RF Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Company

hirify.global supports advanced aerospace and defense research programs, including space vehicle and ground-system development for the Air Force Research Laboratory.

What you will do

• Set up, calibrate, and operate RF test configurations in laboratory and field environments.
• Test RF components, subsystems, and complete systems, including EMI/EMC testing to MIL-STD-461 standards.
• Analyze RF test data and present findings to engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Support hardware verification and validation, test planning, execution, and technical documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and review vendor test plans and deliverables.
• Support spectrum certification and frequency coordination, including DD Form 1494 submissions using EL-CID and Spectrum XXI.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required.
• DoD Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, RF Engineering, or a related discipline with an RF focus.
• At least 3 years of hands-on engineering or testing experience with radio-frequency systems.
• Experience planning and conducting RF laboratory or field tests, including data acquisition and analysis.
• Experience with RF test equipment, MATLAB or Python for data modeling and analysis, and EMI/EMC testing concepts.

Nice to have

• Experience with DoD space programs, particularly PNT or small-satellite systems.
• Experience with RF system calibration, ESD best practices, or classified laboratory environments.
• Familiarity with DD Form 1494, EL-CID, and Spectrum XXI.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work in a research and development laboratory with advanced RF equipment.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams and government, military, NASA, and industry stakeholders.
• Primarily laboratory-based work with occasional office work for analysis, documentation, and reporting.
• Travel is expected to be less than 10%.
• Occasional physical activity includes handling equipment weighing up to 125 pounds with assistance.