Technical Program/Project Manager IV (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; full-time onsite. Travel required 20% of the time. Relocation eligible.

Salary: $116,000.00–$159,500.00 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops materials science, engineering solutions, and equipment used in semiconductor chip and advanced display manufacturing.

What you will do

• Lead operations-focused projects from planning through implementation, with clear deliverables, milestones, risks, schedules, costs, and measurable business outcomes.
• Partner with manufacturing, production control, demand management, quality, engineering, supply chain, and program teams to convert operational priorities into executable plans.
• Rotate through key Austin Operations areas and build knowledge of semiconductor equipment manufacturing, factory operations, customer commitments, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Drive improvements in cost, quality, delivery, safety, productivity, flow, and operational discipline.
• Coordinate internal, external, and matrixed resources, manage purchase requisitions and orders, and support on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Communicate progress, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations while resolving project complications and preparing for final placement into an Austin Operations role within 6–9 months.

Requirements

• Recent Junior Military Officer experience with demonstrated leadership of teams, missions, operations, or complex programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, a technical discipline, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional execution, operating under constraints, managing competing priorities, and making sound decisions with incomplete information.
• Ability to build credibility quickly with technical, operational, and front-line teams.
• Strong communication skills, business judgment, ownership mindset, and bias for disciplined execution.
• Ability to work full-time onsite supporting Austin Operations needs.
• Ability to provide technical and business process input, coordinate project resources, manage schedules, and support project release and deployment.

Nice to have

• Experience in manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, supply chain, aviation, naval, aerospace, semiconductor, industrial, or other complex operational environments.
• Familiarity with Lean, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, project management, or operational excellence methods.
• Experience managing safety, quality, readiness, training, maintenance, logistics, or mission-critical operations.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and navigate a large, matrixed organization.
• Interest in building a long-term career in hirify.global Operations in Austin.

Culture & Benefits

• Structured Austin-based rotational program for external military leaders transitioning into operations leadership roles.
• Hands-on business experience through rotations and project work with meaningful operational ownership.
• Mentorship, coaching, leadership exposure, and networking with operations leaders, functional managers, peers, and cross-functional teams.
• Supportive work culture focused on learning, professional development, health, wellbeing, and career growth.
• Comprehensive benefits package; additional bonus and stock award eligibility may apply.