Senior Contracts Specialist (Space)

Location: 100% onsite in El Segundo, California, United States. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance and permits travel up to 10% of the time.

Salary: $155,000–$175,000 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Represent hirify.global in government and commercial customer contracting activities.
• Lead and support negotiations, remove blockers to contract signature, and protect company interests.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle from pre-award strategy and proposal support through post-award execution and closeout.
• Coordinate contract requirements and compliance across mission management, operations, proposals, sales, product, and leadership teams.
• Manage compliance with government contracting and export-control regulations, including FAR, DFARS, NASA FAR Supplement, ITAR, and EAR.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain NDAs, customer agreements, partnership agreements, and other contract documentation.

Requirements

• BA/BS in law, business, finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 4–6 years of hands-on contract management experience, including government contracts.
• Experience with Firm Fixed Price and Other Transaction Authority agreements.
• Experience negotiating non-disclosure agreements and presenting persuasive written and verbal arguments.
• Experience with export-controlled materials and ITAR/EAR compliance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance; employment is limited to U.S. persons authorized to access export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• Active Top Secret/SCI-eligible clearance.
• Experience with commercial agreements involving IP licensing, data rights, or export-controlled deliverables.
• Experience in spacecraft integration, satellite manufacturing, or GMP-regulated pharmaceutical production.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building benefits, wellness reimbursement, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, and complimentary EV charging.