Senior Program Manager II (TS/SCI)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's headquarters and intended for work in a U.S. office.

Base salary: $134,300–$201,350 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $166,800–$258,625 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is a space company developing rockets, spacecraft, payloads, and critical subsystems for commercial, civil, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead highly maneuverable, time-critical mission platforms from initial concept through qualification, responsive production, and flight.
• Own the technical roadmap and make major programmatic and architectural decisions across multiple active programs.
• Coordinate hardware, software, GNC, autonomy, propulsion, and mission assurance teams while removing technical and operational roadblocks.
• Manage program P&L on a Firm Fixed Price basis, including forecasts, revenue and margin milestones, budgets, and Make/Buy decisions.
• Develop strategic supplier and subcontractor relationships to protect schedule, quality, and margin.
• Act as the primary contact for U.S. Government national security customers and support proposals and technical narratives with BD and Strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, science, or another technical discipline.
• 8+ years of aerospace or space industry experience and 5+ years of technical program management experience.
• Depth in at least one area: prototype-to-flight transition, EO/IR and optical payloads, production engineering, manufacturing risk reduction, or advanced sensing and communications.
• Experience identifying and mitigating technical, schedule, or supply-chain risks before they affect the mission.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• For U.S. office roles, candidates must meet applicable ITAR requirements and hold U.S. work authorization or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience transitioning low-volume prototypes into responsive production while maintaining mission reliability.
• Deep experience with National Security Space and time-critical mission sets.
• Success negotiating, capturing, and executing large U.S. Government contracts.
• Master’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• Systems engineering and toolchain experience with trade studies, interface control, requirements integrity, Jira, Confluence, and ERP.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and HDHP options with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts, subsidized EV charging, fitness benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work includes occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas and prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, and computer work.