Senior Technical Project Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Sunnyvale, California; on-site Monday through Friday across two nearby California locations. The role supports remote staff at offices in Nevada and Ohio. Relocation assistance is available.

Salary: $150,000–$180,000 per year, plus annual bonus and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace technologies as part of a humanitarian mission focused on advancing aviation.

What you will do

• Develop and manage project plans, scope, schedules, and milestones for aerospace system development and testing.
• Define technical deliverables with subject matter experts and coordinate execution across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Lead hardware integration, software testing, and safety-critical system verification.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges while proactively mitigating schedule risks.
• Maintain system design records, testing protocols, technical documentation, and milestone tracking.
• Ensure compliance with aviation regulations and evaluate AI-assisted scheduling and resource-planning tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience managing technical projects in aerospace, aviation, or related engineering fields.
• Proficiency with project management software such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or Wrike.
• Strong leadership, organizational, technical communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work on-site Monday through Friday in California.
• Criminal background check and drug test clearance where applicable.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in engineering or project management.
• Experience managing full development lifecycles, including PDR/CDR design reviews, integration, and testing.
• Experience deploying project management or resource-planning tools that improved schedule visibility and coordination.
• Familiarity with AI tools for scheduling, resource planning, or documentation workflows.
• PMP, CAPM, or similar certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan, with premiums paid for individuals and partial coverage for dependents.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Parental leave, generous PTO, and 10 paid holidays.
• 401(k) matching up to 6%, monthly wellness and cell phone stipends, and a yearly education stipend.
• Daily lunch and snacks, team events, company merchandise, and occasional airship rides.