Quality Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California; planned move to Hawthorne, California in summer. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents and eligible to access export-controlled technical data.

Salary: $140,000–$160,000 base salary per year plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops modular motion-control components for industrial, aerospace, and defense applications.

What you will do

• Own, maintain, and continuously improve the AS9100 Quality Management System, including procedures, work instructions, records, and the quality manual.
• Plan and conduct internal audits, close findings, and manage external, customer, and registrar audits.
• Lead root cause analysis, CAPA, nonconformance, and material review board activities.
• Manage supplier quality, receiving, in-process and final inspection, source inspection, and first article inspection under AS9102.
• Administer counterfeit-parts prevention, workmanship standards, calibration systems, measurement equipment, and gage R&R.
• Prepare quality readiness for FAA production approvals and support EASA Part 21 and Part 145 workstreams, while reporting metrics and representing quality in program and customer reviews.

Requirements

• U.S. Person status under ITAR and eligibility to access export-controlled technical data.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of quality experience in aerospace, defense, or a comparable regulated manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and hands-on ownership or significant contribution to an AS9100 QMS.
• Experience with internal and external audits, CAPA, nonconformance, MRB, AS9102 first article inspection, and electromechanical assembly inspection.
• Practical, floor-level approach with the ability to own quality systems in a lean, fast-moving environment.

Nice to have

• ASQ certification such as CMQ/OE, CQE, or CQA; AS9100/AS9101 Lead Auditor certification; or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Experience with PPAP, counterfeit-parts control under AS5553/AS6174, NIST SP 800-171, and CUI handling.
• Strong knowledge of IPC-A-610 and IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards.
• Exposure to FAA PMA, TSO, Production Certificate, EASA Part 21, Part 145, or Nadcap special-process accreditation.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy and direct ownership in a lean operating environment.
• Well-funded company already generating revenue.
• Medical insurance fully covered by the company.
• Life insurance equal to twice the salary, fully covered by the company.
• Flexible PTO, 401(k), financial wellness resources, and equity.