NDE Technician III/IV (Aerospace Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite in Torrance, California, on first shift, with occasional overtime, weekend support, and approximately 5% travel for supplier or vendor inspections. Applicants must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements.

Salary: $41.40–$59.60 per hour, depending on level; equity offered.

Company

hirify.global is a Series C startup developing mass-producible, inherently safe microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications.

What you will do

• Perform nondestructive evaluation of welds and fabricated hardware using qualified visual, penetrant, radiographic, and ultrasonic methods.
• Work with fabrication, welding, manufacturing, engineering, testing, and quality personnel to verify workmanship and conformance during reactor hardware builds.
• Interpret engineering drawings, weld symbols, inspection plans, acceptance criteria, codes, and specifications.
• Document inspection results, maintain objective quality evidence, and identify and communicate nonconforming conditions.
• Support disposition, rework, reinspection, and continuous improvement of NDE procedures, techniques, work instructions, and inspection plans.
• Develop inspection tooling, maintain equipment and consumables, and support supplier inspections.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in a hardware manufacturing environment performing inspections or direct welding.
• Training and experience required for Level II qualification in at least one of PT, RT, or UT; visual weld inspection and VT qualification are required.
• Experience documenting nondestructive examinations in manufacturing, fabrication, aerospace, defense, oil and gas, or a similar industrial environment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, weld symbols, inspection requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to pass a Jaeger 2 near-vision examination and applicable written-practice vision requirements.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, stand, work at heights, and maneuver in tight inspection locations.

Nice to have

• Current Level II certification or qualification in two or more of PT, RT, and UT.
• Qualification history based on ASNT Recommended Practice SNT-TC-1A.
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential.
• Experience with ASME BPVC Section VIII, AWS D1.1, AWS D17.1, or ASME BPVC Section II requirements.
• Aerospace weld inspection or other high-reliability manufacturing experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on advanced nuclear energy hardware intended for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications.
• Collaborate closely across manufacturing, engineering, testing, fabrication, and quality functions.
• Work in a new 145,000-square-foot Torrance facility with dedicated collaboration, R&D, and production spaces.
• Receive a stock option package in addition to salary.
• Values include systems thinking, end-user focus, challenging convention, in-person collaboration, and operating in ambiguity.