Program Manager (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Onsite in Denver, Colorado, United States. Occasional travel up to 25% may be required. Access to ITAR products and related technical data is restricted to US Citizens and US Permanent Residents.

Salary: $89,837–$149,728 annually. An annual or quarterly company bonus may apply; alternative shifts may include a shift premium.

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded US manufacturer of mission systems, RF components, microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards.

What you will do

• Lead smaller, moderately complex engineering and manufacturing programs with management oversight, coordinating cross-functional teams and day-to-day project execution.
• Develop and maintain project plans covering engineering deliverables, manufacturing integration, deadlines, staffing, resources, and costs; report status to management and customers.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, resource constraints, issues, corrective actions, design reviews, meetings, and commitments through completion.
• Serve as a customer point of contact, maintain effective communication, resolve issues, and prepare customer and management status reports.
• Prepare and present customer and unsolicited proposals, including statements of work, schedules, staffing, cost models, financial analysis, pricing, profitability, and budget inputs.
• Coordinate product transition into product support, support new business development, coach junior Program Management personnel, and ensure compliance with safety, security, ISO, EEO, OSHA, Code of Ethics, AS9100, and export-control requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• At least 2 years of relevant Program Management experience is required, unless an advanced degree is held with little to no prior experience.
• Ability to build, develop, and maintain relationships with leading A&D customers.
• Ability to collaborate across organizational and functional boundaries, lead and delegate to teams, motivate performance, and achieve results through others.
• Strong leadership, time management, communication, listening, meeting facilitation, negotiation, presentation, mathematical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage project risks, recognize barriers, resolve or escalate issues, implement recommendations, improve processes, and deliver projects to completion in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to follow directions and procedures accurately and to meet the stated visual, hearing, speech, and fine motor requirements.
• Ability to comply with TTM export-control policies and applicable ITAR, EAR, and OFAC requirements, including identifying ITAR products, controlling foreign visitor access, following shipment authorization procedures, and managing vendor approvals.

Nice to have

• Security clearance or ability to attain a clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field such as EE, EET, ME, or MET.
• Prior Aerospace & Defense industry experience.
• PMI certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work in Denver with occasional travel up to 25%.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, accident benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid vacation, and holidays.
• Benefits generally begin on the first day of the month following the hire date; some positions offer only PTO and holiday benefits.
• Work is performed under defined safety, security, quality, ethics, and export-control programs.