Senior Contracts Specialist (Space)

Location: 100% onsite in El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $155,000–$175,000 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Represent hirify.global with government and commercial customers and act as the counterpart contracting officer.
• Lead and support negotiations for customer, partnership, confidentiality, and other commercial agreements.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle from pre-award strategy and proposal support through negotiation, execution, and closeout.
• Coordinate contract compliance and obligations across mission management, operations, proposals, sales, product, and leadership teams.
• Manage contract files, final deliveries, payments, outstanding issues, and closeout activities.
• Advise management on contractual rights and obligations and remove blockers to contract signature.

Requirements

• BA/BS in law, business, finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 4–6 years of hands-on contract management experience, including government contracts.
• Experience with Firm Fixed Price and Other Transaction Authority agreements.
• Working knowledge of government contract compliance under FAR, DFARS, and the NASA FAR Supplement.
• Experience negotiating non-disclosure agreements and presenting persuasive written and verbal arguments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance and work lawfully in the United States as a U.S. person due to ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Active Top Secret/SCI-eligible clearance.
• Experience with commercial agreements in dual-use or regulated technology environments, including IP licensing, data rights, or export-controlled deliverables.
• Experience with spacecraft integration, satellite manufacturing, or GMP-regulated pharmaceutical production.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with flexible paid time off and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building support, and wellness reimbursement.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity.
• Relocation support for new hires if needed.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, and complimentary EV charging.