Senior RF Phased Array Engineer II (Space Systems)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters. Candidates for U.S. offices must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements.

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

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace company developing rockets, spacecraft, RF systems, payloads, and other spaceflight subsystems.

What you will do

• Lead RF product and phased-array development from architecture and prototyping through integration, testing, flight development, and production transition.
• Model and simulate antenna and array performance, including active-antenna characteristics.
• Collaborate with RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, and structural engineers.
• Develop test plans and procedures covering EIRP and G/T, as well as GSE and production automation.
• Support proposals, requirements compliance assessments, engineering reviews, customer support, and anomaly troubleshooting.
• Interface with vendors and customers and contribute to ICDs, user manuals, and other product documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, RF communications, or an equivalent field, plus 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Fundamental RF knowledge, including link budget analysis and linearity.
• Strong theoretical and practical understanding of RF communications, navigation systems, and related components.
• Experience modeling and simulating antenna or phased-array performance.
• Deep understanding of interference effects on RF systems.
• For U.S. office employment, eligibility under U.S. Government ITAR export regulations is required or must be obtainable.

Nice to have

• Space-grade system design and RF communications experience for launch vehicles or satellites.
• Experience with worst-case, reliability, FMECA, thermal, and derating analyses.
• Experience leading complex engineering programs, incident investigations, and technical documentation.
• Mentoring, project management, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, ownership, and delivering under tight deadlines.
• Company stock and an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability, and life insurance benefits.
• Paid vacation, sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional perks include subsidized EV charging, fitness and gym benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.