RF Engineering Intern: Spacecraft Communications & Testing

Telemetry Today LLC; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking an RF Engineering Intern to support verification, validation, integration, and performance characterization of flight and ground RF/Telemetry systems for its next-generation re-entry vehicles.

You will sit within the Avionics team and work with engineers on hands-on RF testing, antenna and GPS integration, communications system validation, and ground station compatibility.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral program in engineering, physics or math.
• GPA 3.0 or above.
• 3+ months of applied engineering experience (internship, lab, or projects).
• Coursework in RF, antennas, electromagnetics, or communications systems.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist RF engineers with verification, validation, integration and performance characterization of RF/Telemetry systems.
• Conduct RF tests using spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes and power meters.
• Support over-the-air and antenna test activities, GPS testing, and ground station compatibility testing.
• Develop and document test data and reports; assist with test automation in Python or MATLAB.

Skills

Problem-solving

Written & verbal communication

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in engineering/physics/math

Tools

Spectrum Analyzer

Network Analyzer

Oscilloscope

Power Meter

Altium

HFSS

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Inversion in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking an RF Engineering Intern to support verification, validation, integration, and performance characterization of flight and ground RF/Telemetry systems for its next-generation re-entry vehicles.

You will sit within the Avionics team and work with engineers on hands-on RF testing, antenna and GPS integration, communications system validation, and ground station compatibility.