Technical Program Manager, Satellite

Location: On-site in Burlingame, California, United States. U.S. applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or other protected individuals under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Salary: $132,000–$148,000 per year, plus equity; the final level and offer depend on education, qualifications, skills, abilities, and relevant experience.

Company

hirify.global develops Pulsar, a low Earth Orbit satellite infrastructure platform for precise, resilient, backward-compatible global positioning and navigation.

What you will do

• Maintain and drive the satellite development schedule across bus subsystems including power, GNC, and structure, as well as payload areas including electrical systems, antennas, and RF.
• Track milestones, dependencies, critical-path items, schedule risks, risks, issues, action items, and decisions.
• Coordinate avionics, RF/payload, ground software, production, supply chain, vendors, and technical partners around shared plans and deliverables.
• Prepare and present satellite program-status updates covering schedule health, milestone progress, open risks, action items, and upcoming decisions.
• Facilitate cross-functional working sessions, drive follow-through, and escalate material issues with context, impact, and recommended next steps.
• Help develop lightweight program-management processes for a fast-moving hardware team as the company scales.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in technical program management, project management, systems engineering, engineering operations, or a related role supporting complex hardware and/or software development.
• Experience supporting a technical development program involving hardware, embedded software, systems integration, testing, manufacturing, and/or external suppliers.
• Strong systems-thinking and organizational skills, including the ability to track interdependencies across mechanical, electrical, software, and integration workstreams while maintaining focus on the critical path.
• Ability to build and maintain schedules, track risks and action items, and communicate program health clearly.
• Proactive and self-directed approach, including identifying gaps, maintaining momentum, and knowing when to seek input or escalate.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work credibly with engineers and summarize status for leadership.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment with lightweight processes and shifting priorities.
• U.S. work authorization eligibility is required under applicable U.S. Government space technology export regulations.

Nice to have

• Experience with satellite, spacecraft, launch-vehicle, aerospace, defense, robotics, telecommunications, or similarly complex hardware programs.
• Familiarity with satellite bus subsystems, RF communications, GNSS, PNT systems, navigation payloads, or mission operations.
• Exposure to the hardware development lifecycle, including PDR/CDR design reviews, integration, testing, manufacturing, and launch or operational readiness.
• Experience coordinating deliverables with suppliers, vendors, or technical partners.
• Proficiency with Wrike, MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar scheduling tools.
• PMP, CAPM, Agile, or other project-management certification.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work within the engineering organization.
• Meaningful ownership and close proximity to satellite hardware.
• Opportunity to contribute to program-management practices as the company scales.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and equal consideration for qualified applicants.
• Equity included with compensation.