Senior Supplier Development Engineer (Aerospace)

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

Salary: $122,000–$167,000 USD annually, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R rockets and manufacturing systems for commercial orbital launch services.

What you will do

• Serve as the technical point of contact for rocket parts and assemblies, resolving manufacturing and quality issues.
• Lead new product introduction by selecting manufacturing methods, identifying suppliers, and developing scalable processes.
• Conduct design for manufacturing reviews and apply APQP, PPAP, FAIR, and 8D methodologies.
• Manage supplier sourcing, evaluations, corrective actions, and compliance with aerospace quality standards.
• Create specifications that communicate manufacturing and quality requirements across the supply base.
• Analyze defect data, lead root-cause investigations, and improve supplier performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, or a related STEM field.
• 8+ years of experience in supplier quality or supplier development engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, NASA quality standards, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Technical experience with forming, cutting, machining, and assembly of stainless and carbon steel hardware.
• Experience with PPAP, APQP, FAIRs, New Product Development, and 8D problem solving.
• Ability to define and own processes from scratch and roll them out to diverse teams.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with high-volume inspection and data-driven acceptance methods.
• Experience with PLM, ERP, MES, and data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams on Terran R hardware.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Focus on autonomy, ownership, technical rigor, and reliability.