This next-generation class of space vehicle will finally be able to provide high-frequency return of research, goods, supplies, and equipment that is critical for all future commercial activities and supply chains in space. With launch costs at an all-time low and dropping, now is the time to build these round-trip capabilities. Inversion has ambitious goals with strong financial backing to make this a reality.

• Write and test software for spacecraft, including drivers, networking, fault management, and attitude control interfaces
• Work with vendors to interface with sensors, actuators, and other hardware components
• Assist in creating and executing tests, including HITL (hardware in the loop) testing, integration testing, and unit testing
• Assist with ground control and mission operations
• Assist in architecting flight software for future vehicles

What It Takes:

• 3+ years of experience building, debugging, and supporting operations for complex semi-autonomous real-time embedded software systems in C/C++
• Spacecraft preferred, but also open to experience with UAVs, deep sea ROVs, etc
• Experience developing hardware drivers using serial protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, RS485
• 2+ years experience with microcontroller development
• Comfortable using git for version control and code review

What We’d Love:

• Experience with real-time software development on STM32 microcontrollers with FreeRTOS
• 5+ years working on an embedded flight software team with a shared code base
• Code has flown in space!
• Experience using gitlab CI to automate build artifacts and testing
• Experience using Cubesat Space Protocol over CAN
• Experience collaborating with GNC engineers and helping to integrate their algorithms (bonus points if you’ve helped develop the internals too)
• Experience supporting mission operations to debug and patch flight software on orbit
• Experience working with closed loop HITL (Hardware In The Loop) test setups
• Experience developing HITL hardware emulators in addition to flight software (bonus points if in Simulink)
• Comfortable wiring up electronics and debugging with an oscilloscope or logic analyzer
• Experience developing embedded real-time Linux applications
• Experience developing HDL for FPGAs that interface with embedded real-time Linux applications
• Experience doing Linux Kernel development using Petalinux or something similar

Software Team Culture:

• Enthusiastic about space exploration - we love what we build here, and we want to see it fly!
• Enjoys coding, debugging, and collaborating with others
• Cares about writing code that is easy to understand, test, and reuse
• Cares about clear and descriptive code and naming conventions (especially for command/telemetry)
• Cares about keeping source code and repositories organized
• Good at spotting opportunities to generalize and/or autogenerate code
• Willing to contribute time to necessary evils such as documentation, ground software, continuous integration, and unit testing in addition to fun flight software
• Willing to engage in design review with others before coding up a storm
• Can accept constructive criticism in a code review
• Willing to listen, learn, teach, and ask for help

Additional Requirements:

• Position may require extended work hours and weekend work.

Where You’ll Be:

• Our office headquarters is located in Torrance, CA. All jobs require you to work onsite unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• If working remote is an option, other major metropolitan locations in the U.S. with relevance to the space industry may be possible.
• Travel may be required (up to 30%) for this role.

The California annual base salary for this role is currently $120,000 - $190,000. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.