Senior NDE Inspector, Ultrasonic
Required skills
- NDE Classroom Training
- NAS 410
- SNT-TC-1A
- NDE inspection plans
- NDE procedures
- NDE techniques
- Part Specific Techniques
- engineering work instructions
- drawings
- Microsoft Word
Nice to have
- CWI
- ECA
- additively manufactured materials
- NASA
- AMS
- AWS/ASME
Role summary
Relativity Space is seeking a Sr. NDE Inspector, Ultrasonic to join their NDE Team. This role focuses on developing and executing inspection techniques for novel manufacturing methods, ensuring product integrity. Responsibilities include creating and documenting part-specific Ultrasonic inspection techniques, evaluating UT/PAUT data, and applying NDE inspection plans and procedures. The ideal candidate will have a Level II or III UT certification, at least 5 years of NDE experience (3 in aerospace manufacturing or similar regulated industry), and experience with engineering drawings and Microsoft applications. Experience with various NDE methods, additive manufacturing, industry standards, and QA/QC concepts are preferred.
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 Relativity Space NDE Team is dedicated to the integrity of our product while tackling the challenges of our novel manufacturing methods. We are tasked with developing and executing inspection of a huge variety of materials and components using cutting-edge industry technology. From crafting in-house processes and procedures that adhere to industry standards, to executing inspection operations, our team maintains a steadfast commitment to accuracy and reliability.
About the Role:
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Nice to haves but not required:
Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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.
Hiring Range:$35.20—$52.80 USDWe 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.
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.
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