Inversion Space
Senior Test and Automation Engineer
$137K–$193K
Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in testing and automation of software and hardware systems.
- 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 under ITAR.
About the job
Build and maintain automated software and hardware systems for flight simulation and testing, including EGSE and HIL test benches.
What you'll do
- Automate provisioning, deployment, execution, operation, and logging for test and simulation resources.
- Develop automated qualification test scripts and device API wrappers for EGSE equipment.
- Develop flight hardware emulators and contribute to automated simulation-system design.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of professional experience in testing and automation of software and hardware systems
- Proficiency in one or more scripting languages, such as Python, Lua, Bash, or PowerShell
- Proficiency in one or more embedded languages, such as C/C++ or Rust
- Experience with Linux-based systems; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance
Nice to have
- Proficiency integrating and testing mission- and safety-critical electronics
- Experience with modern DevOps practices, async and multithreaded architectures, data acquisition and logging, or the listed robotics middleware, databases, messaging, and containerization technologies
Pay
$137,000 - $193,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, C/C++, Rust, Linux, ROS 2
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