RF Software Engineer (Starshield)

TL;DR

RF Software Engineer (Starshield): Designing and building RF capabilities for satellite communications and remote sensing in low earth orbit with an accent on system design, test bench automation, and hardware-software integration. Focus on researching novel solutions for large-scale satellite RF systems, validating custom RF designs, and ensuring operational capability at a rapid pace.

Location: Onsite in Hawthorne, CA. Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, and able to obtain and maintain an Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance.

Salary: $120,000–$170,000/per year

Company

hirify.global is developing advanced technologies for space exploration and human life on Mars, leveraging its Starlink technology for national security efforts through Starshield.

What you will do

• Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs.
• Research novel solutions for unique large-scale satellite RF systems.
• Design, build, validate, and automate RF test benches.
• Design and build modular, scalable RF test infrastructure in Python and C++.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers on RF system design and validation.
• Create electromagnetic simulation models.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of professional C/C++ or Python development experience.
• 1+ years of professional experience with radio test equipment (spectrum analyzers, VSAs, VSGs, network analyzers).
• 1+ years of professional RF experience with antennas or communication systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee per ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• Experience with testing active and passive RF devices.
• Experience with common RF concepts such as gain, linearity, P1dB, ACLR, EVM, PAE, S-parameters, and input/output matching.
• Experience with software design principles, software architecture, design patterns, and unit/integration testing methodology.
• Experience with environmental test methodologies and equipment such as thermal chambers and temperature forcing systems.
• Experience troubleshooting interactions between software and hardware such as network devices and lab instrumentation.
• Experience using Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience with configuration management and version control software.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan and long-term incentives (stock, stock options).
• Paid parental leave and 3 weeks of paid vacation.
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Paid sick leave and 10+ paid holidays per year.
• Opportunity to work on sensitive hirify.global missions with an active clearance.