Solutions Architect (Satellite Communications)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; hybrid work

Salary: $145,000–$155,000 per year, plus equity and benefits

Company

hirify.global develops standards-based direct-to-device satellite connectivity, bridging terrestrial and satellite networks through a cloud-native commercial NTN vRAN platform. hirify.global Government Systems adapts this technology for defense, national security, intelligence, special operations, and allied international missions.

What you will do

• Act as the technical bridge between government business development and P&L leadership and RAN, core network, and hardware engineering teams.
• Translate mission-level requirements into end-to-end system architectures and engineering product backlogs.
• Design resilient networks combining 3GPP NTN standards, NB-IoT, 5G NR, GEO/MEO/LEO satellites, legacy defense networks, and tactical cellular edge nodes.
• Create communications solutions for tactical, covert, LPI/LPD, denied-environment, and expeditionary operations.
• Lead the technical narrative for government proposals, RFI/RFP responses, prototype demonstrations, and field trials.
• Advise on integrating hirify.global-enabled modems, smartphones, tactical wearables, and autonomous uncrewed systems into mission platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, telecommunications, systems engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong knowledge of communications theory, DSP, RF link budgets, wave propagation, mobile devices, chipset integration, cellular protocol stacks, and 3GPP 4G/5G and gNodeB/vRAN architectures.
• In-depth knowledge of SATCOM architectures, GEO/LEO systems, MSS bands, and satellite payload capabilities.
• Experience with national security missions, tactical communications such as C5ISR, MANET, and tactical radios, and covert or expeditionary operations.
• Understanding of hybrid networking, government cybersecurity frameworks, CSfC, payload encryption, VPN and overlay protocols, and modern security architectures.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible and willing to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance; continued employment depends on maintaining clearance eligibility.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with 3GPP Release 17/18 NTN standards, including NB-NTN and NR-NTN.
• Experience with JADC2, USSOCOM acquisition programs, or space communications modernization.
• Hands-on experience with military field trials, tactical RF measurements, or quick-reaction capability prototyping.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with stock option-based equity.
• Medical, dental, vision, retirement plans, paid time off, and holidays.
• Monthly wellness and education reimbursement allowances.
• Flexible culture with the opportunity to temporarily work abroad.
• Access to a multidisciplinary team spanning software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite, and network virtualization.
• Inclusive culture combining Silicon Valley, Nordic, and South Asia characteristics.