Senior RF Design Engineer I (RF Communications)

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States. U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements, and the role requires the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Base pay range: $130,000–$170,000 USD annually in California.

Company

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

What you will do

• Define and maintain RF product requirements and support development decisions aligned with product capabilities.
• Design and prototype RF products, including component selection, PCB layout, fabrication, packaging, and performance simulation.
• Design and simulate radio products such as the Frontier-Lite Radio.
• Develop test plans, procedures, product documentation, ground support equipment, and production automation.
• Review proposals and requirements, scope development activities, and support PDRs, CDRs, and TRRs.
• Collaborate with test and manufacturing engineers, support customers, troubleshoot anomalies, and drive new product introduction.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, RF communications, or another engineering discipline, plus 5+ 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 to space-worthy production hardware.
• Strong theoretical and practical understanding of RF communications, navigation systems, and related components.
• U.S. citizenship is required; ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Space-grade board design, parts selection, circuit analysis, reliability, thermal, derating, and FMECA analysis.
• Experience designing, integrating, and testing RF communications systems for launch vehicles or satellites.
• Experience leading complex engineering programs, project management, incident investigations, or conflict resolution.
• People management experience and strong communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on hard work, innovation, teamwork, and delivering under tight deadlines.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, flexible spending, disability, and life insurance options.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, 11 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and employee stock purchase program.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and other employee discounts.