Senior Program Manager II (TS/SCI)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters and intended for candidates seeking to work in US offices.

Base pay: $153,000–$229,500 USD annually in California.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for commercial, civil, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead mission platforms from blank-sheet concepts through qualification, responsive production, and flight.
• Own the technical roadmap, major programmatic decisions, forecasts, budgets, revenue, margin, and Make/Buy decisions for Firm Fixed Price programs.
• Run multiple programs and coordinate architectural decisions across hardware, software, GNC, propulsion, and mission assurance.
• Build and develop program and engineering teams while coaching future leaders.
• Manage strategic suppliers and high-stakes subcontracts, identifying and mitigating technical, schedule, supply-chain, and manufacturing risks.
• Serve as the primary contact for assigned U.S. Government national security customers and support proposals and technical narratives with Business Development and Strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, science, or another technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in the aerospace or space industry, including 5+ years of technical program management experience.
• Depth in at least one area: prototype-to-flight transition; EO/IR and optical payloads; production engineering; manufacturing risk reduction; or advanced sensing and communications such as RADAR, SAR, or advanced communication architectures.
• Experience identifying and neutralizing technical, schedule, or supply-chain risks before they affect the mission.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• For US office roles, eligibility under ITAR requirements is required: U.S. citizenship, lawful U.S. permanent residence, qualifying refugee or asylum status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience transitioning low-volume prototypes into responsive production while maintaining mission reliability.
• Deep National Security Space experience and familiarity with time-critical mission sets.
• Success negotiating, capturing, and executing large U.S. Government contracts.
• Master’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• Systems engineering fluency, including trade studies, interface control, and requirement integrity, plus experience with Jira, Confluence, and ERP.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and solving difficult technical problems.
• Company stock, Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount, and competitive total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA contribution; paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance; and 401(k) matching.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, fitness centers where available, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• The role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.