Project Engineer (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Onsite at a customer facility in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The role typically follows a Monday–Thursday, 10-hour workweek, with occasional overtime or weekend work.

Company

hirify.global is a 100% employee-owned company supporting mission-focused defense and space programs alongside government and industry partners.

What you will do

• Develop, maintain, and deliver Integrated Master Schedule updates in the customer-required format.
• Perform schedule variance analysis and provide weekly and monthly updates to customer scheduling personnel.
• Support resource loading, forecasting, program planning sessions, coordination meetings, and status events.
• Maintain action item logs, meeting notes, forward-looking activity plans, and risk, issue, and opportunity reports.
• Coordinate with Integrated Product Teams and cross-functional engineering and program leads to align schedules, plans, and milestones.
• Support hardware documentation, compliance certifications, configuration management, and customer deliverables.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project engineering, program coordination, or schedule integration in an aerospace or defense environment.
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedule development, schedule analysis, or program planning tools.
• Experience supporting risk, issue, and opportunity management processes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead technical and programmatic meetings.
• Active, in-scope U.S. Secret security clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to work onsite in Huntsville are required.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, project management, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with complex hardware development or test equipment programs.
• Familiarity with Boeing Opportunity Risk and Issue System (BORIS).
• Background in Project Planning & Control, Earned Value concepts, or Integrated Product Team coordination.
• Experience with configuration management or certification documentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Professional development support.
• None or minimal travel based on program needs.

Hiring process

• Submit an application through the online portal for consideration.