
Quality Systems Engineering Specialist
Relativity Space · Long Beach, CA
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- Full-time
- $112,000 / year
- Long Beach, CA
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Quality Systems Engineering Specialist
Relativity Space · Long Beach, CA
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Job highlights
- Manage document library and workflows for aerospace.
- Ensure quality systems compliance with AS9100/ISO9001.
- Administer document management and quality systems.
- Support internal and external audits with documentation.
- Partner with teams for documentation consistency.
About the role
About Relativity Space
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.About The Team
The Reliability team at Relativity Space ensures quality is built into every stage of the Terran R design and production process, embedding reliability from the very beginning. The team works directly with design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams to stay close to the hardware, understand constraints, and proactively shape decisions. As the program moves from development into production and scaled operations, this is the time to establish the right processes, controls, and inspections without slowing progress. The team plays a key role in balancing risk, fostering a culture of ownership, and making sure speed never comes at the cost of reliability. Success means creating a quality system that scales with the Terran R program and Relativity as a whole.About The Role
The Quality Systems Engineering Specialist will be responsible for key aspects of document control, records management, and quality systems administration. This role ensures the integrity and accessibility of critical documentation throughout the product lifecycle. Specific responsibilities include:- **Document Control & Administration:** Maintain the centralized document library, including document classification, indexing, metadata, numbering, version control, and revision tracking. Manage creation, approval, release, and obsolescence workflows to ensure only current documents are in use.
- **Records Management:** Maintain controlled records in accordance with retention schedules and regulatory requirements, ensuring secure archival, compliant disposal, traceability, and audit readiness.
- **Systems & Tools:** Administer document management and quality systems (DMS/QMS). Perform periodic repository audits, support system updates or migrations, and generate reports on document status and compliance metrics.
- **Compliance & Audit Support:** Ensure adherence to applicable standards and support internal/external audits or inspections by providing accurate, timely documentation.
- **Procedures & Training:** Assist in developing and maintaining document control procedures and work instructions. Provide training on document management best practices.
- **Cross-Functional Support:** Partner with quality, engineering, regulatory, manufacturing, and operations teams to ensure documentation readiness, consistency, and lifecycle compliance during product or process changes.
About You
To be successful in this role, you should possess:- A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in quality systems or quality engineering, familiar with QMS platforms and digital applications, preferably in aerospace.
- In-depth working experience of AS9100 or ISO9001 requirements and principles.
- Strong skills in document control, process mapping, and continuous improvement.
Compensation & Benefits
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
Hiring Range: $94,000—$130,000 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@relativityspace.com.
Key skills/competency
- Quality Systems Engineering Specialist
- Document Control
- Records Management
- Quality Management Systems (QMS)
- AS9100
- ISO 9001
- Process Mapping
- Continuous Improvement
- Aerospace Quality
- Regulatory Compliance
Skills & topics
- Quality Systems Engineering Specialist
- Quality Assurance
- Document Control
- AS9100
- ISO 9001
- Aerospace
- QMS
- Records Management
- Process Improvement
- Engineering
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your experience with AS9100/ISO9001 and aerospace quality systems.
- Showcase document control skills: Emphasize your expertise in QMS platforms and digital applications.
- Demonstrate understanding of aerospace: Mention any previous work in the aerospace industry.
- Prepare for technical questions: Be ready to discuss your experience with process mapping and continuous improvement.
- Research Relativity Space: Understand their mission and values to align your application.
Technical preparation
Master AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards.,Familiarize with QMS platforms and digital tools.,Practice process mapping and flowcharting.,Understand aerospace documentation lifecycles.
Behavioral questions
Describe a time you improved a process.,How do you ensure accuracy in documentation?,How do you handle conflicting priorities?,Tell us about a complex audit you supported.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Quality Systems Engineering Specialist role at Relativity Space?
- The Quality Systems Engineering Specialist at Relativity Space is primarily responsible for managing and maintaining the company's centralized document library, ensuring quality systems compliance with standards like AS9100 and ISO 9001, and administering document management systems. This role is crucial for supporting the Terran R program's development and production phases by ensuring documentation integrity and accessibility.
- What are the key quality standards mentioned for this Quality Systems Engineering Specialist position?
- The key quality standards mentioned for the Quality Systems Engineering Specialist position are AS9100 and ISO 9001. In-depth working experience with these standards and their principles is a strong requirement for candidates applying for this role at Relativity Space.
- What type of experience is preferred for a Quality Systems Engineering Specialist at Relativity Space?
- Relativity Space prefers candidates with at least 3 years of experience in quality systems or quality engineering, with a strong background in QMS platforms and digital applications. Prior experience in the aerospace industry is also highly preferred for this role.
- How does the Quality Systems Engineering Specialist role contribute to Relativity Space's mission?
- The Quality Systems Engineering Specialist contributes to Relativity Space's mission by ensuring that quality is built into every stage of the Terran R design and production process. By maintaining robust document control and quality systems, this role helps balance risk, foster a culture of ownership, and ensure that speed does not compromise reliability, which is critical for building rockets and achieving commercial success.
- What are the main responsibilities related to document control for this role?
- The main responsibilities related to document control include maintaining the centralized document library, classifying and indexing documents, managing metadata, numbering, version control, and revision tracking. The specialist will also manage the workflows for document creation, approval, release, and obsolescence to ensure only current versions are in use.
