Senior RF Signal Processing Engineer

Location: Hybrid on-site in Hawthorne, California or Washington, D.C.; on-site work required 3–5 days per week. Periodic travel of up to 30% is required.

Base salary: $180,000–$230,000 per year, excluding bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops defense products powered by Coherent Distributed Networks for electromagnetic warfare, sensing, air operations, and border protection.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and refine DSP algorithms to detect, identify, and track RF signals.
• Help transform passive radar systems into distributed spectrum-sensing systems.
• Work with recorded and synthetic I/Q data for signal-processing development.
• Integrate and test signal-processing software with RF/SDR hardware and host-processing platforms.
• Support algorithm modeling, software integration, and field demonstrations.
• Collaborate with Spectrum Sensing, Business Development, Production, and Engineering teams.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant development experience with RF sensing systems and advanced signal-processing techniques.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of FFT analysis, matched filtering, and cyclostationary analysis.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, or MATLAB for algorithm development and integration.
• Experience with software-defined radios, signal-processing toolkits, and recorded or synthetic I/Q data.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance are required.

Nice to have

• M.S. degree in a relevant technical field or a current U.S. security clearance.
• Expertise in cyclostationary processing, electromagnetic spectrum sensing, signal classification, or communication waveforms.
• Experience with machine learning for signal classification, tactical applications, or RFSOC hardware.
• Experience in DoD, military, or government environments and with JIRA or Confluence.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage fully paid by the company.
• 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, plus FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
• Unlimited paid time off, daily lunch, stocked kitchen, and casual dress code.
• Relocation assistance and pre-IPO stock option grants; annual bonuses planned.
• Approximately 350 employees across five global offices.