RF Test Engineer

Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth Who We Are:

Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next‑generation capabilities from space. Our mission is to make Earth radically more accessible by turning Low‑Earth Orbit into an on‑demand logistics domain. We see space not as a destination, but as a platform that unlocks unprecedented speed and global reach. Our spacecraft are designed to deliver payloads anywhere on Earth in under an hour, operating through extreme reentry conditions and landing with high precision.

Inherently dual‑use, our technology meets urgent national security needs while laying the groundwork for future commercial applications. Supported by investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, and partners such as the U.S. Space Force and NASA, Inversion pushes the boundaries of space‑based defense and logistics.

As an RF Test Engineer, you will verify, validate, integrate, and characterize flight and ground RF/Telemetry systems for Inversion’s next‑generation re‑entry vehicles. You will sit within the Avionics team and own the development and execution of RF test plans, taking systems from benchtop validation through integrated hardware testing and mission‑readiness verification.

You will be a key member of the Avionics team, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, Avionics. Our engineers are responsible for the entire lifecycle of the hardware they support, including development, test, integration, and troubleshooting.

• 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 component‑, subsystem‑, and system‑level RF test and measurement activities using standard laboratory equipment (spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, power meters).
• Support integration, debugging, and troubleshooting of RF hardware in development, qualification, and test environments.
• Collect, analyze, and document test data in formal reports, summaries, and engineering briefings.
• Assist in verification of requirements and support qualification, acceptance, and environmental test campaigns.
• Coordinate closely with RF, antenna, DSP, FPGA, software, and electrical engineering teams during integration and test activities.
• Improve test efficiency, repeatability, and data quality through automation using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar tools.
• Support over‑the‑air and antenna test activities, including range setup and validation, as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field with RF emphasis.
• 1–3 years of professional experience (or intensive academic/project experience) in RF test, measurement, validation, or integration.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance up to Top Secret.
• Hands‑on RF test and measurement experience for component, subsystem, and system‑level validation.
• Proficiency with common laboratory equipment (spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, power meters, multimeters, power supplies).
• Experience with RF test setup development, calibration, troubleshooting, and data collection.
• Familiarity with receiver/transmitter performance metrics (gain, noise figure, linearity, spurious response, bandwidth, dynamic range).
• Ability to develop test plans, test procedures, and formal test reports.
• Experience with test automation using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar tools.
• Understanding of integration issues across RF, digital, and embedded hardware systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical results clearly to multidisciplinary teams.

• Experience with antenna and over‑the‑air test methods.
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