Quality Manager (Hardware)

Location

Location: On-site in Everett, WA, United States

Salary

$182,000 – $214,000 per year, with equity offers

Company

hirify.global is a fusion power startup based in Everett, WA, focused on building the world's first fusion power plant to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

What you will do

• Build and lead hirify.global’s quality organization across Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, Inspection, and Quality Systems
• Hire, develop, and mentor a high-performing technical team promoting ownership and continuous learning
• Design and scale quality systems, processes, standards, inspection strategies, traceability, and metrics
• Own quality execution across the hardware lifecycle including nonconformance management, MRB, CAPA, supplier quality, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Test to build quality early and improve process capability
• Foster a culture of quality responsibility using structured problem-solving and data-driven decisions

Requirements

• Location: Must be onsite in Everett, WA, United States
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related technical field
• 7+ years experience in quality, manufacturing, supplier quality, hardware or production engineering in complex hardware environments
• 3+ years experience building and leading high-performing technical teams and quality capabilities at scale
• Proven success designing or transforming quality systems to improve consistency and execution without bureaucracy
• Strong knowledge of quality engineering principles and tools including supplier quality, nonconformance management, MRB, CAPA, FMEA, root cause analysis, inspection planning, and statistical problem-solving

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and families
• 31 days PTO (21 vacation, 10 sick days) plus 10 paid holidays and company-wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short and long term disability, life insurance
• Paid parental leave up to 16 weeks
• Annual wellness stipend