Staff Supplier Development Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States. The role may require travel up to 50% of the work week.

Salary: $143,000–$197,000 USD per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and manufacturing systems, including the Terran R launch vehicle for delivering customer payloads to orbit.

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 quality practices.
• 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.
• 10+ 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, 8D problem solving, new product development, and PPAP implementation.
• 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.
• Knowledge of PLM, ERP, and MES enterprise applications.
• Experience with data analysis and communicating new processes across diverse teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomous, ownership-oriented work with direct impact on the Terran R product and production process.
• Cross-functional collaboration with design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.

Hiring process

• Reasonable accommodation is available during the hiring process upon request.