Senior Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Employment requires authorization to work in the U.S. and U.S.-person status for access to export-controlled technology.

Salary: $140,333–$179,314 per year for the Senior level. Eligible for stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, with vehicles 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 immediate and underlying root causes and implementing mitigations.
• Review hardware during design reviews and acceptance and qualification test campaigns.
• Perform failure modes and effects analyses, build requirements compliance matrices, and ensure test coverage, change management, and manufacturability.
• Own vehicle-level regulatory deliverables and support Mission Assurance risk management, including hazard analyses, verification evidence, and mitigation tracking.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or materials science 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.
• Commitment to lean quality principles while maintaining safety and reliability.
• Demonstrated use of process controls in high-volume manufacturing, testing, and quality environments.
• Experience generating, processing, and/or analyzing data for production insights.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with a drive to improve reliability in advanced technology.

Nice to have

• Full project lifecycle ownership experience from cradle to grave.
• Proficiency with measurement systems analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, APQP, metrology, PFMEA, control plans, and other problem-solving methods.
• Hands-on knowledge of CNC machining, additive manufacturing, casting, welding, fastening, or other specialized manufacturing processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an in-house environment where spacecraft, equipment, and materials are built, integrated, and tested.
• Collaborate across design engineering, manufacturing, quality, flight reliability, and Mission Assurance.
• Receive incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Work in an inclusive environment committed to equal opportunity and merit-based evaluation.