Head of Facilities (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite five days per week. Approximately 25–30% travel is expected, primarily within Southern California, including recurring overnight stays at remote test sites and other project locations.

Salary: $150,000–$200,000 annual base salary, plus potential stock options and company benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a vertically integrated space and defense company developing hardware for low-Earth-orbit missions, including satellite buses, in-orbit servicing robotics, and mission systems.

What you will do

• Own facility strategy and execution across offices, engineering and manufacturing environments, remote test sites, and facilities supporting U.S. government programs.
• Translate technical and operational needs into infrastructure decisions covering power, HVAC, utilities, equipment, safety, security, laboratories, manufacturing areas, and test environments.
• Lead site selection, due diligence, leases, renovations, buildouts, permitting, inspections, construction, commissioning, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Manage facility-side regulatory, permitting, environmental, fire and life safety, hazardous-material, explosives, and security requirements.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders, contractors, consultants, landlords, utilities, regulatory authorities, government stakeholders, and security teams while managing budgets and schedules.
• Inspect sites and construction, review drawings and bids, investigate infrastructure problems, and drive issues through closure.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in facilities, construction, industrial infrastructure, facilities engineering, manufacturing operations, or a related field.
• Experience leading significant facility buildouts, expansions, relocations, test-site development, or infrastructure projects in aerospace, defense, propulsion, robotics, advanced manufacturing, automotive, energy, or laboratory environments.
• Strong practical knowledge of electrical power, HVAC, utilities, building systems, permitting, inspections, and construction.
• Experience with explosives, energetic materials, hazardous materials, or similarly regulated operations is required.
• Experience with U.S. government security requirements, including classified or cleared environments, physical security, controlled access, and security-stakeholder coordination.
• U.S. citizenship is required, and applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance may be required.

Nice to have

• Experience scaling facilities at an early-stage hardware company.
• Experience with remote test sites, field facilities, government sites, or highly regulated locations.
• Experience with machine shops, laboratories, clean or controlled areas, high-power equipment, environmental testing, or propulsion test infrastructure.
• General Contractor license, PE, PMP, or another relevant professional qualification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on individual-contributor role working directly with Engineering and Operations leadership.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees, with 90% dependent coverage, plus life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match and stock options.
• Relocation financial assistance is available for candidates outside the Los Angeles area.
• 12 days of paid time off, 12 company holidays, office snacks and drinks, and regular social events.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted directly; no agency submissions.
• Work hours are generally Monday through Friday, approximately 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with flexibility for construction, testing, permitting, inspections, security, and program needs.