Antenna Engineer (RF)

Location: Full-time, on-site position in El Segundo, California, United States

Base salary: $138k–$154k per year, excluding bonuses, equity, and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Support antenna architecture and design trades considering mission performance, SWaP-C, reliability, producibility, and cost.
• Develop and analyze antennas and phased arrays for active and passive RF systems, including wideband, narrowband, and AESA architectures.
• Perform electromagnetic modeling and array analysis using HFSS, CST, MATLAB, and Python.
• Build and integrate antenna prototypes; support laboratory testing, measurements, verification, and qualification.
• Compare measured performance with simulation and analytical predictions and contribute to analysis scripts and test approaches.
• Collaborate with RF, digital, mechanical, and thermal engineers, participate in design reviews, identify technical risks, and support producible designs.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, or a related field.
• Graduate research, thesis, project, or internship experience involving antenna design, electromagnetics, RF systems, or related topics.
• Understanding of antenna theory, electromagnetic propagation, polarization, and antenna measurement.
• Familiarity with phased arrays or array analysis through coursework, research, or project work.
• Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools such as HFSS or CST and analysis tools such as MATLAB or Python.
• Ability to communicate technical work clearly and collaborate across engineering disciplines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice to have

• Research or project experience with phased arrays, AESA antennas, or RF front ends.
• Experience with wideband or narrowband antenna architectures, including Vivaldi, TCDA, or log-periodic designs.
• Experience building antenna prototypes or performing antenna measurements.
• Experience with beamforming, array calibration, mutual coupling, scan performance, or sidelobe analysis.
• Internship or project experience in radar, electronic warfare, aerospace, defense, or related RF sensing applications.
• Publications, conference presentations, patents, or research awards demonstrating technical contributions.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on individual contributor role working with experienced engineers from concept through production.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid by the company; 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
• Free daily lunch while working onsite, fully stocked kitchen, unlimited PTO, and casual dress code.
• Competitive base salary, pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, and annual bonuses planned for the future.
• 500+ employees across five global offices.

Hiring process

• Applications from recruiting agencies and unsolicited resumes or outreach are not accepted or compensated.