Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Real-Time Flight Avionics

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Job summary

Inversion is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Los Angeles, California, to lead the development of critical flight software for advanced reentry systems. You will design, implement, and maintain embedded software for flight computers, ensuring reliability in extreme environments. A Bachelor’s degree and over 5 years of low-level C/C++ experience are essential for this role.

This position offers a competitive salary between $139,000 and $201,000 per year and requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing low-level embedded C/C++ software.
• Hands-on experience with bare-metal microcontrollers and RTOS.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain real-time embedded software in C/C++.
• Debug hardware-software boundary issues.
• Collaborate with Flight Software and Simulation teams.

Skills

C/C++ programming

RTOS experience

Debugging skills

Communication protocols

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Git

FPGA design tools

Job description

Inversion is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Los Angeles, California, to lead the development of critical flight software for advanced reentry systems. You will design, implement, and maintain embedded software for flight computers, ensuring reliability in extreme environments. A Bachelor’s degree and over 5 years of low-level C/C++ experience are essential for this role.

This position offers a competitive salary between $139,000 and $201,000 per year and requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA.