RF Test Engineer I — Space Avionics & RF Validation

Inversion; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion is turning space into an on‑demand logistics platform by delivering payloads from LEO in under an hour. We seek an RF Test Engineer to verify and validate flight and ground RF/Telemetry systems within the Avionics team, driving test plans from benchtop validation to mission‑readiness verification.

You will join a multidisciplinary group reporting to the Director of Engineering, Avionics, contributing to test automation, integration, and rigorous data analysis across RF, antenna, DSP,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with RF emphasis required.
• 1–3 years RF test, measurement, validation, or integration experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance up to Top Secret.
• Hands-on RF test and measurement experience across components and systems.
• Proficiency with spectrum analyzers, VNAs, signal generators, scopes, meters.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW for automation.
• Ability to develop test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute RF test plans, procedures, and verification methods for components, subsystems, and integrated vehicle systems.
• Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory test configurations for receiver, transmitter, and antenna validation.
• Measure and characterize RF performance including gain, insertion loss, return loss, noise figure, linearity, bandwidth, spurious response, dynamic range, and interference susceptibility.
• Perform RF test and measurement activities using spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and power meters.
• Support integration, debugging, and troubleshooting of RF hardware in development environments.
• Collect, analyze, and document test data in formal reports and briefings.
• Coordinate with RF, antenna, DSP, FPGA, software, and electrical engineering teams during test activities.
• Improve test efficiency and data quality through automation using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW or similar.

Skills

RF test experience

Lab equipment proficiency

Test automation

Python

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Security clearance

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related RF field

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Vector network analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Power meters

Multimeters

Power supplies

Job description

Inversion is turning space into an on‑demand logistics platform by delivering payloads from LEO in under an hour. We seek an RF Test Engineer to verify and validate flight and ground RF/Telemetry systems within the Avionics team, driving test plans from benchtop validation to mission‑readiness verification.

You will join a multidisciplinary group reporting to the Director of Engineering, Avionics, contributing to test automation, integration, and rigorous data analysis across RF, antenna, DSP,