Business Development Director, Satellites (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global's site in Littleton, Colorado, United States. Frequent domestic and international travel of up to 50% is required. For US office roles, candidates must be US citizens, lawful US permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under ITAR regulations.

Salary: $175,000–$250,000 USD base pay per year, plus potential stock or cash incentives.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, satellites, and critical subsystems for government and commercial missions.

What you will do

• Lead business development initiatives for satellite solutions supporting defense applications.
• Develop and execute capture strategies for large defense and civil space contracts with government agencies and prime contractors.
• Build long-term relationships with customer stakeholders and identify new and additional business opportunities.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and other internal teams to develop and deliver customer proposals.
• Present satellite capabilities, including satellite bus offerings and complete satellites, at customer meetings and industry conferences.
• Monitor industry and competitor activity, lead proposal content development, and support contract-winning efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or another technical discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in aerospace business development, program management, or systems engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of government acquisition processes, government contracting, and the national security landscape.
• Proven success securing large contracts exceeding $20 million and managing strategic aerospace relationships.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• Ability to support travel up to 50% and meet US ITAR eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in aerospace engineering, a related engineering field, or business.
• Experience selling to US national security or civil space organizations such as Space Force, NRO, SDA, NASA, or NOAA.
• Experience with satellite systems, payloads, or platforms and current US government space programs.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and developing technical, cost, and management proposals.
• Experience with CRM software, MS Project, and proposal capture best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan options.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Potential company stock, cash incentives, and employee stock purchase program access.
• Work involves collaboration, tight deadlines, frequent travel, and occasional exposure to production-area noise, dust, and fumes.