Senior RF Signal Processing Engineer (DSP)

Location: Hybrid, on-site 3–5 days per week in Hawthorne, California or Washington, D.C.; periodic travel up to 30%

Salary: $180,000–$230,000 per year in base compensation, excluding bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops defense and sensing products powered by Coherent Distributed Networks for electromagnetic warfare, commercial air operations, and border protection.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and refine DSP algorithms to detect, identify, and track RF signals.
• Help transform passive radar systems into distributed spectrum sensing systems.
• Integrate and test signal processing software with RF/SDR hardware and host processing platforms.
• Model signal processing systems and work with recorded and synthetic I/Q data.
• Support field demonstrations and collaborate with Business Development, Production, and Engineering teams.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant development experience with RF sensing systems and advanced signal processing.
• Practical knowledge of FFT analysis, matched filtering, cyclostationary analysis, and related techniques.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, or MATLAB, plus experience with software-defined radios and signal processing toolkits.
• Experience working with recorded I/Q data and generating synthetic I/Q data.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance are required.

Nice to have

• M.S. degree and current U.S. security clearance.
• Expertise in cyclostationary processing, electromagnetic spectrum sensing, and signal classification.
• Experience with communication waveforms, tactical applications, RFSOC hardware, or DoD and government environments.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and agile development tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance fully paid by the company.
• 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, plus FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
• Unlimited paid time off, free daily lunch, no-meeting Fridays, and a casual dress code.
• Relocation assistance, pre-IPO stock option grants, and annual bonuses planned for the future.