Senior Quality Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States; work in a US office is required. The role may require travel for test campaigns, supplier activities, audits, source inspections, and program milestones.

Base salary: $95,200–$119,000 USD annually. Total compensation, including base and equity: $81,100–$142,700 USD.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, optical systems, payloads, and critical subsystems for commercial, civil, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Develop and execute inspection methods and review inspection data to verify product quality and workmanship.
• Ensure products comply with internal procedures, customer requirements, AS9100, and other industry standards.
• Investigate nonconformances, lead root cause analysis and corrective actions, and manage NCRs and Corrective Action Reports.
• Support MRB/FRB activities, calibration and metrology controls, and ESD and FOD programs.
• Train and guide production and engineering teams on workmanship standards, procedures, ESD, and FOD controls.
• Analyze quality performance and develop dashboards and reports using Power BI, Power Apps, Excel, or similar tools; participate in audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with a Quality Management System, NCRs, CAPA, MRB/FRB, ESD and FOD controls, inspection and testing, metrology, and calibration systems.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T, and perform root cause and quality data analysis.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, production, supply chain, and program teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance and meet applicable ITAR authorization requirements; candidates for US offices must be eligible to work with US-regulated space technology.

Nice to have

• Experience with spaceflight hardware or optical/electro-optical systems.
• ASQ Quality Engineer or Quality Technician certification.
• Experience with suppliers, subcontractors, aerospace customer audits, or government contracts.
• Experience developing Power Apps workflows and Power BI dashboards for quality or manufacturing metrics.
• Active U.S. Government security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% company-stock discount and company equity as part of total compensation.
• Work involves production-area activity, including extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes.