Senior Build Quality Engineer, Structures

About the Team:

The Quality team is focused on embedding quality into every part of the design and production process for Terran R. Not just inspecting at the end but influencing how things are built from the start. The team embeds themselves directly within design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams to stay close to the hardware, understand constraints, and proactively shape decisions. As we move beyond initial development into production and then scaled operations, now is the time to put the right processes, controls, and inspections in place without slowing down progress.

The team plays a key role in balancing risk, driving a culture of ownership, and ensuring that speed doesn't come at the cost of reliability. Success here means building a quality system that scales with the Terran R program and Relativity as a whole.

About the Role:

* Ownership may include the following:
Design: drawing standardization, DFM, and configuration management and control

* Planning: work instruction review, process development, standard rework/repair documentation

* Manufacturing: in-process build verification, coordinate of travelled work, etc.

* Program:
Nonconformance ticket processes, as-built verification, root cause/corrective action, etc.

* Drive initiatives to facilitate quality in our growing launch vehicle program. Some projects may include spearheading specification development, developing walk down checklists, supporting automation initiatives for quality inspection, assisting in DFM practices, etc.

* Develop strong working relationships with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams to ensure all company objectives can be met

About You:

* Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or other STEM field and minimum of 5 years of experience acting as a Quality Engineer at a fast-paced manufacturing company

* Extensive experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, production and test personnel

* In-depth knowledge of aerospace Avionics manufacturing/complex assembly practices and typical quality processes/controls

* Working knowledge of typical PLM, MES, ERP and QMS software and proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

* Ability to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways and evaluate alternative solutions that may require coordination across multiple teams. Ability to establish goals and objectives to complete projects.

* Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members, team leaders, and top management and well-versed in process development and first-time quality efforts

Nice to haves but not required:

* Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Production Process Verification (PPV).

* New product introduction (NPI) of hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success.

* Familiarity with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance methods.

* Understanding of AS9100/ISO
9001 applications and practices for an aerospace program.

* Self-starter that has demonstrated the ability to define and own a process from scratch and roll out that process through adept communication to a diverse team.