Product Development Quality Engineer (PDQE) – Surveillance

Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems for safety-critical commercial and military aviation operations.

What you will do

• Provide independent quality assurance oversight for avionics product development programs.
• Verify compliance with approved development plans, aviation standards, certification requirements, and internal quality procedures.
• Conduct software, hardware, systems, database, and certification audits; document findings and track corrective actions.
• Review certification deliverables, development artifacts, configuration control, and product release documentation.
• Support customer design assurance activities, authority audits, certification programs, and regulatory engagements.
• Assess quality and certification risks, recommend mitigations, and mentor engineering teams on compliance expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, aviation, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace, avionics certification, quality assurance, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting certified airborne systems and software development programs.
• Experience conducting audits and compliance assessments.
• Knowledge of RTCA DO-178B/C, DO-254, SAE ARP4754A, DO-200B, DO-330, FAA and EASA certification processes, configuration management, corrective action, root cause analysis, and AS9100 QMS.
• Ability to work on-site in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

Nice to have

• FAA, EASA, Airbus, Boeing, Thales, or military development program experience.
• Lead Auditor training or certification.
• Experience with Design Assurance, Design Organization Approval, customer authority audits, or regulatory engagements.
• Familiarity with airborne surveillance, collision avoidance, connectivity, data management, or flight operations systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, program management, certification, manufacturing, configuration management, and customers.
• Work in highly regulated, safety-critical aviation environments.
• Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Drug-free workplace with pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks where permitted by law.
• E-Verify employer.