Software Technical Project Manager (Space Systems)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global headquarters in Long Beach, California, United States. The role requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship due to program requirements; U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements also apply.

Base salary: $135,000–$180,000 USD annually, plus company stock and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, flight software, communications systems, and other critical space subsystems for commercial, civil, and national-security missions.

What you will do

• Manage software development and integration of routers, radios, and laser communication devices across a spacecraft constellation.
• Coordinate suppliers, subcontractors, consultants, and internal engineering teams to maintain roadmaps, product plans, progress reporting, and delivery milestones.
• Design simulation and test approaches for constellation networking and plan major cross-team integration and testing activities.
• Define contractor and internal-team KPIs, establish subcontractor feature-drop cadence, and maintain staffing plans with senior leadership.
• Lead agile ceremonies, including Increment Planning, stakeholder reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Drive software development standards, feedback loops, process improvements, and procedures that meet customer and quality requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, aerospace engineering, or a similar technical discipline, plus 8+ years of industry experience.
• 3+ years of project management experience, including interfacing with external contractors.
• Thorough understanding of network software, the software development lifecycle, agile methodologies, and Scaled Agile (SAFe).
• Experience using Jira for software development management.
• Experience with systems engineering methods, including systems trades, requirements management, performance characterization, and interface management.
• Active Secret clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• The role involves prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.

Nice to have

• Active TS/SCI clearance and a master’s degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical engineering, or another technical discipline.
• Experience with SDA NEBULA architectures, cybersecurity controls, encryption, or DevSecOps.
• Experience leading agile teams and project management qualifications such as PMP or APMP.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Ownership mindset, proactive and systemic problem-solving, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines, and excellent communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced space environment focused on ambitious missions, teamwork, innovation, and delivery under tight deadlines.
• Benefits include employee stock participation, an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and an HSA contribution option.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, flexible spending and dependent-care accounts, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers where available, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.