User Terminal Architect (Satcom)

Location: Hybrid in the UK or Spain, with work locations in Harwell or Barcelona. Legal right to work in the selected location is required.

Company

hirify.global develops end-to-end satellite mission, Earth observation, IoT connectivity, and secure communications services to make space-based data and connectivity more accessible.

What you will do

• Define architectures and technical specifications for fixed enterprise, vehicular, aeronautical, IoT, and handheld satellite user terminals.
• Translate commercial, service, and system requirements into clear, verifiable requirements across terminal subsystems.
• Lead the technical definition and integration of antenna systems, RF front ends, modems, digital processing, and power management.
• Drive trade-offs across performance, SWaP, manufacturability, cost, and reliability for mass-producible designs.
• Define operational concepts for activation, acquisition, tracking, handover, remote management, autonomous operation, diagnostics, and updates.
• Develop test strategies and technical models supporting type approval, OTA validation, EMC compliance, quality assurance, and network performance modelling.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of end-to-end satellite user terminal architectures across fixed, mobility, and low-power form factors.
• Strong knowledge of antenna systems, including electronically steerable phased arrays and integrated low-gain antennas.
• In-depth understanding of RF systems, including link budgets, noise figure, linearity, self-interference, and cascade effects.
• Experience defining RF transceiver chains, modem integration, power management architectures, and digital modem or PHY-layer processing.
• Ability to create mass-producible technical specifications and make informed trade-offs across performance, SWaP, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.
• Legal right to work in the UK or Spain is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on satellite communications and space technology serving customers around the globe.
• Contribute to a mission-driven effort focused on solving real-world challenges through space-based data and connectivity.
• Join a diverse, ambitious, and supportive team.
• Work in a hybrid environment.