Senior Embedded & RF Avionics Engineer

Inversion; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion in Playa Vista, CA, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own hardware from concept to flight, addressing mixed-signal, embedded, and RF-adjacent systems within the Avionics team. You will lead design reviews, develop schematics and PCB layouts, integrate SDR-based platforms, and collaborate with mechanical, RF, software, firmware, and systems teams to deliver robust, mission-critical hardware.

This role requires a U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in mixed-signal/embedded avionics hardware.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design.
• Strong knowledge of EMI/EMC, grounding, and signal integrity.
• Ability to obtain U.S. government Secret/Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and support electrical architectures for subsystem and system-level hardware integration across flight and ground systems.
• Develop schematics, interface definitions, wiring/cabling approaches, and electrical documentation for mixed-signal and embedded hardware.
• Lead PCB development, component selection, board bring-up, and design reviews for prototype and production hardware.
• Build up and integrate SDR-based systems, including supporting power, clocking, data interfaces, digital control, RF interconnects, and hardware/software integration.
• Integrate RF, digital, FPGA, processor, and sensor hardware into cohesive electrical systems that meet performance, reliability, and packaging requirements.
• Ensure proper implementation of power distribution, grounding, shielding, EMI/EMC mitigation, and signal integrity best practices.
• Support hardware bring-up, benchtop debug, failure investigation, and root-cause analysis in lab and prototype environments.
• Prepare, review, and release schematic and PCB documentation packages for external fabrication and assembly vendors.
• Coordinate closely with mechanical, RF, software, firmware, and systems teams on hardware interfaces, packaging constraints, and integration plans.
• Document design decisions, analysis results, test findings, and recommended corrective actions.

Skills

Mixed-signal hardware

Embedded hardware

Schematic capture

PCB design

RF hardware

SDR systems

Signal integrity

Power distribution

EMI/EMC

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics

Job description

Inversion in Playa Vista, CA, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own hardware from concept to flight, addressing mixed-signal, embedded, and RF-adjacent systems within the Avionics team. You will lead design reviews, develop schematics and PCB layouts, integrate SDR-based platforms, and collaborate with mechanical, RF, software, firmware, and systems teams to deliver robust, mission-critical hardware.

This role requires a U.S.