Supervisor – Vehicle Integration (Aerospace Manufacturing)

Location: Auckland, New Zealand; onsite vehicle integration leadership in a New Zealand office. The role requires eligibility to access equipment and data regulated by U.S. ITAR, with nationality checks conducted before an employment offer.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems, including the Electron launch vehicle.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of more than 15 technicians and leading hands through coaching, one-on-ones, and performance reviews.
• Drive delivery commitments through demand and capacity planning and plan work across a one-to-four-week horizon.
• Identify and remove production blockers while maintaining quality outcomes and conformance to specifications.
• Manage training plans, skills matrices, certifications, and personnel development.
• Supervise product introductions from engineering development through full-rate production.
• Enforce standard operating procedures, health and safety requirements, daily metrics reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• At least 5 years of aviation, aerospace manufacturing, or maintenance experience.
• High school diploma, NCEA Level 2 with a minimum of 60 credits, or equivalent.
• For the New Zealand office, eligibility to access ITAR-regulated equipment and data is required; nationality and background checks apply.
• Applicants may be ineligible under ITAR rules unless they hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, a European Union country, or a NATO member country, subject to restrictions on dual citizenship or nationality.

Nice to have

• Eight or more years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience managing resources for production-rate increases and aligning capacity with production forecasts.
• A track record of developing high-performing teams and a strong bias for action in problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on rockets, meaningful missions, and reliable launch delivery.
• Hands-on teamwork, shared accountability, and practical problem-solving.
• Work involves tight deadlines, relentless innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support are provided for U.S. applicants.