Senior NDE Engineer

About the Company

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time.

About the Team

The Relativity Space NDE Engineering Team is dedicated to the integrity of our product while tackling the challenges of our traditional and non-traditional manufacturing methods. We develop and execute inspection of a wide variety of materials and components using cutting-edge industry technology. The team vets, develops, and deploys automation, machine learning, and Statistical Process Control solutions to achieve continuous improvement in efficiency and execution. From designing novel in-house systems and processes to executing challenging technical inspection operations, our team maintains a steadfast commitment to integrity, efficiency, accuracy, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with process stakeholders, identify applicable external resources, and develop infrastructure to unify manufacturing, quality, and NDE data into a central minable database.
• Reduce human factors as feasible through automation in data collection (e.g., scanning, instrument setup), data routing, and decision-making.
• Demonstrate correlation and automated prediction capability between manufacturing defects and process inputs. Demonstrate ability to prevent defects from forming. Certify proof-of-concept with customers.
• Work closely with NDE Level 3s and NDE Engineers to develop and execute feasibility studies, POD’s, and qualification plans incorporating the above.
• Interface with outside stakeholders to ensure qualification data and documentation complies with applicable external customer’s specifications and/or facilitate and document acceptable alternative methodologies (audit-proof).
• Engage in proactive mentorship and provide training and oversight for less experienced Engineers.

Requirements

• BS or MS in an engineering-related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience involving NDE methods and acceptance criteria.
• Track record of delivering technically concise reports to external and/or internal engineering stakeholders utilizing multiple data sources.
• Demonstrated ability to apply engineering fundamentals to achieve a practical manufacturing/production outcome or similar relevant scope.
• Technical knowledge in at least one of the following NDE Methods: Digital RT, CR, ECA, PAUT.
• Understanding of welding flaw acceptance criteria.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• M.S. and/or PhD in Engineering with a focus on one or more NDE methods.
• Experience performing statistical analyses including linear and multi-linear regression, Gaussian and Bayesian probabilities using R or Python.
• Verifiable experience contributing to design and/or qualification of automated NDE systems.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and familiarity with MES systems.
• Exposure to aerospace industry codes and standards.
• Experience with one or more CAD modeling software platforms.
• Previous or current Level 2 or 3 certification in any of the following NDE Methods: Digital RT, CR, ECA, PAUT.
• Current ASNT Level 3 in one or more methods.
• Experience with inspection of additively manufactured materials, FSW’s, and OTW’s.
• Experience auditing 3rd party NDE service providers and equipment vendors.
• Competency in advanced NDE data analysis in one or more methods (PAUT, ECA, CT, DR, FMC/TFM).

Benefits

Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more. See some of the benefits & perks we offer.

Pay

Hiring range: $124,000—$186,000 USD.