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Manager, Manufacturing Quality and Materials

Relativity Space

Long Beach, CA · full time · Management

$150,000 – $224,000

Listed on Relativity Space’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Lead a manufacturing and quality engineering team building advanced additive manufacturing processes for aerospace applications, where you'll drive technical standards, process development, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver flight-ready hardware. This role suits experienced engineering managers who thrive translating customer and design requirements into scalable, repeatable manufacturing workflows and leading teams through complex problem-solving.

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What they ask for

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical field
  • 7+ years experience in complex manufacturing environments
  • Demonstrated experience leading and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing process development, process control, and process capability
  • Experience translating engineering and quality requirements into robust, repeatable manufacturing processes
  • Systems-thinking and problem-solving skills with ability to identify systemic issues and build scalable solutions
  • Ability to lead cross-functionally across Manufacturing, Quality, Materials, Design, Operations, and Program teams

Nice to have

  • Experience with additive manufacturing, welding, directed energy deposition, or other advanced manufacturing technologies
  • Experience with metallic materials, material characterization, mechanical testing, metallurgy, or process qualification
  • Experience developing manufacturing processes from early technology development through qualification and production
  • Experience with statistical process control, process capability analysis, PFMEA, control plans, and manufacturing risk-management methodologies

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