Senior Space Build Reliability Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Must be authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person for ITAR-controlled technology access.

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 payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, with vehicles built, integrated, and tested in-house.

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 immediate and underlying root causes.
• Review hardware designs and acceptance or qualification test campaigns.
• Develop failure modes and effects analyses, compliance matrices, test coverage, change management, and manufacturability controls.
• Own vehicle-level compliance, hazard analysis, verification evidence, and mission assurance risk mitigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or materials engineering.
• 5+ years of professional experience in aerospace, design, quality, or a related engineering role.
• Hands-on experience with hardware testing, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis.
• Experience applying process controls in manufacturing, testing, and quality environments.
• Experience generating, processing, or analyzing production data.
• U.S. work authorization and U.S. person status are required for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• Full project lifecycle ownership experience.
• Knowledge of 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

• Flexible paid time off and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building support, wellness reimbursement, and sponsored medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match and immediate vesting.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, and complimentary EV charging.