Staff RF Engineer (Radar)

Location: Menlo Park, California; full-time onsite. Occasional travel may be required for hardware integration and field activities.

Salary: $180,000–$205,000 USD per year, plus bonus, stock options, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops a global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform for space domain awareness, space traffic management, and satellite operations.

What you will do

• Lead the architecture and development of RF modules for next-generation radar platforms.
• Design and analyze receivers, transmitters, amplifiers, filters, frequency synthesis systems, and antenna interfaces.
• Develop RF budgets, cascade analyses, performance models, and RF PCB designs from schematic capture through production release.
• Perform laboratory characterization, debugging, calibration, and performance optimization using RF test equipment.
• Integrate RF hardware with electrical, mechanical, embedded software, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams.
• Lead design reviews, support production and field deployments, and investigate root causes of hardware issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience designing RF and microwave electronics.
• Experience designing complex RF PCBAs from concept through production and proficiency with Altium Designer or equivalent software.
• Deep understanding of RF system design, microwave circuit theory, and radar fundamentals.
• Experience with ADS or CST, Python engineering automation, and RF instrumentation including VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and power meters.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance and required ITAR authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with an RF or microwave emphasis.
• Experience with radar, aerospace, communications, or defense electronics.
• Experience with phased arrays, antenna design, beamforming, RF calibration, metrology, or EMI/EMC mitigation.
• Familiarity with PLM systems such as Arena.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work on mission-critical radar hardware for space safety, security, and transparency.
• Cross-functional collaboration across electrical, mechanical, embedded software, manufacturing, and systems engineering.
• Bonus, stock options, and benefits included in the compensation package.
• Opportunities to mentor engineers and influence future radar platform architecture.