Project Lead Engineer (Aerospace Defense)

Location: Columbia, Maryland, United States; onsite position with travel anticipated at 5% or less.

Salary: $110,000–$130,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global supports aerospace and defense engineering programs, including the Missile Defense Agency Aegis BMD portfolio.

What you will do

• Lead major engineering projects within the Glide Phase Intercept weapon-system portfolio and support the program manager and chief engineer.
• Develop technical plans, project schedules, Statements of Work inputs, requirements, and verification and validation plans.
• Coordinate engineering disciplines, software teams, government customers, national laboratories, prime contractors, and subject-matter experts.
• Lead milestone reviews, technical discussions, working groups, and program-level technical contributions.
• Oversee engineering products, documentation, briefing materials, project execution, and delivery against schedule and budget.
• Identify new capability areas and contribute to the technical roadmap, standards, and engineering vision.

Requirements

• US citizenship and an active Secret DoD security clearance are required; the clearance must be maintainable.
• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, aerospace, mechanical, electrical, computer science, physics, applied mathematics, or a similar STEM discipline.
• At least 5 years of total relevant work experience, including at least 2 years leading projects and teams.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable to the dynamic nature of the GPI program.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience developing and presenting briefing materials.

Nice to have

• Eligibility for TS/SCI and SAP access, with the ability to maintain access.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline and 7 or more years of total relevant experience.
• Experience working collaboratively with the Navy, MDA, DoD contractors, and national laboratories.
• Familiarity with threat engineering, digital characterization of threat missile systems, RF/EO/IR sensor systems, and aerospace and defense technology domains.
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes and project tracking tools such as MS Project, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience planning, scheduling, and leading small or medium technical projects in a matrix organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment supporting a dynamic missile-defense engineering program.
• Regular coordination across government, laboratory, contractor, and multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Travel is anticipated at 5% of time or less.