Senior Quality Engineer
Relativity Space · Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
Posted about a month ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days Relativity Space's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Relativity Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Relativity Space
- low 0 stale, 2 reposted of 350 open
- Hiring momentum
- 498 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Relativity Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Relativity Space.
About this role
As a Senior Quality Engineer at Relativity Space, you will oversee quality processes related to the Terran R rocket, including in-process build verification and non-conformance management. Your role involves collaborating with various teams to resolve quality issues, analyzing quality data to identify trends, and communicating findings to support decision-making. You will contribute to the development and maintenance of quality management policies and procedures, ensuring adherence to industry standards.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Relativity Space as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related STEM field
- 7+ years of experience in quality engineering, quality management, or a related manufacturing quality role
- Demonstrated application of engineering principles to analyze technical issues, evaluate quality risks, and support corrective actions
- Experience leading or completing complex projects by coordinating across technical and operational teams, managing priorities, and meeting established deadlines
- Ability to communicate technical findings, quality risks, and recommended actions to cross-functional teams and leadership
- Ability to support occasional night shifts and weekend work and to travel as required by Test and Launch operations
Nice to have
- Experience supporting quality engineering activities in a fast-paced manufacturing, aerospace, or complex assembly environment
- Working knowledge of quality management standards and requirements such as AS9100, ISO 9001, NASA quality standards, or comparable regulated quality systems
- Experience applying quality and product development methods such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Statistical Process Control (SPC), or Production Process Verification (PPV)
- Experience using PLM, MES, ERP, or QMS systems to support quality workflows, analyze data, document issues, and make risk-based decisions, including determining when escalation is appropriate
What you get
- Competitive salary and equity
- Generous PTO and sick leave policy
- Parental leave
- Annual learning and development stipend
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Background check required for on-site work at a government partner location
- Salary range provided, but actual compensation depends on experience and qualifications
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Listed by Relativity Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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