Senior Space Build Reliability Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States

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 systems, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses 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 root causes and corrective actions.
• Review hardware designs and acceptance and 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 high-volume manufacturing, testing, or quality environments.
• Experience generating, processing, or analyzing production data.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. person because of ITAR-controlled technology access.

Nice to have

• Full project lifecycle ownership experience.
• Experience with 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

• Collaborative, process-oriented environment focused on innovation and reliable spacecraft production.
• Work alongside specialists with backgrounds in commercial space, pharmaceuticals, and technology.
• Eligibility for incentives through stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace where employees are evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance.