Senior RF Phased Array Engineer I (RF)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's headquarters

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 space company developing rockets, spacecraft, payloads, and critical subsystems for commercial, scientific, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead RF product development from architecture and prototyping through integration, testing, flight development, and production transition.
• Model and simulate antenna and phased-array performance for current programs and proposals.
• Collaborate with RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, and structural engineering teams.
• Develop active-antenna test plans and procedures, including EIRP and G/T testing, as well as GSE and production automation.
• Support requirements specifications, proposals, engineering reviews, customer technical support, and anomaly troubleshooting.
• Produce product documentation, including interface control documents and user manuals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, RF communications, or an equivalent qualification, plus 5+ 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 system interference effects and experience developing RF systems from requirements assessment through space-qualified products.
• For work in U.S. offices, candidates must meet applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Space-grade system design experience and 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 complex engineering programs, incident investigations, and associated documentation.
• Mentoring, project management, communication, and conflict-resolution experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options with an HSA contribution.
• Paid vacation, sick time, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional perks include subsidized EV charging, fitness benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work involves prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and computer work, with occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.