Senior Build Reliability Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. The role requires U.S. work authorization and U.S. person status under ITAR requirements.

Salary: $140,333–$179,314 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing systems, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Partner with design and manufacturing teams to create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for spacecraft hardware.
• Contain non-conforming products and guide quality inspectors, technicians, supervisors, and engineers.
• Lead failure investigations across production, testing, and operations, identifying root causes and reliability improvements.
• Review hardware designs and acceptance and qualification test campaigns.
• Perform FMEAs, develop requirements compliance matrices, and ensure test coverage, change management, and manufacturability.
• Own regulatory deliverables and support vehicle-level mission assurance risk management and mitigation tracking.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or materials science engineering.
• 5+ years of professional experience in aerospace, design, quality, or a related engineering role.
• Hands-on hardware testing, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience.
• Experience applying process controls in high-volume manufacturing, testing, and quality environments.
• Experience generating, processing, or analyzing production data.
• Must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person for ITAR access.

Nice to have

• Full project lifecycle ownership experience.
• Experience with measurement systems analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis, corrective action, APQP, metrology, PFMEA, and control plans.
• Hands-on knowledge of CNC machining, additive manufacturing, casting, welding, fastening, or other special manufacturing processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and 12 weeks of parental leave.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match.
• Equity incentives, wellness reimbursement, cell phone reimbursement, and relocation support if needed.
• Daily lunch, dinner twice weekly, team events, and complimentary EV charging.