RF Components Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $144,020–$184,026 per year for Engineer II, plus potential long-term incentives in stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Serve as the responsible engineer for RF flight components, including radios, power amplifiers, antennas, and filters.
• Define specifications, select or design components, and manage their complete product lifecycle with RF Systems Engineers.
• Coordinate interface requirements with Flight Software, Structures, and Integration & Test teams.
• Own product acceptance and qualification testing for thermal, vibration, shock, TVAC, and EMI space environments.
• Develop Python-based test software using libraries such as PyVISA to automate equipment and measure component performance.
• Investigate test failures through root cause analysis and implement flight-risk mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, function generators, power meters, and power supplies.
• Familiarity with LNAs, power amplifiers, mixers, filters, oscillators/synthesizers, attenuators, and switches.
• Experience designing and integrating RF components into transmit or receive signal chains.
• Proficiency with Python and familiarity with test software libraries such as PyVISA.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• Experience establishing HITL testbeds, managing configuration control, and operating system-level tests.
• Familiarity with Unix environments and environmental test equipment such as vibration shakers and TVAC or thermal chambers.
• Experience developing test cases and equipment for vehicle operating conditions.
• Project or program management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employees receive flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Benefits include FSA and employer-matched HSA options, parental leave, wellness reimbursement, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
• Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, and complimentary EV charging are provided on-site.