Technical Training & Competency Program Manager (Defense Technology Manufacturing)

Location: Rio Rancho, NM or Torrance, CA, United States; onsite manufacturing role.

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage defense technology design and manufacturing startup developing and delivering advanced defense systems.

What you will do

• Build, lead, and scale the technical training and competency program across engineering, manufacturing, and technical operations.
• Define skill-based expectations, qualification structures, training roadmaps, priorities, and team capacity for production ramps and compliance needs.
• Lead the training team, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and staff development.
• Own training systems, LMS or database tools, version control, record retention, and audit-ready data, with future HRIS and quality-system integration.
• Develop technical content and hands-on assessments covering safety, energetics, mechanical, electrical, and engineering requirements.
• Partner with HR, engineering, manufacturing, operations, and leadership to report skill readiness, training effectiveness, risks, and progression.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical Education, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in technical training, manufacturing engineering, or operations, including 3+ years leading training or competency programs or teams.
• Experience building and leading technical training, qualification, or competency teams in manufacturing, engineering, or operations environments.
• Strong technical aptitude across mechanical, electrical, and system-level domains.
• Experience developing training tracking systems, databases, or LMS tools, whether formal or improvised.
• Ability to work through ambiguity and build practical systems for diverse stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to advise and influence without formal authority.
• Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced, demanding environment with strong accountability and integrity.
• Ability to recruit, mentor, and develop technical training staff and build a continuous-learning culture.

Nice to have

• Experience in defense, aerospace, energetics, or another highly regulated technical industry.
• Startup or rapid-growth experience.
• Familiarity with skill-based grading, technical ladders, or competency frameworks.
• Experience designing hands-on technical assessments tied to production or test work.
• Commitment to lean, high-impact training without compromising safety or quality.

Culture & Benefits

• High-ownership environment focused on execution, initiative, creative problem solving, and measurable mission impact.
• Hands-on work that balances practical processes and startup speed with rigor, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Generous benefits package; details are provided on hirify.global’s Careers page.
• Employment may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information, with security clearance or other government authorization potentially required.
• Employment or contractor hiring is contingent on access to applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing under EAR/ITAR requirements.

Hiring process

• Reasonable accommodation is available during the application and hiring process through hr@hirify.global.com.
• If the role is designated for classified or restricted government access, required clearance, authorization, citizenship, or other eligibility conditions must be satisfied.