Senior Build Reliability Engineer (Propulsion)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; workplace type: Onsite. Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain a U.S. export license due to ITAR and EAR requirements.

Salary: $140,000–$170,000 per year, plus potential stock options and benefits.

Company

hirify.global Space develops in-space transportation vehicles and propulsion systems for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Investigate and eliminate build defects and failures through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop inspection requirements, acceptance criteria, quality control processes, and closeout inspections for propulsion hardware.
• Perform development testing and provide design-for-reliability guidance during design reviews and build planning.
• Improve MRP and ERP modules for hardware traceability, data collection, and reliability.
• Develop build quality metrics, maintain inspection and process-control specifications, and optimize verification using lean principles.
• Train and certify manufacturing technicians, collaborate with supply chain on vendor quality, and drive hardware containment and corrective actions to completion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or high-reliability systems.
• Experience supporting production builds, integration, or testing of primary structures or complex mechanical and electromechanical systems.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis experience.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of GD&T.
• U.S. person status or eligibility to obtain an applicable U.S. export license is required.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of build reliability experience with spacecraft, launch vehicles, aviation, robotics, or defense hardware.
• Practical familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar quality systems.
• Experience with FMEA, reliability growth, and Weibull analysis.
• Experience working closely with technicians and production teams through rapid development or prototype-to-production transitions.
• Familiarity with propulsion assemblies, including valves, cryogenics, high-pressure systems, injectors, feedlines, and fluid systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Potential long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Equal opportunity employment based on merit, competence, and qualifications.

Hiring process

• Application and resume review.
• Introductory and technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview followed by an offer.