Senior RF Design Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global's global headquarters in Long Beach, California, United States. U.S. citizenship is required for the program, and candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. U.S. Government ITAR eligibility requirements apply.

Base salary: $141,800–$212,600 USD annually. Total compensation, including equity: $174,300–$269,875 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, radios, payloads, and other critical subsystems for commercial, scientific, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Define and maintain requirements for new RF products, including the Frontier-Lite Radio.
• Design, simulate, prototype, and support fabrication and packaging of RF products and space-grade hardware.
• Develop test plans, procedures, ground support equipment, and production automation.
• Create product documentation, including interface control documents and user manuals.
• Review proposals and requirements, assess compliance, and scope development activities for new capabilities.
• Support engineering reviews, customer technical questions, anomaly troubleshooting, and new product introduction with test and manufacturing engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, RF communications, or another engineering discipline, plus 8+ 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 through space-qualified production.
• Strong theoretical and practical understanding of RF communications, navigation systems, and related components.
• U.S. citizenship is required, and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance is necessary.
• Eligibility for applicable U.S. ITAR authorizations is required for work in U.S. offices.

Nice to have

• Experience with space-grade board design, component selection, performance simulation, and circuit analyses.
• Experience designing, integrating, and testing RF communications systems for launch vehicles or satellites.
• Experience leading complex engineering programs and producing associated documentation.
• People management, incident management, investigation, conflict resolution, or project management experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with effective communication.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on building real hardware for space missions.
• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company stock as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, dependent care, disability, and life insurance benefits.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional perks include subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers where available, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.