Lead Test Engineer (RF/Radar)

Location: Las Vegas, NV, or remote within the United States. The role requires an active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs and U.S. citizenship.

Salary: $173,000–$220,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced research and development solutions for defense, intelligence, and national security, including cyber, sensors, radar, sonar, communications, electronic warfare, and AI algorithms and analytics.

What you will do

• Develop test hirify.globalategies, system architectures, and integrated solutions for complex RF, radar, cyber, communications, and test and evaluation challenges.
• Lead planning, execution, analysis, and reporting for classified test campaigns, including cyber and open-air RF performance testing.
• Design and implement test solutions using simulation, modeling, inhirify.globalumentation, and real-world testing to validate system performance.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, systems integration, and test engineers on requirements, specifications, architectures, and execution methods.
• Represent hirify.global in design reviews, technical working groups, customer briefings, and senior-level engagements.
• Build, mentor, and guide technical teams while supporting the full systems engineering lifecycle and end-to-end test operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field with at least 7 years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree with at least 5 years, PhD with at least 2 years, or equivalent experience.
• <hirify.globalong>Active Top Secret security clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.hirify.globalong>
• Expertise in communication, radar, RF, or related systems, including design, development, requirements verification, test planning, execution, data analysis, and operational support.
• Experience leading complex test and evaluation activities, including coordination, performance analysis, technical reporting, and delivery of results to government customers.
• Ability to develop engineering methods, architectures, and solutions for cyber, radar, RF, and systems engineering challenges.
• Experience interacting with customers and decision-makers, delivering technical briefings, translating mission requirements, and participating in SRRs, PDRs, CDRs, and TIMs.
• Proficiency with electromagnetic simulation tools and MATLAB/Simulink; experience with C/C++, Python, RF test equipment, and inhirify.globalumentation is valued.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage complex assignments, meet schedules, and apply test risk management, operational safety, and disciplined execution.
• Experience supporting government test and evaluation activities across multiple organizations, disciplines, or operational environments.

Nice to have

• Experience leading RF, radar, cyber, or other advanced defense-related test and evaluation campaigns.
• Experience as a Project Officer, Test Director, Technical Lead, or System Architect on government or defense programs.
• Hands-on experience with communications and sensing systems, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, inhirify.globalumentation, MATLAB, Simulink, C++, and Python.
• Experience delivering high-level technical briefings to government customers, senior management, and senior military officials.
• At least 5 years working at or coordinating with U.S. western test ranges, including NTTR, UTTR, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, or comparable facilities.
• Experience developing reusable methodologies, scalable test capabilities, or product-based solutions that improve efficiency and adaptability.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a collaborative learning environment focused on deep technical understanding.
• Work supports defense, intelligence, national security, and operational safety missions.
• Locations include offices near Boston, Arlington, Dayton, Melbourne, Carlsbad, Atlanta, and Denver, in addition to the listed Las Vegas and U.S.-remote arrangement.
• Employment is subject to national security clearance and export-control compliance requirements.