes, work instructions, corrective action strategies, and standardized rework and repair documentation. The position partners with the AS9100 Quality Management System team to develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and quality standards for Test and Launch. It leads cross-functional resolution of systemic quality issues, analyzes quality and performance data to identify trends and root causes, and develops corrective and preventive actions to improve reliability, process capability, and operational performance. The engineer communicates quality strategies, recommendations, risks, and program impacts to technical leaders and management, promotes scalable quality practices, and mentors engineers and cross-functional partners. The role is part of the Launch team, which works across Terran R stages, payloads, ground systems, launch, landing, and refurbishment. The position is based on work supporting Test and Launch operations and may require occasional night shifts, weekend work, and travel. Candidates must clear a U.S. government background check for on-site work at a government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related STEM field.
10 or more years of experience in quality engineering, quality management, manufacturing quality, or a related engineering discipline.
Ability to apply engineering principles and quality methodologies to analyze complex technical issues, evaluate product and process risks, and develop effective corrective and preventive actions.
Experience leading complex cross-functional projects from problem definition through implementation and sustained results, including setting priorities, managing technical risk, and driving execution across teams.
Ability to influence technical and operational decisions without direct authority and build alignment across engineering, manufacturing, test, launch, and quality organizations.
Strong understanding of quality systems, manufacturing processes, and product lifecycle considerations, including identifying systemic issues and developing scalable solutions.
Ability to communicate technical findings, quality risks, recommendations, and program-level impacts effectively to engineers, technical leaders, and management.
Experience mentoring engineers, influencing best practices, and raising the technical and operational quality standards of a team or organization.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where priorities may shift and decisions may need to be made with incomplete information.
Ability to support occasional night shifts and weekend work and travel as required by Test and Launch operations.
Must clear a background check administered by the U.S. government to obtain clearance for on-site work at a government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a technical quality lead, subject matter expert, or quality engineering leader in aerospace, manufacturing, launch, or complex assembly.
Advanced knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, NASA quality standards, or comparable regulated quality systems.
Experience developing or deploying quality strategies, processes, and standards across multiple teams, programs, or manufacturing environments.
Experience with FMEA, APQP, SPC, PPV, DFM, or similar quality and product development methodologies.
Experience leading root cause investigations and corrective or preventive action efforts for complex or systemic product and process issues.
Experience establishing quality metrics, dashboards, or performance indicators and using data to support program-level decisions and continuous improvement.
Experience using PLM, MES, ERP, or QMS systems to support quality workflows, analyze data, document issues, and make risk-based decisions, including escalation decisions.
Experience mentoring or providing technical leadership to engineers and cross-functional teams.
Experience developing or improving inspection, verification, acceptance, or non-conformance processes for complex hardware.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for quality engineering activities across Test and Launch.
Establish project goals, priorities, risk-based approaches, and completion criteria for complex, high-impact initiatives.
Drive improvements to in-process build verification, issue ticket workflows, as-built verification, and non-conformance management.
Develop and continuously improve quality processes, review work instructions, establish corrective action strategies, and create standardized rework and repair documentation.
Partner with the AS9100 QMS team to develop, implement, and maintain relevant policies, procedures, and quality standards.
Lead cross-functional resolution of complex and systemic quality issues with Test and Launch, Manufacturing, Hardware Responsible Engineering, and other technical organizations.
Analyze quality data, product and process performance, and recurring non-conformances to identify trends, root causes, and corrective and preventive actions.
Communicate quality strategies, technical recommendations, risks, and program-level impacts to technical leaders and management.
Identify opportunities to improve quality engineering practices and drive adoption of scalable processes, tools, and standards.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to quality engineers and cross-functional partners.
Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted technical resource for complex quality, process, and product issues.