Quality Systems Engineering Specialist

5+ years of experience in quality systems or quality engineering, familiar with QMS platforms and digital applications, preferably in aerospace

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

$94,000

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$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

Configuration Identification & Control: Define and maintain product configuration baselines (requirements, design, BOMs, software, and documentation), including part numbering, document control, and revision schemes to ensure alignment between engineering and manufacturing.

Change Management: Administer ECOs, deviations, and change requests; facilitate CCB activities; and evaluate impacts to quality, compliance, cost, and schedule while ensuring proper approvals and implementation tracking.

Documentation & Data Management: Maintain accurate, traceable configuration records across PLM, ERP, and QMS systems with robust version control, archival, and retrieval processes.

Audit & Traceability Support: Provide complete configuration histories and change documentation to support internal and external audits.

Compliance & Quality Systems: Ensure configuration management practices comply with applicable standards and internal procedures; contribute to CM process development, documentation, and KPI monitoring.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to support controlled product releases, NPI activities, and adoption of CM best practices.

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.