# Senior Antenna Engineer at Inversion Space

- Company: Inversion Space
- What the company does: Making Space a Transportation Layer for Earth. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.inversionspace.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Playa Vista, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $161K to $221K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/inversionspace/jobs/4714762005
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/inversion-space-senior-antenna-engineer/

## About the role

As a Senior Antenna Engineer, you will lead the design, analysis, integration, and validation of antenna systems supporting Inversion’s next-generation re-entry vehicles. You will work within the Avionics team to develop high-performance antenna solutions for flight and ground applications, owning antenna development from requirements capture and EM simulation through prototyping, installed performance evaluation, and mission-readiness testing.

## What they're looking 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
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance up to Top Secret
- Deep knowledge of aperture antennas, impedance matching, Smith chart usage, polarization, bandwidth, and RF front-end interactions
- Proficiency with antenna modeling and electromagnetic simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, or similar

Tags: Avionics