Program Manager (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Salary: USD 101,000–160,000 annually

Company

hirify.global is a technology partner to the global aerospace and defense industry, engineering optical, laser, coating, and thermal-protection technologies. The Northeast Philadelphia site manufactures precision patterned optics, calibration grids, reticles, and specialty patterned products for commercial and defense markets.

What you will do

• Lead program execution from sales handoff through customer delivery.
• Lead integrated product teams and coordinate engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, finance, and business development.
• Serve as the primary customer interface for technical, schedule, and program-performance updates.
• Own integrated schedules, execution plans, work breakdown structures, BOMs, product specifications, financials, forecasts, and corrective actions.
• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, supply-chain, financial, quality, and program risks; manage scope and contract changes.
• Support proposals, vendor evaluations, feasibility reviews, follow-on opportunities, documentation, reporting, and compliance with AS9100, regulatory, and export-control requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials, Business, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 5–7 years of experience in a program or product management role.
• 7+ years of experience working for a defense-focused supplier or prime defense contractor.
• Experience leading technically complex or developmental programs.
• Proven cross-functional leadership in a matrixed environment.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Must be eligible to obtain a DoD SECRET Clearance.
• Must be classified as a U.S. Person under applicable regulations or be eligible for authorization under a U.S. government export license.

Nice to have

• Master's degree.
• 7+ years of experience in a program or product management role.
• 10+ years of experience working for a defense-focused supplier or prime defense contractor.
• Proven negotiation skills.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 environments.
• Strong executive-level presentation skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time individual-contributor role in a cross-functional, matrixed environment.
• Work involves commercial and defense customers and technologies subject to U.S. export-control laws.
• Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.