Senior Avionics Embedded Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-reliability, real-time embedded software in C/C++ for Arc flight computers, microcontrollers, and actuators
• Architect and implement low-level device drivers for communication protocols including SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, and RS-422
• Own embedded software modules end-to-end from requirements through testing and vehicle-level flight operations
• Bring up new avionics hardware platforms and debug hardware-software boundary issues using JTAG, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes
• Integrate and validate embedded code using software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test environments
• Perform rigorous code reviews and mentor junior embedded engineers
• Collaborate with Flight Software and Simulation teams to align vehicle autonomy and telemetry architectures

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical experience
• 5+ years of professional experience developing low-level embedded C/C++ software for real-time systems
• Hands-on experience with bare-metal microcontrollers and RTOS (FreeRTOS, RTEMS, or VxWorks)
• Ability to read electrical schematics and debug physical hardware using laboratory instruments
• Experience implementing standard hardware peripheral drivers and serial communication protocols
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in safety-critical or high-reliability industries like aerospace, automotive, or medical devices
• Familiarity with Git, unit test frameworks, static analysis tools, and CI/CD pipelines
• Proficiency in Python for test automation and hardware scripting
• Experience with Linux-based embedded systems
• Experience with FPGA designs using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
• Experience developing custom Board Support Packages (BSPs) and hardware abstraction layers (HAL)
• Experience in PCB bring-up, design verification testing (DVT), and hardware qualification

About the Company

Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space, turning Low-Earth Orbit into an on-demand logistics domain.