Program Manager II (Aerospace)

Location: Albuquerque, NM, United States; onsite at hirify.global's SolAero site. Ability to travel domestically and internationally is required. For work in U.S. offices, candidates must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, qualifying protected status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, solar panels, flight software, payloads, and other critical space systems and subsystems.

What you will do

• Manage the definition, planning, execution, and closeout of assigned programs.
• Own program scope, schedules, budgets, revenue forecasting, margin, and profit and loss.
• Serve as the principal customer contact and provide visibility into program performance.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, testing, quality assurance, finance, and functional management.
• Define program tasks and schedules, allocate resources, and manage risks, issues, scope changes, and conflicts.
• Communicate progress to staff and executive audiences while ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to specification.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of related project, program, or managerial experience delivering large-scale cross-functional projects in a technology environment.
• Program management experience, preferably with solar or wind industries and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contracts.
• Experience planning and delivering complex projects on time, within budget, and to required functionality.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and work breakdown structures, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Eligibility to work in the United States under applicable ITAR requirements; domestic and international travel may be required.

Nice to have

• Experience with energy project management, financial analysis, project financing, capital costs, variable costs, and IRR calculations.
• Experience with space-based solar projects and technologies.
• Experience with DoD and/or NASA programs.
• Experience with firm-fixed-price, cost-plus, and other contract types.
• Strong communication, presentation, conflict-resolution, negotiation, and influencing skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on hard deadlines, innovation, teamwork, and execution.
• Work includes collaboration across staff, business stakeholders, management, and executive levels.
• Production-area work may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and computer use, with occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support are provided for U.S. applicants.