Senior RF Design Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States. U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements, and candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. U.S. employment authorization is also subject to ITAR requirements.

Base salary: $145,000–$210,000 USD per year, plus potential equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, radios, payloads, and other spaceflight subsystems.

What you will do

• Define and maintain requirements for new RF products, including the Frontier-Lite Radio.
• Design, simulate, prototype, and support production of RF products, including component selection, PCB layout, fabrication, and packaging.
• Develop test plans, procedures, ground support equipment, and production automation.
• Create product documentation such as interface control documents and user manuals.
• Coordinate with test and manufacturing engineers during new product introduction.
• Review customer and program requirements, support engineering reviews, and troubleshoot technical anomalies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, RF communications, or another engineering discipline, plus 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Fundamental RF knowledge, including cascaded device analysis, link budget analysis, and HFSS.
• Experience developing and delivering RF products from requirements assessment and engineering prototypes through space-qualified production.
• Strong theoretical and practical understanding of RF communications, navigation systems, and related components.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI clearance are required.
• For U.S. roles, candidates must meet applicable ITAR work-authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Space-grade board design, parts selection, and performance simulation experience.
• Circuit analysis experience, including worst-case, reliability, FMECA, thermal, and derating analyses.
• Experience designing, integrating, and testing RF communications systems for launch vehicles or satellites.
• Experience leading complex engineering programs, people management, incident investigations, conflict resolution, or project management.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a company-sponsored HSA option.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and discounted employee stock purchase program.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and other discounts.
• Work involves occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.