Technical Program Manager, USG Space Relays (Aerospace)

Location: San Francisco, United States. U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or protected-individual status is required for ITAR/EAR compliance. Active Secret/TS clearance and eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI clearance are required.

Base salary: $145,000–$185,000 USD per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates advanced high-orbit satellites providing secure, dedicated communications networks for enterprises, governments, and the U.S. military.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end technical execution of multi-spacecraft USG relay programs across concept maturation, production, ground network deployment, launch, and on-orbit demonstration.
• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule and track technical performance metrics, including RF link margins, spacecraft mass and power margins, latency, and pointing accuracy.
• Prepare, deliver, and close formal customer milestone reviews, including System Design Reviews, Demonstration Readiness Reviews, and Demonstration Performance Validation Reviews.
• Own systems engineering and technical baseline management, flowing down government requirements, mission CONOPS, and ground-service interfaces into segment- and unit-level requirements.
• Lead verification and validation across space, ground, and operations segments, including environmental compliance, RF compatibility testing, and evidence for Authority to Connect.
• Coordinate with program, technical, systems engineering, space segment, ground segment, and mission operations leads through launch, GEO injection, commissioning, and customer service operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, electrical, mechanical, systems engineering, computer science, physics, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of technical program management, project management, or systems engineering leadership in aerospace, defense, or commercial space systems.
• Experience leading requirements flow-down, ICD development, technical budget tracking, trade studies, and end-to-end V&V campaigns for complex spaceflight systems.
• Experience managing U.S. Government spaceflight programs through formal review gates and deliverable lifecycles, including DRDs or CDRLs.
• Ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams in an agile, vertically integrated hardware development and manufacturing environment.
• U.S. work authorization and security-clearance eligibility are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with NASA SCaN, TDRSS, CSP, NextSTEP, NASA center processes, NASA-STD guidelines, or tailored GEVS qualification.
• Knowledge of space-to-space RF communications, bent-pipe or regenerative payloads, frequency planning, digital IF/SDR architectures, and dynamic link budgets.
• Experience with satellite ground stations, automated service scheduling interfaces, spacecraft integration and testing, launch vehicle integration, or on-orbit operations.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP, CASQ, or USG Authority to Connect processes.
• Proficiency with Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, MS Project, and cost account management principles.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity through incentive stock options.
• Company-subsidized healthcare, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement planning.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Free on-site catered meals.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diverse perspectives.