Senior Supplier Industrialization 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 and manufactures rockets, including the Terran R launch vehicle, for commercial orbital missions.

What you will do

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

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, and NASA quality standards.
• Experience with manufacturing processes for space-quality hardware, including forming, cutting, machining, and assembly of stainless and carbon steels.
• Experience with PPAP, APQP, FAIRs, 8D problem solving, new product development, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Ability to define and own processes from scratch and roll them out to diverse teams; willingness to travel up to 50% when needed.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with high-volume inspection and data-driven acceptance methods.
• Knowledge of PLM, ERP, and MES enterprise applications.
• Proficiency in data analysis and experience implementing new product development processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomous, ownership-oriented work with direct impact on rocket, factory, and business development.
• Cross-functional collaboration with design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.