Aerospace Vehicle Software Engineer Intern

Inversion; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion, based in Los Angeles, is seeking a Vehicle Software Engineering Intern to help build production-quality software for next-generation reentry vehicles. You will work with flight and ground software engineers, owning a meaningful project from requirements to delivery, potentially touching flight software, ground systems, hardware integration, or testing infrastructure. This is a hands-on internship emphasizing ownership and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or hold a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated software development experience through projects, teams, research, open-source contributions, or internships.
• Experience programming in C, C++, Rust, or Python.
• Strong understanding of debugging, testing, data structures, and software design.
• Familiarity with Git, code reviews, and automated testing practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, curiosity, and ability to work independently on unfamiliar technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Own a well-scoped software engineering project from requirements through design, implementation, validation, and deployment.
• Design, develop, and test software supporting spacecraft flight systems, ground operations, or engineering test infrastructure.
• Integrate software with hardware, simulators, or existing flight/ground software.
• Write automated tests and contribute to verification using unit testing, SIL, HIL, or PIL environments.
• Collaborate with flight software, avionics, simulation, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and integration testing.
• Document designs, test results, and software functionality; present project to engineering team.

Skills

C

C++

Rust

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/CE/EE/Robotics or related

Tools

Git

CI pipelines

Job description

Inversion, based in Los Angeles, is seeking a Vehicle Software Engineering Intern to help build production-quality software for next-generation reentry vehicles. You will work with flight and ground software engineers, owning a meaningful project from requirements to delivery, potentially touching flight software, ground systems, hardware integration, or testing infrastructure. This is a hands-on internship emphasizing ownership and collaboration.