Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing (Manufacturing)

Location: Dallas, Texas, United States; on-site

Salary: $120,000–$180,000 per year, plus bonus, benefits, and equity for regular employees.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense-tech company developing intelligent systems, including autonomy software, aircraft, and simulation technologies.

What you will do

• Own manufacturing program outcomes, integrated plans, critical paths, dependencies, and build and ramp milestones.
• Coordinate Production, Manufacturing Engineering, MP&L, Supply Chain, Quality, Test, Facilities, Construction, and Engineering.
• Identify and resolve design maturity, supplier, tooling, facility, and material constraints.
• Translate engineering releases into readiness gates, build plans, and entry and exit criteria from prototype through production ramp.
• Ensure tooling, equipment, routings, work instructions, materials, inspection, testing, facilities, and workforce readiness.
• Manage engineering changes, operating cadences, risk registers, executive updates, and continuous improvement of manufacturing program practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in program leadership, with significant aerospace or advanced manufacturing experience.
• Experience setting up facilities or production programs, especially in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Strong program execution and operational planning experience across engineering and manufacturing.
• Ability to work on-site in Dallas, Texas.
• Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Systems, or Operations Management.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in aerospace or defense.
• Experience delivering production facilities and manufacturing readiness on aggressive timelines.
• Familiarity with NPI and manufacturing systems planning at scale.
• Greenfield facility development experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employee package includes benefits, bonus, and equity.
• Temporary employees receive a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days.
• Work is performed on-site within the Aircraft Operations Division’s Manufacturing Programs department.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.