Mission Engineer (Aerospace Communications)

Location: Remote (United States). Access to export-controlled information requires U.S. person status, eligibility without export authorization, or eligibility and reasonable likelihood of obtaining the required export authorization.

Company

hirify.global develops laser communications technology and temporospatial software-defined networking platforms for aerospace, satellite, airborne, cislunar, and deep-space communications.

What you will do

• Build and maintain high-fidelity system models in Spacetime for dynamic wireless communication networks.
• Design and write production-ready adapter layers, primarily in Python or Go, connecting Spacetime with customer hardware.
• Create and optimize Protobuf, JSON, and gRPC schemas representing complex external network topologies.
• Perform RF link-budget analysis, wave-propagation modeling, and coverage simulations.
• Lead tier-3 escalation for live networks and diagnose complex system-integration issues.
• Collaborate with Product and Software Engineering to turn custom integrations into reusable product features.

Requirements

• Strong software-engineering fundamentals combined with knowledge of physical-layer communications.
• Hands-on software-development experience and readiness to pass an entry-level software-engineering coding assessment.
• Experience with wireless systems, including RF path loss, propagation, network topology, and link budgets.
• Practical experience with system or network simulation and modeling tools.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, typically supported by 3+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements for access to controlled information.

Nice to have

• Experience with software-defined networking, BGP, or GCP/AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Experience delivering high-stakes integrations for defense, aerospace, or commercial telecommunications clients.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on aerospace communications and national-security programs.
• Collaborative, supportive, and inclusive workplace.
• Professional development and advancement opportunities.
• Flexible remote and in-office working arrangements.
• Competitive compensation, equity options, comprehensive health and insurance benefits, 401(k), and paid time off.