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Avionics Embedded Software Engineer II

Inversion · Playa Vista, California, United States

Posted about 2 months ago · $106,000 - $150,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
52 days
Inversion's roles stay open a median of 53 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
89% of Inversion's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Inversion
high
59 stale, 0 reposted of 76 open
Hiring momentum
86 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-25

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Inversion's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Inversion.

About this role

As an Embedded Software Engineer II at Inversion, you will develop and maintain software for hypersonic reentry vehicles, focusing on both low-level hardware interfaces and high-level flight control applications. You will collaborate with various engineering teams to ensure reliable software performance throughout the product lifecycle, from design to operational deployment, while also engaging in debugging and testing activities.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Inversion as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • Typically 2+ years of professional experience developing embedded software for aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, or other high-reliability systems
  • Strong proficiency in modern C and C++ development
  • Experience developing software for bare-metal, RTOS, or Embedded Linux environments
  • Experience debugging software at the hardware boundary, including processor bring-up and peripheral integration
  • Strong understanding of computer architecture, memory systems, interrupts, DMA, and embedded operating systems

Nice to have

  • Experience developing flight software for spacecraft, launch vehicles, hypersonic vehicles, autonomous aircraft, or defense systems
  • Experience with NXP i.MX RT, STM32, TI Sitara, Xilinx Zynq, AMD Versal, or similar embedded processing platforms
  • Experience developing distributed embedded systems using communication middleware and protocols such as DDS, CoAP, MQTT, gRPC, REST, TCP/IP, UDP, and Ethernet
  • Experience with embedded operating systems and embedded Linux build systems
  • Experience developing device drivers, Board Support Packages (BSPs), bootloaders, and low-level hardware interfaces

What you get

  • California annual base salary for this role is currently $106,000 - $150,000.
  • Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data.

Worth weighing

  • Position requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA.
  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexible hours.
  • The role involves working on mission-critical aerospace systems, which may imply high pressure and responsibility.
  • The salary range is provided, but individual pay may vary significantly based on various factors.

Summarised from Inversion's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Inversion on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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