Sr Program Manager, Metrology
Relativity Space · Long Beach, California, United States ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Category
- Project management
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Salary
- USD 99,500 – 149,000 / year
Owns and scales the calibration/metrology program at a rocket company in Long Beach: managing internal/external calibrations of electrical, mechanical, optical, and RF test equipment against NIST-traceable standards, leading technicians and quality engineers, and ensuring vendor compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, and AS9100.
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. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
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. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
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.
About the Role:
- Manage all internal and external calibrations of electrical, mechanical, optical, and RF measurement equipment, and oversee calibration of precision test equipment using NIST-traceable standards
- Drive multidisciplinary teams including metrology technicians, quality engineers, and operations personnel
- Define the long-term calibration strategy and roadmap, including evaluation of bringing calibration capabilities in-house
- Ensure vendors maintain compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, AS9100, and NASA requirements
- Provide expert technical guidance on metrology and calibration, ensuring integrity and accuracy of measurement data used for critical decision-making
- Review calibration certificates and technical documentation, and maintain equipment tracking systems and calibration databases (e.g., Indysoft)
About You:
- 3-5+ years of progressive experience in metrology and calibration, with at least 1-2+ years in a program or project management role, preferably within aerospace, defense, or precision manufacturing
- Deep technical knowledge of calibration methods for electrical, mechanical, optical, and RF/microwave measurement equipment, dimensional metrology, and measurement uncertainty analysis and traceability principles
- Strong understanding of metrology standards including ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, AS9100, and NIST traceability requirements
- Proficiency with multimeters, oscilloscopes, pressure/temperature gauges, dimensional tools, and calibration databases. Working with hardware/instrumentation exposed to process gases/fluids.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical information to expert and non-expert audiences
- Meticulous attention to detail and strong analytical skills
Nice to haves but not required:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Metrology, or a closely related technical field (or equivalent experience with 7+ years in metrology/calibration)
- Experience establishing and scaling calibration programs from the ground up
- Self-starter with demonstrated ability to define and own processes and roll them out through effective communication to diverse teams
- Familiarity with blueprint and schematic interpretation
- ASQ Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) or equivalent certification
- Strong knowledge of enterprise applications (PLM, ERP, MES) and proficiency in data analysis tools
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. 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 here.
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 [email protected].
Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.