Business Development Director, Satellites (Aerospace)

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

Base salary: $187,000–$280,000 USD annually. Total compensation, including equity: $257,000–$405,000 USD annually.

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead business development initiatives for satellite solutions supporting defense and national security applications.
• Develop and execute capture strategies for large defense and civil space contracts with government agencies and prime contractors.
• Build long-term relationships with customer stakeholders and identify additional business opportunities.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and other cross-functional teams to develop and deliver technical, management, cost, schedule, and proposal content.
• Present satellite capabilities, including bus offerings and complete satellites, at customer meetings and industry conferences.
• Monitor industry trends and competitor activity while supporting capture efforts and business travel of up to 50%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical discipline.
• 12+ years of business development, program management, or systems engineering experience in the aerospace sector.
• In-depth knowledge of government acquisition processes, government contracting, and the national security landscape.
• Proven record of securing large contracts exceeding $20 million and managing strategic aerospace relationships.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• For work in a US office, eligibility under ITAR regulations is required, including US citizenship, lawful US permanent residence, qualifying refugee or asylum status, or the ability to obtain applicable authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, a related engineering field, or business.
• Experience selling to US national security or civil space organizations such as Space Force, NRO, SDA, NASA, or NOAA.
• Experience with satellite systems, payloads, platforms, proposal development, CRM software, and Microsoft Project.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and working with subject matter experts on technical and cost proposals.

Culture & Benefits

• Company stock, an employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount, and equity as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with HSA contribution.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts, subsidized EV charging, fitness centers where available, and gym and employee discounts.
• Fast-paced work focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and meaningful space missions.