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IT Manager

Heart Aerospace

Company websiteheartaerospace.com (Heart Aerospace, opens in new tab)

Base salary $150K  to $180K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Los Angeles, CA

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  • LocationLos Angeles, CA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

At Heart Aerospace we develop the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane with a capacity of 30 passengers, an electric zero-emission range of 200 km and an extended hybrid range of 400 km. Heart is targeting type certification of the ES-30 by the end of the decade.

Your mission

As IT Manager, you would be responsible for building and maintaining IT infrastructure that the Heart engineering team relies on to do their work effectively and securely. You will report to the Head of Software, inside of the Engineering Organization. You will own both engineering IT systems and corporate infrastructure, including the corporate network infrastructure and enterprise IT systems. Your primary objective is to work side by side with engineers to identify bottlenecks and friction in the development process, and solving those problems with creative and automated solutions.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Own the IT roadmap and operating model for a fast-moving startup including standards, priorities, tradeoffs, and delivery.
  • Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Finance to translate ambiguous needs into clear, pragmatic requirements and projects.
  • Design and operate enterprise IT systems, including identity and access management (IAM), document storage, conferencing systems, etc.
  • Build and maintain a mixed-device environment across Windows, macOS, and Linux: provisioning, baseline configuration, patching, endpoint security, and device lifecycle management.
  • Own network and remote access architecture for office, lab and hangar environments.
  • Own SaaS and vendor lifecycle management: evaluation, procurement, license management, renewals, and security reviews.
  • Establish documentation and self-service resources: onboarding guides, acceptable use policies, secure data handling, and IT SOPs.
  • Plan for scale. Define when to hire an internal IT Systems Administrator and which functions should remain with external support vs. brought in-house.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of progressive IT experience (systems administration, IT operations, or IT engineering), including ownership of core infrastructure.
  • Hands-on experience with Windows and macOS administration and lifecycle management; practical experience supporting Linux users and workflows.
  • Experience implementing and administering identity systems (SSO, MFA) and access controls.
  • Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (VLANs/segmentation, firewalls, VPN/secure remote access, Wi-Fi) in an office/lab setting.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Passion for aircraft and Heart’s mission.

These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have:

  • Experience with Microsoft 365.
  • Experience with public cloud systems (AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP).
  • Exposure to hosting commercial or in house developed engineering applications.
  • Experience managing vendors.
  • Experience in early-stage or high-growth environments where speed, pragmatism, and strong judgment matter.
  • Experience with SOC 2 or ISO 27001.

Base Pay Range: 

$150,000—$180,000 USD

Source: Heart Aerospace on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($150,000) is above 29% of the 522 IT & Security roles in California listed on this site; 18 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $179,200; the middle half runs from $143,000 to $220,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.

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Employer-stated posting date
2026-10-20
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Location as the employer wrote it: Los Angeles, CA

$150,000—$180,000 USD

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