Senior Flight Software Engineer, Hypersonic Space Systems

Inversionspace; California (MO); On-site; USD 139,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversionspace is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer in California to design and implement core flight software for hypersonic reentry vehicles. The role requires strong proficiency in C/C++/Rust, and experience with real-time, safety-critical software in a Linux environment.

The successful candidate will lead high-reliability software development and testing efforts, working closely with systems and avionics engineers. The position offers a competitive salary range of $139,000 to $201,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience developing embedded, real-time, or safety-critical software.
• Strong proficiency in systems programming languages in a Linux-based environment.
• Hands-on experience writing software that interfaces with physical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy high-reliability, real-time flight software.
• Design and implement safety-critical state machines and autonomous flight sequencing.
• Lead software validation test suites to validate performance.

Skills

C/C++/Rust proficiency

Embedded Linux experience

Real-time software development

Communication protocols knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Git

Unit-testing frameworks

Job description

Inversionspace is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer in California to design and implement core flight software for hypersonic reentry vehicles. The role requires strong proficiency in C/C++/Rust, and experience with real-time, safety-critical software in a Linux environment.

The successful candidate will lead high-reliability software development and testing efforts, working closely with systems and avionics engineers. The position offers a competitive salary range of $139,000 to $201,000 annually.