Project Quality Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Chatsworth, California, United States

Salary: $95,000–$135,000 annually

Company

hirify.global Space and Defense designs and manufactures precision motion-control mechanisms for spacecraft applications, supporting mission-critical satellite programs.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary Quality Engineering representative for assigned spacecraft programs and Integrated Product Teams.
• Develop and execute program quality and mission assurance plans, including compliance verification, surveillance, and risk mitigation.
• Support manufacturing, assembly, testing, qualification, delivery, First Article Inspection, traceability, configuration control, and End Item Data Package reviews.
• Lead or support root-cause and corrective-action investigations using methods such as 8D, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis, and 5-Why.
• Analyze quality and manufacturing data using SPC, process capability analysis, and statistical methods.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, DCMA, and government representatives during inspections, audits, source inspections, and compliance activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related STEM discipline and at least 3 years of quality engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, spacecraft, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of AS9100D, AS9102, AS9145, ISO9001, engineering drawings, GD&T, manufacturing plans, and acceptance test documentation.
• Experience with MRB activities, nonconformance investigations, configuration management, product traceability, reliability analysis, and failure investigations.
• Experience working with customers, suppliers, DCMA, and government representatives.
• Must be able to obtain U.S. security clearance and access U.S. export-controlled information.

Nice to have

• 8–12 years of relevant experience and experience with spaceflight hardware or precision electromechanical assemblies.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or another relevant quality certification.
• Experience with advanced statistical methods, regression analysis, Minitab, JMP, or equivalent tools.
• Familiarity with NASA workmanship standards, IPC J-STD-001, and Nadcap-controlled special processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work in a quality-focused aerospace and defense environment.
• Competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, matching 401(k), and Employee Stock Purchase Plan at select locations.
• Flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and relocation assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental insurance coverage, plus FSA and HSA options.
• Tuition assistance, mentoring, coaching, leadership development, and employee-led resource groups.