RF Antenna Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite

Salary: $120,540–$209,520 USD annually, depending on level and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations and spacecraft to support permanent human presence, microgravity research, manufacturing, and a new space economy.

What you will do

• Develop RF antenna telemetry, tracking, mission data, payload data, and communications systems for crewed space stations and visiting vehicles.
• Design and test RF antenna hardware from concept through production across VHF through Ka-band.
• Perform architecture trade studies, requirements definition, component design, and development management for radios and optical or laser systems.
• Model, simulate, fabricate, and characterize antennas, filters, passives, RF front ends, and feed systems.
• Own the full lifecycle of related hardware, including development, testing, integration, operations, and maintenance.
• Provide technical direction to hardware development, manufacturing, integration, and test teams and create RF installation procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a similar field.
• 3+ years of experience with RF design, analysis, or unit-level testing; academic projects, internships, and professional experience qualify.
• Experience designing and integrating RF antenna systems with transmitters, receivers, LNAs, PAs, couplers, filters, and related components.
• Experience with RF simulation tools such as SPICE, ADS, CST, or HFSS and RF test equipment including spectrum analyzers, VNAs, power meters, cable analyzers, or SDRs.
• Experience with electrical schematic capture software such as Altium or OrCAD.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export control requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or a similar field.
• GNU Radio, software-defined radio, RF demodulation, decommutation, FEC, CRC, IRIG, or CCSDS experience.
• Knowledge of space radiation effects, electrical bonding, antenna measurement techniques, and environmental testing for spaceflight electronics.
• Programming experience with MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, C/C++, or JavaScript.
• Experience analyzing operational RF performance data and improving or debugging antenna products.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and employee discounts.
• Onsite food perks including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner, and subsidized lunch.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends may be required during critical mission milestones.