What You'll Do As an
Autonomy Software Engineer at Inversion, you will implement, test, and verify vehicle-level flight sequencing, mission autonomy, and fault-management logic to high technical standards. Working under the guidance of senior engineers, you will execute software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations, debugging logic gates and verifying autonomous behaviors to prepare our vehicles for safe flight operations.
Key Responsibilities - Implement and test vehicle-level state machines, flight sequencing, and mission autonomy routines in C++/Rust.
- Support the development and verification of robust fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) software modules.
- Set up, run, and evaluate software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations to validate nominal and off-nominal autonomous behaviors.
- Write comprehensive unit tests, integration tests, and automated test scripts to ensure flight software quality.
- Analyze telemetry and log files from integrated test runs to troubleshoot software anomalies and state-machine transitions.
- Document autonomy logic, interface definitions, and test results to support vehicle system-level qualification.
- Collaborate with systems, GNC, and avionics engineers to define mission phases, command scripts, and automated hazard controls.
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent technical experience.
- Typically 1+ years of internship, academic research, or professional experience developing software for autonomous systems, robotics, or aerospace vehicles.
- Strong foundational programming skills in C++ and Python within a Linux-based development environment.
- Basic understanding of finite state machines, object-oriented software design, or event-driven programming architectures.
- Familiarity with standard software development tools such as Git, build systems, and debuggers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Desired Qualifications - Basic understanding of real-time operating systems (RTOS), embedded systems, or hardware-software interfaces.
- Familiarity with spacecraft, launch vehicle, or UAV flight phases and operations.
- Demonstrated technical execution through collegiate engineering teams (such as Formula SAE, rocket clubs, or robotics design groups).
- Prior internship experience in a fast-paced aerospace or robotics startup environment.
Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.The California annual base salary for this role is currently $71,000 - $124,000. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.
ITAR Compliance:To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you 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 the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
