Technical Program Manager (Space Systems)

Location: On-site in Carlsbad, California, United States

Salary: $150,000–$160,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops advanced space-based remote-sensing systems and related spacecraft and payload programs.

What you will do

• Manage spacecraft, payload, or technology-development programs from planning through development, integration, testing, delivery, and operational transition.
• Build and maintain integrated schedules covering milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and decision points.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, estimates to complete, and cost-versus-plan reporting.
• Coordinate staffing, procurements, long-lead items, vendors, suppliers, and material issue resolution.
• Lead program meetings and provide decision-oriented status reports to leadership, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Support design reviews, customer deliverables, contract execution, proposals, risk management, and continuous improvement of program-management processes.

Requirements

• At least five years of relevant experience in program management, project management, engineering management, operations, or a related field.
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, resources, procurements, risks, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to organize technically complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level status reporting and briefings.
• Proficiency with project-management, scheduling, documentation, and productivity tools.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to applicable U.S. federal government contract requirements.

Nice to have

• Degree in engineering, science, business, program management, or a related discipline.
• Experience with spacecraft, payloads, aerospace, defense, remote sensing, or complex hardware development programs.
• Experience with systems engineering and formal design-review milestones.
• Familiarity with hardware manufacturing, assembly, integration, environmental testing, and delivery.
• PMP certification or similar program-management training.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock options.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance, with 100% of employee premiums and 50% of dependent premiums covered.
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4%, vested from the first day.
• Flexible unlimited PTO, 16 paid company holidays, and up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Mental health support, commuter and cell phone stipends, and a company discount program.