Principal Quality Engineer - Development Programs (Aerospace)

Location: Dallas, Texas; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops complex aerospace and defense technologies, including autonomous systems and aircraft programs.

What you will do

• Lead quality engineering for a major aerospace development program across design, verification, validation, testing, and production readiness.
• Assess product designs for quality, manufacturability, inspectability, maintainability, and reliability, while mitigating technical risks.
• Lead complex failure and quality-escape investigations, root cause analyses, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Develop reliability growth strategies, quality metrics, FRACAS processes, and risk-management activities.
• Support laboratory, environmental, ground, and flight testing, including qualification and certification efforts.
• Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to establish inspection strategies, process controls, and production-transition plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, aviation, space, or similarly complex engineered products.
• Extensive experience supporting new product development programs and applying quality engineering principles throughout development lifecycles.
• Demonstrated success leading complex technical investigations and root cause analyses, with experience in reliability engineering, failure analysis, and risk management.
• Strong understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes, production transitions, AS9100 quality systems, and aerospace regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with UAVs, autonomous systems, aircraft development, defense technologies, flight-test programs, or developmental testing.
• Expertise in FRACAS, FMEA, reliability growth, and statistical analysis.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer certification or equivalent.
• Experience supporting military or government aerospace programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Technical leadership across cross-functional engineering teams and development programs.
• Mentorship and coaching responsibilities for Quality Engineers and engineering teams.
• Opportunity to influence engineering and executive decisions through data-driven quality and reliability analysis.