Inversion Space
Senior Antenna Engineer
$137K–$221K
Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required. Staff-level consideration: 8+ years with demonstrated technical leadership in antenna system development for aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field with RF/EM focus.
- Visa sponsorship
- To meet ITAR requirements, must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads end-to-end design, analysis, integration, and validation of antenna systems for flight and ground communications on reentry vehicles.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, place, and analyze antennas and their installed RF performance.
- Plan and conduct antenna prototyping, measurements, validation, and integrated system testing.
- Coordinate antenna integration with avionics and other engineering teams; document requirements, design trades, results, and recommendations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field with RF/EM focus.
- 5+ years of professional experience in antenna design, EM simulation, and antenna integration.
- Strong R&D experience in RF and antenna systems, including antenna design, integration, measurement, and electromagnetic analysis.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience designing antennas for aerospace vehicles, spacecraft, missiles, aircraft, or other highly integrated platforms.
- Experience developing custom analysis scripts or tools in Python or MATLAB.
Pay
USD $137,000 - $193,000 base salary; USD $161,000 - $221,000 (Staff-level compensation; base salary status not specified)
Tools
HFSS, CST, FEKO, Python, MATLAB, S-band, L-band, MIL-STD-461/810
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