Inversion Space
Senior Avionics Embedded Software Engineer
$139K–$201K
Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5+ years; professional embedded software experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, or other high-reliability systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- To conform to ITAR, 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
Develop and integrate embedded flight software for Inversion’s hypersonic reentry vehicle, from hardware interfaces to real-time control and mission-critical applications.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain C/C++ embedded software, including board support packages, drivers, and interfaces for avionics and vehicle systems.
- Design distributed vehicle communications and support telemetry, command and control, monitoring, and fault management.
- Verify and debug software through testing, hardware bring-up, vehicle integration, and flight operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline.
- Typically 5+ years developing embedded software for aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, or other high-reliability systems.
- Strong modern C and C++ skills; experience with bare-metal, RTOS, or Embedded Linux and hardware-boundary debugging.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Flight software experience for spacecraft, launch vehicles, hypersonic vehicles, autonomous aircraft, or defense systems.
- Experience with FPGA development, HIL systems, or embedded processing platforms such as Xilinx Zynq or AMD Versal.
Pay
$139,000 - $201,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
C, C++, Python, DDS, CoAP, RTOS, Embedded Linux, SPI
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