Senior Flight Reliability Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Redondo Beach, United States

Salary: $140,000–$180,000 per year, plus potential stock options and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops in-space transportation vehicles and services for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and delivery of payloads beyond Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Evaluate mission and vehicle risks across development, integration, testing, and flight operations, and drive mitigation strategies.
• Lead vehicle-level readiness reviews for test campaigns, launch operations, and flight readiness milestones.
• Own root cause investigations for significant flight and ground-test anomalies and drive corrective and preventive actions to closure.
• Advance mission assurance processes covering change management, configuration control, impact assessment, and lessons learned.
• Partner with design, manufacturing, software, avionics, propulsion, GNC, and operations teams to improve reliability throughout the vehicle lifecycle.
• Support certification and compliance approaches and represent the company in customer, government, partner, and mission operations reviews.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, launch vehicles, spacecraft, aviation, or other highly complex technical systems.
• Experience with structured problem solving and root cause investigations, supported by strong analytical, organizational, communication, and decision-making skills.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD TS/SCI or TS/SAP security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Ability to meet U.S. Government ITAR requirements as a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible authorization holder.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or complex technical system management.
• Systems engineering experience with technical interfaces and requirements across complex programs.
• Programming experience in a modern scripting language.
• Knowledge of space vehicle fundamentals, aerospace design and test specifications, CAD tools, engineering drawings, spacecraft testing, integration, and mission operations.

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.
• Culture focused on accountability, rigor, mission reliability, and continuous improvement.

Hiring process

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