Staff Avionics Engineer

Advanced Reentry Technologies Who We Are: Inversion is an aerospace and defense company pioneering advanced reentry technology to enable next-generation capabilities from space. By combining high-performance materials, precision aerodynamics, and mission-driven autonomy, Inversion is transforming reentry into an operational capability for an entirely new class of missions. The company’s highly maneuverable reentry spacecraft, Arc, is designed for rapid global cargo delivery, hypersonic testing, and other national security missions that require precise, controlled flight through the atmosphere. Arc creates an entirely new transportation domain, unlocking unprecedented speed and global reach. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Inversion designs, manufactures, and integrates its spacecraft under one roof, enabling the company to move rapidly from concept to flight. The company is backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, with customers across the U.S. government and commercial space industry. Position Overview: As a Staff Avionics Engineer, you will be personally responsible for the architecture and implementation of the core compute elements for Inversion’s next-generation vehicles. Aspects of this work will include system design, interface definition, component selection, high reliability strategy, circuit implementation, and testing/verification of the flight computer and other compute systems and platforms. You will be a key member of the Avionics team, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, Avionics. Key Responsibilities: Our engineers are responsible for the complete lifecycle of the hardware they create, including development, testing, and support. Testing, qualification, and integration of spacecraft hardware for our upcoming spacecraft, Arc. Create and lead clean sheet design and analyses of flight hardware from component design through integration and testing. Develop, lead, and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit avionic designs, and rugged electronic hardware assemblies throughout the product life cycle. Qualify your designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum testing. Will lead and present on trade studies to shape the architecture and design. Assist in architecting flight software. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of professional experience of the design, build, and test cycle for satellite, spacecraft, or launch vehicle compute electronics. Execute thorough mixed signal and digital circuit simulations. Experience designing PCBAs using Altium Designer or other equivalent ECAD design software. Experience implementing mixed-signal PCBs with digital communications (UART, I2C, SPI, RS422, RS485, CAN, PCIe, Ethernet, Spacewire, PCIe, etc.). Experience implementing advanced…