Quality Specialist II, First Shift

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.

This is a first-shift position with a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT. The role is structured around a 50-hour workweek, including 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week.

• Perform hands-on inspections (in-process, final, and borescope/FOD) on propulsion components, large structures, mechanical assemblies, and production hardware during weekend operations
• Review hardware requirements to determine pass/fail status, documenting outcomes, non-conformances, and deviations
• Support drawing standardization, DFM, and configuration management and control
• Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing/complex assembly practices and typical quality processes/controls
• Develop and implement inspection plans across incoming, in-process, and final inspection stages in alignment with Product Quality Engineering requirements
• Support quality infrastructure and compliance, including calibration management, internal audits, and deep analysis of traceability data to identify trends and mitigate quality risks

• 5+ years of experience in inspection or quality-focused aerospace manufacturing roles, supporting production hardware within structured production environments
• Expert proficiency with calibrated metrology equipment and precision hand tools, including calipers, micrometers, bore gages, and related precision measurement tools
• Strong technical interpretation skills, including GD&T per ASME Y14.5, engineering drawings, wire diagrams, work instructions, and CAD models
• Demonstrated ability to perform thorough inspections and ensure strict compliance with quality standards, hardware requirements, and regulatory requirements
• Hands-on experience with MRB processes, including identification, inspection, documentation, and disposition of non-conforming hardware
• Clear communicator able to interface across inspectors, engineers, production, and quality stakeholders

• Certifications such as ASQ CQE/CQIA, IPC-A-610, or IPC-A-620
• Prior experience inspecting COPVs and/or avionics hardware, including electrical connectors, power supplies, PCBs, wire harnesses, and integrated assemblies within regulated manufacturing environments
• Proficiency with manufacturing and quality systems, including Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, and CAD
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, lead projects, or influence quality improvement efforts without formal authority
• Highly organized and capable of bringing structure to ambiguous or previously undefined environments
• Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification