RF Systems/Hardware Engineer

Location: Aurora, Colorado; the final work location will be provided by the program. US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph are required. Occasional CONUS and OCONUS travel, emergency repair trips, after-hours call-in support, and work at heights may be required.

Salary: $150,000–$180,000 annual base pay, plus a company-funded 401(k) contribution equal to 25% of base pay.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering and operational support for complex, mission-critical communications systems in defense and government environments.

What you will do

• Support operations, maintenance, sustainment, enhancement, and integration of RF ground systems and satellite communications hardware.
• Troubleshoot outages and loss-of-signal issues across antennas, RF equipment, modems, cabling, and signal-processing paths.
• Collect and analyze diagnostic data, document discrepancies, identify root causes, and restore system operations.
• Use spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, FieldFox, and related RF test equipment.
• Manage technical requirements, configuration baselines, engineering changes, trade studies, and system performance assessments.
• Develop schematics, block diagrams, bills of material, design review packages, concepts of operations, white papers, and technical recommendations.

Requirements

• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
• Hands-on experience operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and sustaining RF ground or satellite communications systems.
• Experience with RF test equipment and components including antennas, antenna control units, servos, upconverters, downconverters, modems, encoders, and modulators.
• Experience with ViaSat equipment, AMERGINT modems, RF cabling, connectors, cable termination, testing, and validation.
• Experience managing requirements and producing RF systems engineering documentation, technical analyses, and design review materials.
• Ability to support occasional travel, after-hours call-ins, emergency repairs, work at heights, and required antenna or tower safety training.

Nice to have

• Experience in defense, intelligence, aerospace, secure government, or other mission-critical operational environments.
• Experience with requirements verification, system validation, configuration management, design reviews, and engineering change boards.
• Experience with system architecture analysis, concepts of operations, fault isolation, and operational workflow improvements.

Culture & Benefits

• Company-funded 401(k) profit-sharing contribution of 25% of base pay, vested on the first day of employment.
• Company-paid health care benefits and premiums, including an HSA contribution.
• Quarterly equity share bonuses.
• 250 hours of paid time off, with up to 40 hours available for carryover.
• Certification and tuition reimbursement, plus biannual company-sponsored events for employees and their families.