Senior Contracts Manager II (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: hirify.global Optical Systems in Tucson, Arizona, or Chantilly, Virginia; U.S. office-based role

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for missions supporting connectivity, protection, and space exploration.

What you will do

• Negotiate and administer U.S. Government, commercial, subcontract, nondisclosure, teaming, and intellectual property license agreements.
• Review contract provisions and agreement types, advising programs, business development, leadership, and other internal stakeholders.
• Manage contractual compliance matters, including changes, disputes, and requests for equitable adjustment.
• Support government and commercial proposal preparation, solicitation responses, and requests for information.
• Maintain contract and business files and assist Accounts Receivable with customer invoices and payments.
• Build effective working relationships with government customers, commercial counterparts, engineers, scientists, attorneys, and executives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of contract administration or management experience in the space or aerospace and defense industries.
• Extensive knowledge of government contracts, contract types, Other Transaction Authorities, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
• Experience negotiating commercial terms and conditions and managing Department of Defense prime contracts or subcontracts.
• Experience analyzing requests for proposals and preparing proposals.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• For U.S. office roles, must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements, including applicable ITAR authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with Other Transaction Authorities, export control, ITAR, and EAR.
• Experience with financial, property, and government agency audits.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management systems such as DocuSign.
• Strong independent problem-solving, communication, prioritization, and stakeholder-influencing skills.
• Experience working with engineers, scientists, attorneys, and industry executives in fast-paced environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on meaningful space missions and real hardware.
• Work includes collaboration across programs, business development, finance, engineering, legal, and government stakeholders.
• Role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support are available for U.S. applicants.