Build Reliability Engineer (Avionics)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; full-time onsite position. Ability to travel up to 5% and support mission-critical events outside normal working hours.

Salary: $112,340–$195,552 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops human-rated commercial space stations, space infrastructure, spacecraft, satellites, and future crewed systems for government, corporate, and private customers.

What you will do

• Own build reliability for avionics hardware and work centers, defining expectations for reliability, manufacturability, and build and flight readiness.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance to establish scalable quality and verification plans across the product lifecycle.
• Define readiness criteria for flight hardware, including process qualification, manufacturability, and inspectability, and retire build risks during production ramp-up.
• Mature avionics production processes through improved documentation, equipment, tooling, process controls, data collection, and training.
• Lead containment, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, build quality reviews, and risk mitigation for high-impact avionics issues.
• Drive cost-of-quality reductions through simpler requirements, clearer design standards, streamlined inspection and validation, and stronger process controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in manufacturing, design, quality, reliability, or related roles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent communication and technical skills.
• U.S. person status as defined by U.S. export-control regulations, or eligibility for deemed export licensing. This includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, and asylees or refugees with granted status.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or higher, including an advanced degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Experience with harness manufacturing, avionics or electromechanical manufacturing, functional testing, pressure testing, or environmental testing.
• Experience owning projects, performing root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and influencing suppliers.
• Ability to learn new tools, processes, and technical concepts quickly and collaborate across a matrixed organization.
• Detail-oriented approach with strong organizational and project-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to convey concepts to all organizational levels.
• Experience with statistical controls and methods, including MSA, DOE, and hypothesis testing.
• Disciplined problem-solving approach using Six Sigma, 8D, or similar methods.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, and other quality systems and standards.
• Familiarity with IPC 620, IPC 610, NASA 8739.4 workmanship standards, and SMC-S-016 launch requirements relevant to solar arrays and avionics manufacturing.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, vacation, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and other discounts.
• Onsite food benefits including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.