inversionspace

Avionics Embedded Software Engineer II

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At a Glance

Location
Playa Vista, California, United States
Experience
2+ years
Compensation
ry for this role is currently $106,000 - $150,000.  Pay Grades are determined b
Posted
2026-07-13T16:07:01-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

GitLinuxPython

Domain Knowledge

  • Aerospace
  • Automation
  • Automotive
  • Cybersecurity
  • Defense
  • Embedded Systems
  • Engineering
  • Environmental
  • Robotics

Requirements

Typically 2+ years of professional experience developing embedded software for aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, or other high-reliability systems.

Experience developing software for bare-metal, RTOS, or Embedded Linux environments.

Experience debugging software at the hardware boundary, including processor bring-up and peripheral integration.

Strong understanding of computer architecture, memory systems, interrupts, DMA, and embedded operating systems.

Experience developing software interfaces for common embedded communication protocols including SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and RS-422/-232/-485.

Experience with software verification, unit testing, integration testing, and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

As an Embedded Software Engineer II at Inversion, you will report directly to the Director of Engineering, Avionics.

In this role, you will develop the software that powers and controls Inversion’s hypersonic reentry vehicle.

You will work across the full software stack, from low-level hardware interfaces and board support packages to real-time vehicle control, networking, and mission-critical flight applications.

You will partner closely with electrical, systems, GNC, and integration engineers to bring up new hardware, develop flight software architectures, and deliver reliable software capable of operating through all phases of flight.

This role requires strong ownership, hands-on debugging skills, and the ability to rapidly solve challenging hardware-software integration problems.

Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded software for flight computers, avionics subsystems, payload interfaces, and vehicle control systems.

About the Company

Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space.

Our mission is to make Earth radically more accessible by turning Low-Earth Orbit into an on-demand logistics domain. We see space not as a destination, but as a platform — one that unlocks unprecedented speed and global reach.

Our spacecraft are designed to deliver payloads anywhere on Earth in under an hour, operating through extreme reentry conditions and landing with high precision. These systems open the door to new ways of testing, delivering, and operating at hypersonic speeds.

Inherently dual-use, our technology is built to meet urgent national security needs while laying the groundwork for future commercial applications. Backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, and working with partners such as the U.S. Space Force and NASA, Inversion is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in space-based defense and logistics.