Space Simulation Front-End Engineer (HPC/SIL/HIL)

Kindredventures; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion is seeking a Front-end Engineer to join the simulation team. You will design, develop, and maintain the UI/UX for simulation and test environments used with flight systems, enabling rapid iteration and deployment across the engineering stack.

You will build the client-side stack, implement scalable front-end architectures, and collaborate with back-end engineers to deliver a seamless user experience. This role requires in-office presence at Playa Vista, CA.

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
• 3+ years of professional experience in front-end or full-stack development.
• Expertise in front-end engineering and best practices.
• Expertise with HTML/CSS.
• Expertise in React or Vue.js.
• Proficiency in UI/UX design.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, etc.).
• Experience with front-end architectures (monolithic, modular, micro front-ends, component-based, headless, Flux, etc.).
• Experience with API architectures (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, Webhooks, etc.).
• Experience with responsive design.
• Experience with Linux-based systems.
• Experience with modern DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB, InfluxDB, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain the client-side logic and interface of the applications that support simulation workflows, including high-performance computing (HPC), software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
• Develop the front-end tech stack to ensure the performance and maintainability of our applications.
• Design and implement a front-end architecture that balances simplicity and flexibility.
• Design and develop the user interfaces (UI) that support simulation configuration, management, and monitoring.
• Work with back-end engineers to integrate the front-end with the back-end and deliver a smooth user experience (UX).
• Contribute to the design and development of a simulation system capable of automatically provisioning and deploying resources to support simulation workflows.

Skills

front-end or full-stack development

front-end engineering

React

Vue.js

UI/UX design

HTML/CSS

scripting languages

front-end architectures

APIs

responsive design

Linux-based systems

DevOps practices

SQL/NoSQL databases

Tools

Tailwind CSS

Radix UI

Shadcn UI

Docker

Docker Compose

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Inversion is seeking a Front-end Engineer to join the simulation team. You will design, develop, and maintain the UI/UX for simulation and test environments used with flight systems, enabling rapid iteration and deployment across the engineering stack.

You will build the client-side stack, implement scalable front-end architectures, and collaborate with back-end engineers to deliver a seamless user experience. This role requires in-office presence at Playa Vista, CA.