Software Engineer II (Front-End) - Autonomy Mission Interface

Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth

Who We Are :

Eras of humanity can often be defined by a dominant transportation modehorse-drawn chariots, ocean-going vessels, or aircraft. These transformations were led by small, dedicated teams expanding access to the world through technological breakthroughs. At Inversion, we are building the next such breakthrough : highly maneuverable reentry vehicles that can loiter in orbit and return to Earth with precision. Our goal is to redefine global access by making space part of the everyday transportation fabric.

About the Role :

As a Front-End Engineer focused on Autonomy Mission Interfaces, you will design, develop, and maintain user interfaces that allow mission designers, operators, and engineers to interact with our autonomy system. Your work will shape how high-level human intent is captured, visualized, modified, and converted into machine-executable behaviors. These interfaces must bridge complex backend autonomy logic and user-friendly workflows, enabling rapid validation, modification, and dispatch of missions to both simulators and real spacecraft.

This role is central to making autonomy accessible and operable at scale. You'll work closely with mission, simulation, and GNC teams to ensure tight feedback loops between user input, system validation, and mission execution.

What Youll Do :

• Design and develop intuitive, performant, and flexible user interfaces that enable mission planning, validation, and interaction with live autonomy systems.
• Visualize autonomy constructs such as mission graphs, behavior trees, state transitions, and safety constraints in a way that is navigable and editable.
• Build tools that allow operators to modify mission objects, inspect validation results, and dispatch commands to simulators or spacecraft.
• Integrate with backend autonomy services that decompose mission intent, evaluate constraints, and update internal state in real time.
• Develop front-end patterns and components that can be reused across multiple autonomy-related workflows.
• Work collaboratively with autonomy and backend engineers to ensure seamless data exchange and coherent user experience.
• Contribute to design reviews and usability testing to refine features based on operator needs and mission complexity.

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Why Join Us :

Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.

The California annual base salary for this role is currently $110,000 - $126,000. 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.

ITAR Compliance : To 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. Equal Employment 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. If you are a US Job Applicant see the CCPA Privacy Policy Noticefor further details.

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