RF Engineer - Summer Internship 2027

Inversion is an aerospace and defense company building Arc, a highly maneuverable reentry spacecraft designed for rapid global cargo delivery, hypersonic testing, and other national security missions requiring precise, controlled atmospheric flight. This Summer 2027 internship is based onsite in Playa Vista and supports verification, validation, and integration of RF and telemetry systems for reentry vehicles: hands-on RF testing with lab equipment, antenna and GPS integration, ground station compatibility testing, and evaluation of in-house RF hardware, with some travel to test sites. Candidates must be enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral program in engineering, physics, or mathematics with a minimum 3.0 GPA and at least 3 months of applied engineering experience (internships, labs, or projects), plus relevant coursework in RF, antennas, electromagnetics, or communications systems. The role requires U.S. work authorization or ITAR eligibility and the ability to work full-time onsite for a minimum of 12 consecutive weeks. Pay is $38-$41 per hour (California base rate).