Senior Test and Automation Engineer

United StatesOn-site

Responsibilities

Automate provisioning, deployment, execution, operation, and logging tasks to optimize resource utilization and allocation
Develop emulators for flight hardware to support hardware-in-the-loop ( HIL ) testing
Install and maintain servers , electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) , and hardware-in-the-loop ( HIL ) test benches to support simulation workflows
Perform preventative maintenance and troubleshooting to maximize simulation system availability
Calibrate equipment to ensure simulation system performance

experience in testing and automation of electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) and hardware-in-the-loop ( HIL ) systems
Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
Proficiency in one or more embedded languages (C/C++, Rust, etc.)
Proficiency in the integration and testing of mission- and safety-critical electronics •
Experience with Linux-based systems Desired
Experience with modern DevOps practices •
Experience with async and multithreaded architectures •
Experience with data acquisition and logging
Familiarity with time-series databases (InfluxDB, QuestDB, TimescaleDB, Prometheus, etc.)
Familiarity with message-oriented middleware ( NATS , Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Docker Compose, etc.)
Familiarity with system observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)

The California annual base salary for this role is currently $137,000 - $193,000. 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.

Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth Who We Are:
Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space.
Our mission is to make Earth radically more accessible by turning Low-Earth Orbit into an on-demand logistics domain.
We see space not as a destination, but as a platform — one that unlocks unprecedented speed and global reach.
Our spacecraft are designed to deliver payloads anywhere on Earth in under an hour, operating through extreme reentry conditions and landing with high precision.
These systems open the door to new ways of testing, delivering, and operating at hypersonic speeds.
Inherently dual-use, our technology is built to meet urgent national security needs while laying the groundwork for future commercial applications.
Backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, and working with partners such as the U.S.
Space Force and NASA, Inversion is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in space-based defense and logistics. About the Role
As a Senior Test and Automation Engineer at Inversion, you will work as part of the simulation team to build, test, maintain, and develop the automated hardware systems that support the simulation and test environments for our flight systems.