Hardware Engineering Manager II (Aerospace)

Location: Wichita, KS, with office or hybrid work. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace, ISR, aviation, and national security systems, including manned and unmanned aircraft and end-to-end C4ISR capabilities.

What you will do

• Support staffing plans, schedules, budgets, bids, estimates, and risk mitigation for engineering program work packages.
• Manage engineering resource allocations and identify risks, issues, and technical challenges.
• Ensure teams have the tools, processes, training, and industry-standard practices required for program success.
• Collaborate on engineering staffing requirements and participate in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring.
• Provide onboarding, mentoring, career development, performance evaluation, and conflict resolution support.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through product-level design development, maturation, integration, and approval.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related discipline.
• Typically 8+ years of progressive engineering experience, including 4+ years of management experience.
• Experience leading large systems design and development teams and approving product-level designs.
• Knowledge of electrical systems design, hardware integration, mechanical design principles, engineering practices, and computer-aided engineering tools.
• Ability to communicate technical information, understand schematics and electronic measurements, and collaborate across disciplines.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance are required. The posting references both Top Secret and Secret clearance requirements.

Nice to have

• Aerospace and defense, U.S. Department of Defense, or U.S. military experience.
• Experience with reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, and fielding capabilities.
• Microsoft Project proficiency and CATIA 3DExperience experience.
• Experience recruiting, assigning, directing, and evaluating engineering staff.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile, collaborative, and multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Annual incentive pay based on performance.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k) with a 150% match up to 6%.
• Three weeks of paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Work includes office-based or hybrid arrangements and occasional travel.