Inversion

Inversion

Senior Digital Signal Processing Engineer

Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior

Work authorization required$161k-$221kDetected 8 days ago
PythonC++MATLABAlgorithmsSparkCybersecurityComplianceLogisticsFPGAAvionicsMIL-STDDO-160Electrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingSensorsLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • 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.
  • You will be a key member of the Avionics team, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, Avionics.

Responsibilities

  • As a Senior Digital Signal Processing Engineer, you will lead the development, implementation, and validation of real-time digital signal processing algorithms supporting Inversion's next-generation re-entry vehicles.
  • You will work within the Avionics team to develop DSP solutions for communications, telemetry, sensing, and RF-adjacent applications across both flight and ground systems.
  • You will help develop critical hardware and systems for cutting-edge maneuverable reentry vehicles - advancing one of the most capable reentry vehicle platforms ever developed.
  • Our engineers are responsible for the complete lifecycle of the systems they create, including concept development, modeling, implementation, integration, test, and operational support.
  • Develop and implement real-time digital signal processing techniques and algorithms for communications, telemetry, and RF/sensor processing applications.
  • Design, prototype, and validate algorithms for detection, classification, demodulation, tracking, estimation, and signal characterization.
  • Perform modeling and simulation of communications and dynamic signal environments to support algorithm development and system performance assessment.
  • Develop waveform generation, signal analysis, and processing pipelines for modulated signals such as QPSK, BPSK, OFDM, and related schemes.
  • Optimize processing algorithms for speed, memory use, latency, and power consumption on target hardware platforms.
  • Support architecture trades between software, FPGA, GPU, and embedded processor implementations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field with a DSP / RF / communications focus.
  • Strong experience with digital signal processing algorithm development for real-world applications.
  • Experience with waveform construction and analysis, including modulation schemes such as QPSK, BPSK, OFDM, or similar.
  • Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or similar tools for modeling, simulation, analysis, and implementation of signal processing algorithms.
  • Familiarity with communications, radar, EW, and/or sensor processing techniques.
  • Experience with filtering, channelization, FFT-based processing, demodulation, synchronization, tracking, and feature extraction.
  • Experience translating algorithms to FPGA, GPU, or embedded processor platforms.
  • Ability to evaluate algorithm performance in noisy, contested, or dynamic signal environments.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain algorithm performance and tradeoffs clearly to multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience supporting telemetry, RF communications, or SDR-based systems.
  • Experience working closely with FPGA teams to define fixed-point implementations, resource tradeoffs, and verification strategies.
  • Familiarity with aerospace environmental and operational constraints for deployed flight hardware.
  • Knowledge of communications standards, signal integrity considerations, and practical RF/DSP integration challenges.
  • Experience building internal tools for algorithm evaluation, dataset generation, visualization, and automated regression testing.
  • Familiarity with aerospace and defense development or test standards such as MIL-STD-810/461, DO-160, SMC-S-016, or similar frameworks.
  • Experience in startup environments or small, highly collaborative engineering teams.

Compensation

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

Company info

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who can translate complex signal environments and system requirements into robust algorithms, simulation tools, and deployable implementations across software, FPGA, GPU, or embedded hardware platforms.
  • Essential Duties and

Equal opportunity

  • Inversion 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.
  • Inversion collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • security clearance up to Top Secret
Apply directly at Inversion →Create a free account for alerts like thisView Inversion immigration profile

This listing is sourced directly from Inversion's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.