Senior RF Engineer II - Radar

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite at hirify.global's global headquarters. U.S. citizenship is required, and the role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD TS/SCI clearance. U.S. Government ITAR authorization requirements apply.

Base salary: $141,800–$212,600 USD annually. Total compensation, including equity: $174,300–$269,875 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, payloads, and critical subsystems for commercial, scientific, national security, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Lead the technical development of space-based radar systems from architecture and prototyping through integration, testing, and flight development.
• Define radar performance requirements, link budgets, payload trades, radar modes, timing, PRF selection, and RF chain designs.
• Analyze radar performance, including range and Doppler resolution, SNR, ambiguity, interference, orbital effects, and mission revisit characteristics.
• Design waveform and processing approaches, develop calibration strategies, and validate image quality for spaceborne radar systems.
• Develop radar ground support equipment, test plans, procedures, and automated test systems; perform hands-on RF testing and characterization.
• Support spacecraft integration, technical reviews, proposals, customer troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with bus subsystem and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience developing radar/RF systems for space applications.
• Hands-on experience with space-based radar integration, mission operations, imaging modes, processing, and performance assessment.
• Strong knowledge of orbital mechanics, spacecraft systems, waveform design, pulse compression, Doppler processing, link budgets, linearity, and noise analysis.
• Experience with radar simulation and orbital analysis tools such as MATLAB, STK, or custom codes, plus radar testing and RF performance characterization.
• U.S. citizenship is required; ability to obtain and maintain a DoD TS/SCI clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Existing DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• Extensive experience with space-grade radar design and environmental testing.
• Knowledge of advanced SAR techniques, including GMTI, InSAR, and polarimetry.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on ambitious space missions, technical innovation, teamwork, and execution under tight deadlines.
• Company stock and an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options with an HSA contribution.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, fitness and gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.