Inversion Space
Senior Electrical Engineer
$137K–$193K
Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Experience
- Typically, 5+ years of professional experience; aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability environments preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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
Designs, integrates, brings up, and verifies mixed-signal, embedded, and RF-adjacent electrical hardware for flight and ground systems on reentry vehicles.
What you'll do
- Develop electrical architectures, schematics, interface definitions, wiring approaches, and design documentation.
- Lead PCB development, component selection, board bring-up, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and vendor-ready documentation.
- Build and integrate SDR-based systems and coordinate electrical interfaces across RF, digital, FPGA, processor, sensor, and multidisciplinary teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Experience with mixed-signal and embedded electrical system design, schematic capture, PCB design layout, and hardware integration.
- Experience building and debugging SDR systems, including electrical interfaces and hardware/software integration.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- SDR platform experience in communications, telemetry, signal processing, or RF prototyping.
- Knowledge of aerospace and defense test standards such as MIL-STD-461/810, DO-160, SMC-S-016, or similar frameworks.
Pay
$137,000 - $193,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
SDR, FPGA, MIL-STD-461/810, DO-160, SMC-S-016, TVAC
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