Reliability Supplier Industrialization Engineer (Turbomachinery)

Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States; on-site. Up to 100% travel may be required. Employment may require authorization to receive technology controlled under U.S. export control laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Salary: $180,000–$220,000 per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing defense technology startup developing next-generation autonomous and decentralized defense platforms.

What you will do

• Lead supplier industrialization for precision-machined components and turbomachinery parts from design release through production readiness.
• Identify machining, tolerance, inspection, and process-control risks during commodity design reviews.
• Develop FMEAs, supplier qualification requirements, control plans, first article requirements, and acceptance methods.
• Assess supplier capabilities across machining, heat treatment, surface finishing, balancing, inspection, and special processes.
• Monitor supplier quality, delivery, yield, nonconformance, and process-capability data.
• Lead root-cause and corrective-action investigations and support supplier transitions, redesigns, and reliability-growth activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10 or more years of experience in mechanical design, supplier industrialization, manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, or precision machining.
• Experience with precision machining, engineering drawings, GD&T, inspection methods, and process-capability analysis.
• Ability to evaluate supplier processes, identify technical risks, and define practical controls for complex hardware.
• Experience with FMEA, control plans, first article inspection, process validation, and structured root-cause and corrective-action methods.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; E-Verify participation applies.

Nice to have

• Experience with turbomachinery, rotating hardware, high-speed assemblies, bladed components, or tight-tolerance fluid systems.
• Experience with five-axis machining, CNC process development, mill-turn operations, balancing, or complex inspection systems.
• Experience supporting prototype-to-production transitions in a startup, high-growth manufacturing, or regulated hardware environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives and equity participation.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings and paid time off.
• Funding for continuing education, training, and career growth.
• Startup environment focused on rapid manufacturing innovation and national security.