Director, Supplier Industrialization Engineering (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; willingness to travel up to 50% of the work week when needed

Salary: $195,000–$293,000 USD per year, plus equity

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R rockets and the factory and production systems required to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Build and lead a high-performing Supplier Development Engineering team.
• Set and execute the supplier development strategy, reliability roadmap, and Supplier Quality Management System processes for Terran R.
• Establish supplier performance metrics and scorecards to improve PPM, yield, PPAP timing, and supplier capability.
• Own major supplier risk escalations and guide structured problem solving, including 8D, for quality and capacity issues.
• Align Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams on supplier qualification, technical requirements, and NPI execution.
• Oversee supplier qualification, APQP, DFM/DFA, PPAP/FAIR approvals, and Lean/Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or related Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in Supplier Industrialization, Supplier Development, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Experience in aerospace or another high-reliability or safety-critical industry.
• 5+ years of direct people management experience, including coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Expert knowledge of AS9100/ISO 9001 and quality tools including APQP, PPAP, FAIRs, PFMEA, and Control Plans.
• Ability to build processes from the ground up and deploy them across diverse teams.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ CMQ/OE, or PMP certification.
• Experience with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance methods.
• Knowledge of PLM, ERP, MES, and data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an environment emphasizing autonomy, ownership, technical rigor, and impact.
• Collaborate across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Support a reliability culture focused on balancing development speed with quality and safety.