Supplier Procurement Quality Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Houston, United States. The role is generally performed in an office environment and may involve on-site work at supplier facilities or hirify.global. Access to export-controlled technical data may require U.S. export-control screening, and eligibility is a condition of employment.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial human spaceflight services, advanced spacesuits, and next-generation orbital infrastructure.

What you will do

• Develop and apply supplier quality and supplier management processes compliant with AS9100 and customer contractual requirements.
• Qualify suppliers, manage the Approved Supplier List, and establish quality-clause flow-down requirements for human spaceflight procurement.
• Conduct supplier assessments, audits, product inspections, and process surveillance at supplier facilities or hirify.global.
• Manage supplier nonconformances, containment, corrective actions, deliverables, and purchased-part verification.
• Track external-provider KPIs, prepare supplier quality reports, and present findings to Safety and Mission Assurance and program leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on project scope, deliverables, progress reporting, and agile project management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; an ABET-accredited degree is preferred.
• 4–9 years of experience for Level III, 7–12 years for Level IV, or 10–16 years for Level V.
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and experience with supplier audits, purchased-product verification, contract or purchase-order review, and quality-requirement flow-down.
• Experience with engineering drawings, industry specifications, procedures, work instructions, RCCA, containment, preventive action, continuous improvement, and statistical analysis.
• ERP knowledge and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office; Costpoint ERP knowledge is desirable.
• Must meet any applicable U.S. export-control eligibility requirements for access to ITAR, EAR, or NASA-regulated technical data.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends when required to meet critical project milestones.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in engineering.
• Experience with AS9102, NADCAP, or PPAP.
• Experience with Costpoint ERP.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work supporting commercial human spaceflight and space infrastructure.
• Collaboration across engineering, procurement, quality, Safety and Mission Assurance, and program teams.
• Core values include leadership, innovation, teamwork, accountability, technical rigor, execution discipline, and pride of delivery.
• Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods and occasionally lifting up to 25 pounds.