RF Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite. Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain a U.S. export license under ITAR/EAR regulations.

Salary: $115,000–$140,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global Space develops in-space transportation vehicles and spacecraft services for missions beyond Low Earth Orbit, including orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and delivery to MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits.

What you will do

• Own top-level RF system architecture, technical roadmaps, system components, interfaces, and link budgets for radio communications, ranging, and positioning systems.
• Coordinate RF system development across mechanical, thermal, electrical RF, software, manufacturing, supply chain, avionics, and regulatory teams.
• Lead system-level trades involving transmitters, receivers, antennas, RF mechanical design, power, thermal performance, reliability, and manufacturing.
• Translate customer and mission needs into RF system requirements, architectures, and interfaces with business development.
• Define digital and power interfaces for RF devices with avionics engineers and provide engineering leadership with progress, risks, trade studies, and timelines.
• Develop compliant RF systems and support licensing of hirify.global designs with the regulatory team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 2 years of professional experience with direct ownership of RF communication components or systems.
• Experience developing RF link budgets covering antenna patterns, atmospheric modeling, link availability, and RF transmitter and receiver characteristics.
• Demonstrated ability to design system architectures for high-reliability applications.
• Proficiency with common RF laboratory equipment, including spectrum analyzers and VNAs.
• Familiarity with electromagnetic concepts involving RF transmitters, RF receivers, antennas, and transmission lines.
• Experience designing for and proving compliance with spectral emissions masks or similar regulatory requirements.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with RF modeling tools such as HFSS, ADS, CST, or STK.
• At least 2 years of experience writing automation scripts for RF hardware testing.
• Experience working with aerospace communication links.
• Experience with high-performance GNSS receivers and GNSS simulators.
• Experience with RF protocols such as SRS4, DVB-S2, and CCSDS.
• Prior architectural design experience with L-Band, S-Band, X-Band, or Ka-Band hardware.
• Familiarity with space environmental effects including radiation, surface charging, plasma, and multipaction.
• Familiarity with satellite spectrum licensing laws, agencies, and standards.
• RF hardware debugging skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite employment in Redondo Beach.
• Eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Equal opportunity employment based on merit, competence, and qualifications.

Hiring process

• Application received and resume review.
• Introductory phone interview followed by technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview and offer.