Sr. Manager, Electrical Engineering (Hardware)

Location: Greenville, Texas, US — on-site. The role requires 10–15% travel and the ability to acquire and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance; security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Company

hirify.global develops defense technology connecting space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains for national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead RF/wireless, electrical, FPGA, digital, mixed-signal, and mechanical hardware engineering teams.
• Manage hardware engineering activities supporting contracted military aircraft delivery, including bids, staffing plans, budgets, hiring, and employee development.
• Oversee pilot assembly, environmental laboratory, and testing activities for RF/digital line-replaceable units.
• Define and deploy hardware engineering process standards focused on quality, schedule, cost, test capability, and productivity.
• Collaborate with leadership, program management, engineering disciplines, suppliers, vendors, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Lead root-cause and corrective-action investigations using disciplined problem-solving and statistical analysis methods.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years of experience leading RF and digital hardware design teams in a DoW/DoD environment; or a graduate degree plus 10 years of such experience.
• In lieu of a degree, 16 years of experience leading RF and digital hardware design teams in a DoW/DoD environment.
• Experience developing and testing RF/digital line-replaceable units for airborne requirements.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160 for electromagnetic-effects testing and military aircraft delivery.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance; clearance eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens.

Nice to have

• Experience working across program, systems engineering, software engineering, supply chain, quality, vendor, and customer functions.
• Leadership, communication, interpersonal, consultative, influencing, and conflict-management skills across executive and front-line levels.
• Experience motivating, managing, and developing a diverse team.
• Experience in a DoD environment and designing RF and digital hardware.
• Experience implementing signal-processing algorithms in FPGA designs.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461, RTCA DO-160, and MIL-STD-810 for EME and environmental testing of line-replaceable units and military aircraft.
• Experience using SAP MRP/ERP for product work planning and proficiency with MS Project, Excel, and Word.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time on-site schedule in Greenville, Texas.
• 9/80 schedule: work nine out of every 14 days for 80 hours, with every other Friday off.
• Inclusive work environment focused on professional growth, work-life success, community values, and operational excellence.
• Employment includes pre-employment background checks and, where permitted by law, substance-abuse testing.