Quality Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States; on-site

Salary: $140K–$160K per year, plus equity

Company

hirify.global is a startup developing flexible, high-performance RF products and services for demanding space and defense missions.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the Quality Management System, including documentation, policies, compliance, and audit support.
• Build and lead the quality team and define quality strategy across the product lifecycle.
• Establish quality metrics such as yield, escapes, nonconformances, and reliability, and drive improvements using Lean, SPC, and DOE.
• Manage incoming, in-process, and final inspection processes, including metrology systems, to improve yield and reduce rework.
• Lead MRB, NCR, CAPA, and RCA workflows through closure and support design reviews, manufacturability, and quality planning.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, suppliers, and customers on supplier quality, RMA and CoC documentation, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing quality or related roles in a hardware production environment.
• 3+ years of experience leading teams or owning major cross-functional quality initiatives.
• Strong experience with inspection, NCR/MRB, CAPA, and RCA workflows.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, GD&T, and CAD models.
• Must meet U.S. Government ITAR eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected-individual status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 quality systems.
• Experience scaling quality systems in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Familiarity with IPC standards, metrology tools, SPC, DOE, PFMEA, and APQP.
• Supplier quality experience with SCARs, FAI/PPAP, and vendor audits.
• Experience supporting regulated or mission-critical space, defense, medical, or similar programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work in Los Angeles.
• Equity offered in addition to base compensation.
• Work on high-reliability RF products for space and defense applications.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation throughout the hiring process.