Senior Product Quality Engineer - Flight Test (Aerospace)

Location: On-site at the flight test operations center in Salinas, California, United States.

Base pay: $120,400–$150,500.

Company

hirify.global develops an advanced air mobility platform including air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems, aviation-related physical AI solutions, and other technologies for commercial aerospace and defense customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Serve as an embedded quality contributor on the flight line, inspecting and dispositioning airframe components, avionics, wire harnesses, and integrated systems.
• Prepare hardware, documentation, and tooling for company and FAA conformity inspections, including AS19102 First Article Inspections and regulatory verification checks.
• Conduct Material Review Board dispositions and apply RCCA/CAPA methods to resolve technical defects on flight hardware.
• Develop and maintain electronic inspection plans in MES for flight-line operations and maintenance activities.
• Review 2D drawings and 3D Model-Based Definitions using ASME Y14.5 GD&T and metrology tools such as FARO arms, surface plates, and optical trackers.
• Partner with Design, Aircraft Integration, and Test Operations to feed flight-line findings into manufacturing and engineering design loops.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical experience, plus 5+ years of hands-on quality or manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace or flight test environments.
• Direct, hands-on experience supporting active flight lines, flight test centers, or aircraft hangar operations.
• Applied working knowledge of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and experience verifying complex physical assemblies against engineering models.
• Proven experience with AS19102 First Article Inspections, MRB dispositioning, and FAA conformity inspection processes.
• Experience using PLM, MES, and ERP platforms such as Teamcenter and SAP to execute inspection plans and disposition non-conformances.
• Ability to work independently, solve complex technical problems with minimal guidance, and drive processes to completion in evolving, early-stage engineering programs.

Nice to have

• FAA Airframe & Powerplant license or FAA Designee credentials or exposure, including DMAR, DAR, or DER.
• Experience with composite structural assembly, high-voltage battery systems, or complex aircraft wire harness integration.
• Experience with APQP methodologies, including AS9145, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Statistical Process Control.
• Familiarity with AS9100, AS9102, AS9103, and AS6500 standards.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.
• Exposure to eVTOL, urban air mobility, or prototype aircraft development programs.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity prototype flight-test environment.
• Pay-for-performance culture with compensation based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs.
• Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity, inclusion, and equitable treatment.