Program Manager (Missile Development)

Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America; onsite program leadership role.

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing employee-owned company developing and delivering defense technology programs.

What you will do

• Lead missile program execution from task award through design, development, hardware integration, production, and flight testing.
• Build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule and coordinate engineering, procurement, testing, and production milestones.
• Manage program budgets, cash flow, margins, cost and schedule performance, and formal customer status reports.
• Act as the operational and contractual point of contact for Project Management Offices and other customers; lead program reviews and executive briefings.
• Drive risk and opportunity management, technical trade-offs, subcontractor and supplier performance, and engineering change proposals.
• Coordinate range access, resources, hardware, regulatory compliance, safety, and logistics for captive-carry, Hardware-in-the-Loop, and live-fire flight-test campaigns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Systems Management, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of direct experience as a Program Manager or Deputy Program Manager managing complex hardware/software defense contracts.
• Demonstrated experience managing defense development programs.
• In-depth understanding of Department of War acquisition cycles, Federal Acquisition Regulations, DFARS, and CPFF, FPIF, and FFP contract types.
• Direct experience with advanced scheduling tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or Deltek Open Plan.
• Active US DoD Secret clearance.

Nice to have

• Formal acquisitions training and certification.
• PMP or DAWIA Level III PM certification.
• Experience managing ACAT I/II or major subsystem programs for the U.S. Department of War.
• Experience leading live-fire flight-test programs or remote range deployments.
• Experience transitioning missile systems to low-rate production.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned company.
• Equal opportunity employment environment.