Build Reliability Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite role supporting rocket design, manufacturing, test, and launch operations.

Hiring range: $104,000–$156,000 USD annually, plus salary, equity, PTO, sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R launch vehicles, rockets, and manufacturing systems for delivering customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Own quality activities across design, planning, manufacturing, and program execution, including drawing standardization, DFM, configuration control, work-instruction review, and repair documentation.
• Perform in-process build verification and coordinate travelled work across manufacturing operations.
• Manage nonconformance ticket processes, as-built verification, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Lead quality initiatives such as specification development, walk-down checklists, inspection automation, and DFM practices.
• Partner with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams to support the Terran R launch vehicle program.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or another STEM field and at least 3 years of experience as a Quality Engineer at a fast-paced manufacturing company.
• Extensive experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, production, and test personnel.
• In-depth knowledge of aerospace manufacturing, complex assembly practices, and typical quality processes and controls.
• Working knowledge of PLM, MES, ERP, and QMS software, plus proficiency with GD&T.
• Ability to solve difficult problems, evaluate alternative solutions, coordinate across multiple teams, and establish project goals and objectives.
• Ability to communicate and present information to team members, team leaders, and top management; strong knowledge of process development and first-time quality efforts.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of FMEA, APQP, SPC, and PPV.
• Successful NPI experience introducing hardware systems into manufacturing, test, and production systems.
• Familiarity with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance methods.
• Understanding of AS9100 and ISO9001 applications and practices for aerospace programs.
• Experience defining, owning, and rolling out processes from scratch across diverse teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomous, ownership-oriented environment with cross-functional collaboration and direct connection to hardware and production decisions.
• Competitive salary and equity, generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and reasonable accommodation.

Hiring process

• Unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, and referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms are not accepted.