Senior RF Digital Payload Engineer I (DSP)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global's global headquarters in Long Beach, California, United States

Base salary: $130,000–$170,000 USD per year in California.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company developing rockets, spacecraft, digital payloads, and critical space subsystems for commercial, exploration, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Define product requirements and architect digital payload designs for modems, processors, and network routers.
• Design and prototype digital products, including component selection, PCB layout, fabrication, and packaging.
• Take designs through board bring-up, qualification, production, and in-flight operations.
• Develop test plans, procedures, ground support equipment, production automation, ICDs, and user manuals.
• Review customer and program requirements, scope development activities, and support PDR, CDR, and TRR engineering reviews.
• Provide technical support and anomaly troubleshooting while coordinating with test, manufacturing, internal customers, and external customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or another engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in space electronics.
• Technical expertise in high-speed serial interfaces including SPI, PCIe, and Ethernet, as well as system-on-chip devices, microcontrollers, and digital signal processing.
• Experience developing and delivering digital products from requirements assessment and engineering prototypes through space-qualified production.
• Detailed knowledge of DSP algorithms and communication theory.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements; U.S. export-control eligibility may also apply.

Nice to have

• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience with modems, space-grade board design, high-speed digital and mixed-signal circuits, timing analysis, and performance simulation.
• Experience designing, integrating, and testing communications systems for launch vehicles or satellites.
• Experience leading complex engineering programs, incident investigations, and project management.
• Experience developing reusable, maintainable, and scalable code.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on demanding space missions and tight deadlines.
• 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) plan with company match, employee stock purchase program, and potential company equity.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and employee discounts.