Program Management (PM) Specialist – Technical Writer

Location: On-site in San Diego, California

Salary: $80,000–$130,000 per year, commensurate with experience, qualifications, and credentials.

Company

hirify.global provides technical and acquisition support for Department of War and space acquisition programs.

What you will do

• Review technical and acquisition documentation for compliance with templates, formatting standards, contractual obligations, and Government requirements.
• Develop, edit, maintain, and update technical publications, user guides, manuals, reference documents, and procedural instructions.
• Coordinate formal documentation reviews, approvals, releases, revisions, and quality assurance checks.
• Collaborate with engineers, program managers, and subject matter experts to translate complex technical information into clear documentation.
• Plan documentation development schedules and milestones, and coordinate visual aids such as diagrams, charts, and illustrations.

Requirements

• At least five years of Department of War acquisition management experience.
• Knowledge of Department of War acquisition policies, regulations, procedures, and 5000-series guidance.
• Experience applying acquisition resource-planning and management requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle.
• Experience developing, reviewing, and updating requirements documentation, including CDDs, ICDs, IS-ICDs, IS-CDDs, RDPs, KPPs, KSAs, CONOPS, and PDDs.
• Experience preparing and maintaining acquisition documentation, including AAP requests, ADMs, APBs, acquisition strategies, and PDRs.
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in mathematics, engineering, business, or the sciences.

Nice to have

• PMP, DAWIA PM Level II, or equivalent certification.
• Experience supporting ACAT I or Major Defense Acquisition Programs, particularly in the space domain.
• Familiarity with Department of War or U.S. Space Force acquisition processes and organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with an employer-funded health and welfare benefits package.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, travel accident, and long-term disability insurance.
• Company-funded pension plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
• Annual leave, holidays, sick leave, bereavement leave, jury duty or witness leave, and military leave.
• Federal contractor employment with E-Verify participation.