Senior Test and Automation Engineer
Inversion · Playa Vista, California, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $137,000 - $193,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 53 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 a Senior Test and Automation Engineer at Inversion, you will be part of the simulation team responsible for building, testing, and maintaining automated software and hardware systems that support flight system simulations. Your role will involve automating tasks, developing test scripts, and creating emulators for flight hardware, enabling efficient development workflows and rapid iteration throughout the engineering process.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- 5+ years of professional experience in testing and automation of software and hardware systems
- Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
- Proficiency in one or more embedded languages (C/C++, Rust, etc.)
- Experience with Linux-based systems
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in the integration and testing of mission- and safety-critical electronics
- Experience with modern DevOps practices
- Experience with async and multithreaded architectures
- Experience with data acquisition and logging
- Experience with robotics middleware and autonomy stacks (ROS 2, Webots, Orocos, YARP, etc.)
Worth weighing
- Position requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA.
- Salary range is provided but may vary based on individual factors.
- Role involves working with advanced aerospace technology, which may be exciting but also comes with high expectations and responsibilities.
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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