Sr. Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Sr. Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer (Aerospace): Leading the verification of product safety and reliability for autonomous aviation systems with an accent on quality management systems, risk mitigation, and hardware reliability. Focus on building automations, maturing production processes, and ensuring compliance in a safety-critical environment.

Location: Must be based in Mountain View, CA (Onsite)

Salary: $165,000 – $220,000

Company

hirify.global is a mission-driven team building safety-enhancing technology for aviation to make air transportation safer and more accessible.

What you will do

• Lead the strategy and execution of the quality management system, risk mitigation, and design reliability.
• Partner with design, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure hardware verification for flight components.
• Investigate anomalies in manufacturing, supply chain, and flight to identify and mitigate root causes.
• Develop, implement, and validate test and inspection methodologies for new and existing products.
• Automate quality metrics and provide recommendations for design and process improvements.
• Work directly with flight hardware in the factory and on the plane to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Software Engineering.
• 7+ years of professional experience in design, manufacturing, test, or quality/reliability engineering.
• 2+ years of experience with investigations and problem-solving methods.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise permitted to access export-controlled technology.
• Experience with quality, risk, and safety management systems.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.

Nice to have

• Experience with FAA regulatory requirements (e.g., 14 CFR 21, DO-160, DO-254).
• Programming experience in Python, C, or SQL for data analysis and automation.
• Experience developing engineering infrastructure and tools for QMS.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on safety-critical autonomous aviation systems.
• Collaborative environment with mission-driven engineers from aerospace and robotics backgrounds.
• Focus on continuous improvement and solving complex technical challenges.
• Equity compensation included.
• Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.