Business Development Manager, Advanced Manufacturing

Location: Long Beach, California, United States. US citizenship is required due to ITAR restrictions.

Hiring range: $146,000–$220,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and advanced manufacturing technologies, including large-scale additive manufacturing platforms for aerospace and other industrial applications.

What you will do

• Own and execute go-to-market strategies for aerospace, defense, maritime, and energy verticals.
• Identify and qualify opportunities through market research, outreach, networking, events, trade shows, and site visits.
• Develop customer understanding, technical proposals, pricing strategies, and commercial solutions.
• Partner with technical teams and communicate value to engineering, procurement, executive, and other decision-makers.
• Manage the sales pipeline from RFI/RFQ/RFP through contract close, including negotiation.
• Track pipeline health and revenue forecasts while providing competitive insights for product strategy.

Requirements

• 5+ years of business development or technical sales experience in advanced manufacturing, industrial equipment, defense, or energy.
• Proven success closing complex deals.
• Strong familiarity with additive manufacturing, machining, welding, or industrial robotics.
• Ability to navigate matrixed organizations and influence technical and procurement stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• US citizenship required due to ITAR restrictions.

Nice to have

• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Existing network in energy, oil and gas, aerospace primes, or submarine contractors.
• Experience with government or DoD-related programs and FAR/DFARS.
• Engineering background or technical acumen.

Culture & Benefits

• Work at the intersection of hardware and software with welders, robotics engineers, data scientists, and systems engineers.
• Contribute to industrializing advanced manufacturing capabilities and developing new materials, print speeds, and geometries.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.