{"id":1490992,"url":"https://alion.io/job/inversion-staff-avionics-engineer","title":"Staff Avionics Engineer","company":{"id":678249,"name":"Inversion","domain":"inversionspace.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/inversionspace","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"C","score":68,"open_postings":76,"ghost_share":0.526,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-03T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Vista, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":129000,"max_usd":249000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":770},"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Altium Designer","optional":false},{"name":"HyperLynx","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-29T19:39:28Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-10-04T00:20:57Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":3},"description":"Advanced Reentry Technologies\nWho We Are:\n\nInversion 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.\nThe 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.\nHeadquartered 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.\nPosition Overview:\nAs 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. \nKey Responsibilities: \nOur engineers are responsible for the complete lifecycle of the hardware they create, including development, testing, and support. \nTesting, qualification, and integration of spacecraft hardware for our upcoming spacecraft, Arc. \nCreate and lead clean sheet design and analyses of flight hardware from component design through integration and testing. \nDevelop, lead, and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit avionic designs, and rugged electronic hardware assemblies throughout the product life cycle. \nQualify your designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum testing. \nWill lead and present on trade studies to shape the architecture and design.\nAssist in architecting flight software. \nRequired Qualifications: \nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. \n8+ years of professional experience of the design, build, and test cycle for satellite, spacecraft, or launch vehicle compute electronics.\nExecute thorough mixed signal and digital circuit simulations.\nExperience designing PCBAs using Altium Designer or other equivalent ECAD design software. \nExperience implementing mixed-signal PCBs with digital communications (UART, I2C, SPI, RS422, RS485, CAN, PCIe, Ethernet, Spacewire, PCIe, etc.). \nExperience implementing advanced microprocessors/FPGAs and support structures, including DRAM, power distribution, clock generators, NAND flash, DDR, and other peripherals. \nDesign, route, and analyze high-speed signals on printed circuit boards with experience using Hyperlynx (or equivalent) signal integrity analysis software, ensuring compliance with industry standards and performance specifications.\nExperience designing fault-tolerant and failover-capable electronics. \nStrong understanding and experience with requirements, systems design, and test methods for space, launch, and/or reentry environments including thermal, vibration, shock, EMI/EMC, and radiation. \nExperience using common laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and data acquisition systems. \nProven track record of delivering high visibility designs resulting from rigorous methodology.\nMust have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.\nDesired Qualifications: \nExperience designing high-reliability and/or safety-critical systems i.e. for spacecraft or automotive applications. \nExperience designing radiation-hardened or rad-tolerant systems. \nFamiliarity with the unique design requirements of long-duration orbital missions. \nFamiliarity working with common spacecraft ADCS sensors and propulsion components (star trackers, reaction wheels, thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), pressure transducers, solenoid valves, etc.). \nHands-on vehicle integration and troubleshooting experience.\nExperience with Hyperlynx.\nPrior experience working in startups and small independent teams. \nOur office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.\nThe California annual base salary for this role is currently $161,000 - $221,000. 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. \nITAR Compliance:\nTo conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here. \nEqual Employment Opportunity:\nInversion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability. \nInversion collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. 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