Senior Electrical Engineer (SDR Hardware)

TL;DR

Senior Electrical Engineer (SDR Hardware): Responsible for the design, qualification, and testing of custom software-defined radios with an accent on high-speed hardware design. Focus on designing and laying out high-speed digital PCBs and characterizing wide bandwidth data converter performance.

Location: U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

Salary: $165,000 - $220,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is connecting the world with satellites operating from geostationary orbit (GEO) and utilizing a proprietary software-defined radio payload.

What you will do

• Work with state-of-the-art FPGAs.
• Design and test high-speed digital SERDES interfaces.
• Characterize and optimize wide bandwidth data converter performance.
• Design and layout high-speed digital PCBs.
• Test and validate the full radio signal chain.
• Integrate systems into different spacecrafts.

Requirements

• 5-10+ years of experience.
• B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
• Experience with digital communications theory and measurement.
• Comfortable working with the full RF signal chain.
• Experience with RF test equipment (VNA, Spectrum analyzer, Signal generator).
• Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
• Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools and PCB design.
• Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills.

Nice to have

• Experience using state-of-the-art wideband programmable data converters.
• Experience designing high-speed clock trees and systems for high reliability (Aerospace/defense or automotive).
• Familiarity with radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion).
• Experience with Python for measurement automation and data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
• High-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability, and life insurance benefits.
• Flexible PTO.
• 401(K) retirement plan.
• Free on-site catered meals.