Senior Technical Program Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Van Horn, Texas, United States; onsite at Launch Site One

Company

hirify.global develops reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth.

What you will do

• Develop and manage project schedules for manufacturing and operations programs.
• Lead cross-functional teams through capital equipment procurement, installation, activation, and factory readiness.
• Coordinate with supply chain, manufacturing operations, utilities, contractors, and environmental health and safety teams.
• Track and report KPIs covering factory readiness, equipment throughput, and yield metrics to executive leadership.
• Manage program risks, schedule slips, resource bottlenecks, CapEx, and vendor relationships.
• Facilitate New Product Introduction phase gates and transition satellite hardware from prototypes to scalable, high-rate manufacturing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business management, or a similar field.
• 8+ years of experience in technical program or project management, manufacturing engineering, or hardware operations.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional hardware development or manufacturing automation projects from conception through implementation.
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets and vendor or supplier relationships for custom capital equipment.
• Excellent communication skills and experience presenting technical roadmaps and risk positions to executive stakeholders.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or asylee under export control requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience launching manufacturing sites and introducing advanced products to market.
• Advanced degree in engineering, operations research, or business management.
• Experience in high-rate, high-reliability aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, or consumer electronics production.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Primavera P6, Tableau, SQL, or advanced Excel features.
• PMP or Agile/Scrum certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety, collaboration, inclusion, trust, equality, and teamwork are emphasized.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program, stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week, and up to four weeks of paid time off.
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays; bonuses may depend on role, level, and individual contribution.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
• A standard background check is required; additional checks may apply to certain job profiles.