Mission Assurance Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Irvine, California, United States; onsite in a professional office and manufacturing environment

Salary: $150,000–$195,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global manufactures satellite products and provides end-to-end satellite solutions for aerospace, defense, military, civil, and commercial customers.

What you will do

• Partner with program management, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations to meet performance, quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Provide independent mission and product assurance for spacecraft programs and customer deliverables.
• Resolve customer quality issues, non-conformances, notifications, RCCAs, deviations, and waivers.
• Lead readiness reviews, proposal reviews, and implementation of Contract Data Requirements List deliverables.
• Identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor program risks and issues.
• Track non-conformances, conduct internal delivery reviews, and support material, engineering, and failure review boards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a relevant STEM discipline, or an engineering associate degree with at least 8 years of aerospace mission assurance experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in a mission assurance or product assurance role.
• Experience in quality assurance, system safety engineering, reliability engineering, or parts, materials, and processes engineering.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and related processes and standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across organizational boundaries.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance are required; export regulations require U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected-individual status, or eligibility for required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or an EEE discipline.
• Master’s degree in engineering, physical sciences, or business administration.
• 6+ years of aerospace mission assurance experience and experience with aerospace customer standards.
• Concept-to-design-to-manufacturing-to-delivery experience with spacecraft missions.
• Experience with satellites, payloads, ground systems, or software quality.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in satellite manufacturing and aerospace innovation supporting defense and commercial missions.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) matching and flexible time off.
• Education reimbursement, paid parental leave, and covered life insurance.
• Professional office environment within a manufacturing operation.