Senior RF Systems Engineer I Pipeline (RF Communications)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters. U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements, and the role requires the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Base salary: $124,000–$170,500 USD annually. Total compensation, including equity: $144,275–$206,175 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, payloads, and critical space systems for commercial, exploration, national security, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Define and maintain requirements specifications for RF products, payloads, and TT&C subsystems.
• Perform payload design trades and analyses to support new business proposals and development decisions.
• Drive RF system development from requirements assessment and prototyping through space-qualified product delivery and mission support.
• Develop test plans and procedures, support hands-on RF payload testing, and contribute to GSE and production automation.
• Prepare product documentation, including interface control documents and user manuals.
• Support proposals, engineering reviews, customer questions, anomaly troubleshooting, and program delivery schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, RF communications, or another engineering discipline, plus 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated RF knowledge, including link budget analysis and linearity.
• Strong theoretical and practical understanding of RF communications, navigation systems, and related components.
• Experience accounting for ITU constraints, including PFD limits and DSN protection.
• Detailed knowledge of satellite operations, RF licensing, and ground station networks.
• U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance required.

Nice to have

• Existing TS/SCI clearance and extensive space-grade system design experience.
• Experience with worst-case, reliability, FMECA, thermal, and derating analyses.
• Experience designing, integrating, and testing RF communications systems for launch vehicles or satellites.
• Experience leading engineering programs, incident investigations, or mentoring others.
• Project management, conflict resolution, and strong communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on hard work, innovation, teamwork, and delivering under tight deadlines.
• Employee stock ownership through company equity and an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, fitness and gym benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.