Build Reliability Engineer (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; the role requires access to export-controlled information and may require U.S. government authorization or security clearance.

Company

hirify.global develops and produces next-generation defense systems through short design cycles, rapid development testing, and modern commercial manufacturing methods.

What you will do

• Integrate reliability, quality, manufacturability, and inspectability considerations across the product lifecycle with design, manufacturing, and operations teams.
• Review process plans, specifications, build documentation, and engineering changes for accuracy, traceability, compliance, and quality objectives.
• Develop quality control processes, inspection and test methods, measurement systems, and manufacturing software to improve production efficiency and product quality.
• Analyze reliability and quality data, identify trends, recommend improvements, and drive achievement of quality targets.
• Lead FMEA-based risk analysis, root cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, containment, and nonconformance resolution.
• Support quality management system implementation, technician and inspector training, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of experience in reliability engineering and/or quality engineering.
• Knowledge of Lean principles, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, corrective action, APQP, metrology, PFMEA, control plans, and related problem-solving methods.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience supporting production teams during production ramp-up and addressing complex reliability or quality challenges.
• Must meet U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements: U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. authorizations.
• Employment may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. government sites and the ability to obtain required security clearance or government authorization.

Nice to have

• Experience with aerospace, defense, or government programs.
• Experience implementing or enhancing manufacturing enterprise software.
• Experience supporting diverse, high-volume production teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-stage environment with significant ownership and direct impact on defense capability.
• Fast-paced, autonomous, and demanding work environment emphasizing accountability, initiative, and creative problem solving.
• Opportunities to collaborate with design, manufacturing, operations, regulators, suppliers, and customers.
• Generous benefits package.