Receiving Quality Inspector, Avionics

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite

Salary: $29–$53 USD per hour

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations, including the Haven series, to support human presence in space, microgravity research, manufacturing, and the emerging space economy.

What you will do

• Perform dimensional, visual, workmanship, receiving, first article, in-process, and final inspections of avionics hardware.
• Inspect PCBs, electronic components, wire harnesses, connectors, terminals, splices, shielding, labeling, and related flight hardware.
• Verify components against drawings, bills of material, purchase orders, part numbers, revisions, manufacturer information, and specifications.
• Review supplied documentation, record hardware discrepancies, track discrepancy reports, and generate and verify Non-Conforming Material Reports.
• Perform basic electrical testing with portable measuring devices and established test equipment.
• Share inspection data and discrepancy findings with engineers, buyers, suppliers, vendors, and customers.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in receiving or avionics inspection of aerospace components.
• Ability to interpret blueprints, electrical schematics, drawings, bills of material, and process and design specifications.
• Experience with First Article Inspections, Source Inspections, and inspection of complex flight hardware.
• Experience inspecting soldering, crimping, conformal coating, staking, surface-mounted and through-hole components according to NASA 8739 and/or IPC-J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 standards.
• Wire harness inspection experience according to NASA-STD-8739.3 and 8739.4 and/or IPC-A-620, plus electronic testing with portable measuring devices.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export control requirements.

Nice to have

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with ESD-sensitive components, ESD-controlled environments, microscopes, or other magnification equipment.
• Familiarity with component traceability, date and lot codes, manufacturer part numbers, and Certificates of Conformance.
• Experience with MS Suite and ERP/MRP applications.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects, make independent judgments, and work effectively in a high-stress, changing environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with company equity and medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• Support for critical mission milestones, including willingness to work evenings and/or weekends when needed.
• Onsite food perks including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.
• Physical requirements include frequent repetitive hand use, lifting up to 35 pounds, and 20/25 vision with or without corrective lenses.