Quality Engineer II

About the Team:

The Launch team operates at the intersection of every major aspect of Terran R from stages and payloads to ground systems launch landing and refurbishment. The Cape is where it all comes together—offering unmatched exposure to the full lifecycle of flight hardware and launch operations. This team is responsible for executing first flights enabling reuse and scaling toward high-cadence launch operations. The work evolves with every milestone requiring adaptability strong collaboration and a commitment to building and maintaining quality in a fast-paced mission-critical environment.

In this role you will not only support launch execution but also interface closely with test and manufacturing teams gaining hands-on exposure to hardware and contributing to quality processes that span development test and flight.

About the Role:

• Provide quality oversight for Test and Launch operations including in-process build verification issue ticket management as-built verification and non-conformance management
• Plan and execute quality activities through work instruction reviews process development corrective action plans and standard rework/repair documentation
• Support and contribute to the AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) partnering with cross-functional teams to develop implement and improve quality policies and procedures
• Collaborate closely with Launch Test Manufacturing and Responsible Engineering teams to ensure alignment on quality and program objectives
• Use data and metrics to identify trends determine root causes and drive corrective and preventative actions across the product lifecycle
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives with opportunities to help define and scale quality processes in a rapidly evolving launch environment
• Support procurement and hardware readiness efforts as needed to ensure successful integration and launch execution

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or another STEM discipline
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and problem-solving methodologies
• Experience working in cross-functional environments and managing competing priorities to meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels
• Willingness and ability to support a dynamic operations environment including occasional night shifts weekends and travel

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience as a Quality Engineer in a fast-paced manufacturing test or aerospace environment
• Familiarity with industry standards and regulations (AS9100 ISO 9001 NASA standards)
• Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing and complex assembly processes
• Experience with quality and product lifecycle systems (PLM MES ERP QMS)
• Familiarity with product development and quality methodologies (FMEA APQP SPC PPV)
• Demonstrated ability to define implement and scale processes in a growing organization

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral Florida.

What We Do

Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet. Our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket Terran R 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.

Why Work With Us

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.

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