RF Avionics Systems Engineer (Satellite)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 per year plus equity

Company

hirify.global develops and mass-produces high-power satellite platforms for missions ranging from low Earth orbit to deep space.

What you will do

• Own the technical and programmatic aspects of satellite RF systems, including telemetry, command, and GNSS radios, antennas, and link budgets from UHF through Ka-band.
• Serve as the responsible engineer for flight hardware from design and integration through on-orbit operations.
• Design, develop, test, and integrate RF and GNSS hardware such as radios, antennas, and related electronics.
• Lead acceptance, qualification, environmental, vehicle integration, and reliability testing, including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal-vacuum testing.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, software, integration, test, and vendor stakeholders to operate hardware in flight.
• Own FCC licensing and ground-segment compatibility testing and coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related STEM field.
• At least 1 year of microwave or RF engineering experience.
• Fundamental RF knowledge, including RF link budgets and antenna placement planning.
• Experience with Python or MATLAB and RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers and spectrum analyzers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Must be a U.S. person under ITAR regulations or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export-control license.

Nice to have

• Experience flying hardware in space and maintaining link budgets.
• End-to-end testing with flight hardware, software, and ground-station providers.
• Experience with environmental testing for space electronics, including TVAC, radiation, EMI, and EMC testing.
• Experience with RF modeling tools such as HFSS, FEKO, Keysight ADS, or Cadence AWR Microwave Office.
• Experience with software-defined radios, digital communications, spread spectrum, forward error correction, and modulation systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, high-velocity startup environment focused on large-scale spacecraft development.
• Paid time off and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and paid parental leave.
• Equity participation and additional company perks.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.