Senior Technical Program Manager II - Flatellite (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters

Base salary: $134,000–$201,000 USD per year for California

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead high-volume satellite programs from concept and qualification through full-rate production and flight.
• Own program rate, yield, unit cost, technical roadmaps, and strategic production decisions.
• Run multiple programs and make architectural and design-for-manufacturing trade-offs with Chief Engineers.
• Coordinate manufacturing, supply chain, integration, and test teams while resolving production roadblocks.
• Manage strategic suppliers and high-stakes subcontracts to protect schedule and margin.
• Serve as the primary contact for commercial constellation operators and support proposals with Business Development and Strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, science, or another technical discipline.
• 8+ years of program management experience and a record of owning technical programs, products, or teams end to end.
• Experience moving hardware and software from prototype to high-rate production with measurable yield, throughput, and cost improvements.
• Knowledge of takt time, line-of-balance, design-for-manufacturing, and learning-curve economics.
• Experience identifying and mitigating tooling, supply-chain, and yield risks.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance; U.S. work authorization or applicable ITAR authorization is required.

Nice to have

• Experience scaling satellite, aerospace, defense, or similarly complex hardware production.
• Experience transitioning low-volume prototypes to full-rate production while maintaining mission reliability.
• Master’s degree in engineering, operations, or a related field.
• Experience with systems engineering, trade studies, interface control, requirements integrity, Jira, Confluence, and ERP/MRP.
• Multiple aerospace or defense program cycles.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, delivery, and tight deadlines.
• Medical HMO, PPO, and company-sponsored HSA options, plus dental and vision coverage.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and employee stock purchase program.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and other employee discounts.
• Work may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer use, and occasional exposure to noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.