Senior Program Operations Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite. Full-time position with up to 20% travel. The role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information, so candidates must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

Salary: $133,446–$189,429 USD annually in California.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space stations, spacecraft, satellite products, and space infrastructure for microgravity research, manufacturing, government, corporate, and private customers.

What you will do

• Create and own the program manifest for Haven Station programs, including long-range and strategic planning.
• Define operational requirements covering headcount, capital expenditures, engineering development assets, and company operating targets.
• Partner with Finance, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Facilities, People Teams, and other stakeholders to deliver operational targets.
• Lead initiatives and projects that support program scaling and successful execution.
• Prepare analytics and dashboards and report progress monthly or quarterly.
• Apply first-principles problem solving, conflict resolution, strategic planning, and decisive execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of successful experience in engineering, program operations, program or project management, or corporate and business strategy.
• Experience contributing to end-to-end product lifecycle management and NPI from cradle to grave.
• Experience with project management and reporting tools such as MS Project, SmartSheet, JIRA, or Confluence.
• Ability to work onsite in Long Beach and meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in engineering or a related field; an MBA focused on operations or strategy is a plus.
• Experience scaling successful programs or products to market as a technical contributor or lead.
• Experience in engineering, manufacturing operations, operations management, or business strategy.
• Familiarity with lean, Six Sigma, and business finance principles.
• Experience transitioning products from low- to high-volume production; aerospace, defense, or flight hardware experience is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and employee discounts.
• Onsite meals and refreshments, including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner, and subsidized lunch.