Senior Program Manager II (Advanced RF Systems)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters. The position involves occasional work in production areas and is for candidates seeking to work in U.S. offices.

Base pay: $153,000–$229,500 USD annually, plus company stock as part of total compensation.

Company

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

What you will do

• Own the technical roadmap and strategic program decisions for next-generation RF systems and payloads from prototype through flight qualification and high-rate production.
• Lead multiple programs involving RF payloads, transponders, SAR, and communications systems, making architectural decisions with Chief Engineers.
• Manage trade-offs involving phased arrays, digital signal processing, manufacturing, schedule, technical risk, and mission reliability.
• Coordinate hardware, software, spectrum management, suppliers, and subcontractors while removing cross-functional roadblocks.
• Serve as the primary contact for National Security, civil, and commercial customers and support proposals with BD & Strategy.
• Build and develop program teams and future program and team leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, science, or another technical discipline.
• 8+ years of aerospace program management experience.
• End-to-end ownership of a technical program, product, or team, with a record of delivering under pressure.
• Experience moving real hardware and software from prototype toward scalable, flight-ready production.
• Understanding of transponders, SAR, or advanced communication systems.
• Experience identifying and mitigating technical, schedule, or supply-chain risks before they affect the mission.
• For U.S. office work, eligibility under U.S. Government space technology export regulations is required: U.S. citizenship, lawful U.S. permanent residence, qualifying refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience transitioning low-volume prototypes into high-rate production while maintaining mission reliability.
• Deep experience with National Security Space or large commercial telecommunications constellation architectures.
• Success negotiating, capturing, and executing large U.S. Government or major commercial contracts.
• Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Fluency in systems engineering, trade studies, interface control, and requirements integrity, with experience using Jira, Confluence, and ERP.
• Multiple aerospace or defense program cycles, including 8+ years of relevant experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, high-ownership environment focused on teamwork, innovation, tight deadlines, and delivering under pressure.
• Company stock, an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, HMO, PPO, zero-cost HDHP, HSA contribution, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Additional perks include EV charging, fitness facilities where available, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work may include prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.