Quality Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States; onsite at the facility.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures jet propulsion systems and complex aerospace and defense components using additive manufacturing and casting technologies.

What you will do

• Act as the primary day-to-day quality contact for assigned AEC customers and lead customer quality reviews, audits, inspections, and qualification engagements.
• Interpret drawings, specifications, purchase orders, quality clauses, and customer flowdowns into internal quality plans, acceptance criteria, and deliverables.
• Plan and coordinate First Article Inspection, product qualification, process readiness, inspection, certification, traceability, and customer submission packages.
• Lead containment, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, deviation and concession requests, and customer responses for complaints, escapes, and nonconformances.
• Develop quality dashboards, identify recurring issues, and lead cross-functional continuous-improvement activities.
• Coordinate quality requirements and risks across Engineering, Operations, Inspection, Sourcing, external suppliers, and Manufacturing Programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, manufacturing, quality, materials science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Five or more years of quality engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Customer-facing quality experience, including direct coordination with customer quality organizations.
• Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning, Production Part Approval Process, PFMEA, control plans, process validation, and AS9100 requirements.
• Experience with First Article Inspection and product qualification packages, nonconformance management, containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and effectiveness verification.
• Strong written communication, presentation, facilitation, customer management, attention to detail, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with castings, investment casting, additive manufacturing, machining, or complex aerospace components.
• Experience with aerospace special processes, supplier or customer approvals, and NADCAP-controlled processes.
• Knowledge of GD&T and dimensional-inspection methods.
• Experience supporting customer audits, source inspections, production-readiness reviews, and supplier-quality assessments.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, and short- and long-term disability coverage from day one.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching.
• Bonus eligibility and company equity for every role.
• Inclusive workplace and equal opportunity employment environment.