Jobs at Inversion Space

Develop and extend high-enthalpy CFD solvers for reentry aerothermal analysis, including thermochemical non-equilibrium, finite-rate chemistry, multiphase droplet interactions, and advanced numerical methods. Validate new capabilities against analytical, ground, and flight data, productionize tools, and mentor engineers. The role requires compiled scientific programming, solver development, HPC experience, and eligibility for a U.S. Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Build and maintain automated hardware and software test systems for flight simulation environments. Develop test scripts, equipment API wrappers, hardware emulators, and HIL/SIL workflows. Integrate and troubleshoot prototype electronics, automate provisioning and deployment, and support qualification testing for flight systems. The role requires scripting and embedded programming, Linux experience, hardware integration skills, and eligibility for a U.S. government Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Owns aerospace procurement and supplier management for engineering materials, parts, equipment, and specialized hardware. Responsibilities include supplier qualification, quoting, auditing, documentation compliance, negotiations, expediting, dual sourcing, inventory planning, delivery and quality tracking, and corrective actions. The role serves as the liaison between engineering teams and vendors while ensuring compliance with aerospace, government contracting, procurement, safety, and ITAR requirements.

Leads the Accurate Landing organization and owns the architecture, development, qualification, integration, testing, and deployment of Arc’s autonomous spacecraft landing system. Responsibilities span GNC, avionics, software, mechanisms, parachutes, vehicle integration, flight readiness, recovery operations, drop-test campaigns, verification strategy, and team development. The role requires multidisciplinary engineering leadership, complex aerospace system ownership, high-consequence flight-test experience, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Develop and test production-quality software for spacecraft flight systems, ground operations, hardware integration, simulation, and automated testing. Own an engineering project from requirements and design through implementation, validation, deployment, and documentation. Collaborate with flight software, avionics, simulation, and engineering teams while participating in code reviews, debugging, integration testing, and technical presentations.

Build full-stack internal applications, automation platforms, and AI-enabled tools for aerospace engineering and business teams. Own a major software project from requirements through deployment, developing interfaces, backend services, APIs, databases, integrations, and LLM-powered capabilities. Collaborate with stakeholders, gather user feedback, iterate on solutions, and deliver production-quality software.

Generate and maintain aerodynamic force and moment databases across full flight envelopes for reentry vehicles using high-fidelity CFD, lower-order methods, wind tunnel and flight data. Quantify uncertainties, support GNC and simulation teams, automate database generation, and refine models for system-level 3-DOF/6-DOF simulations.

Mechanical Engineering Intern supporting aerospace reentry vehicle hardware from concept through testing and integration. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, engineering drawings, bills of materials, structural and thermal analysis, test planning, hardware assembly, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with manufacturing and integration teams. The role is hands-on and requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, California.

Supports manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing of hypersonic reentry vehicle subsystems. Responsibilities include developing work instructions, improving processes, reviewing designs for manufacturability, troubleshooting hardware, analyzing manufacturing data, and designing CAD-based tooling, fixtures, and ground support equipment. The intern collaborates with engineers and technicians to transition aerospace designs into reliable, repeatable production processes while meeting quality and schedule requirements.

Support verification, validation, integration, testing, and performance characterization of flight and ground RF and telemetry systems for reentry vehicles. Responsibilities include RF measurements, antenna and GPS integration, ground station compatibility testing, SDR evaluation, test data analysis, report generation, and test automation using Python or MATLAB. The role is hands-on and lab-focused within an aerospace avionics team.

Designs and develops parachute systems for advanced reentry vehicles from concept through manufacturing. Responsibilities include defining requirements with customers, supporting parachute and deployment-system testing, and leading parachute-related hardware, mechanisms, and systems. The role requires textile design, sewing, rigging, hardware testing, and project ownership, with opportunities to work on drop tests, CAD, simulation, pyrotechnic systems, and precision airdrop technologies.

Designs, integrates, verifies, and supports mixed-signal, embedded, RF-adjacent, and avionics hardware for aerospace reentry vehicles. Responsibilities include electrical architecture, schematic and PCB development, SDR integration, power and signal integrity design, hardware bring-up, bench debugging, root-cause analysis, documentation, and coordination across mechanical, software, firmware, RF, and systems teams.

Own end-to-end technical and program execution for a reentry system, from requirements and architecture through design, manufacturing, integration, qualification, production, and delivery. Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, integrated schedules, technical reviews, risk retirement, customer communication, manufacturing transition, testing, and flight readiness. Translate mission needs into engineering requirements, drive technical tradeoffs and decisions, and ensure complex aerospace hardware progresses to operational deployment on schedule.

Leads congressional engagement and federal government relations strategy for advanced defense and space systems. Advises executives on defense budgets, acquisition policy, legislation, and political developments; develops strategies for authorizations, appropriations, funding, and policy outcomes. Builds relationships with Congress, the Department of Defense, military services, and industry stakeholders; coordinates cross-functional advocacy; prepares leaders for government engagements; manages personnel and consultants; and ensures lobbying, ethics, disclosure, and compliance requirements are met.

Leads the Arc vehicle mechanical engineering team and owns delivery of primary structures, mechanisms, and thermal protection systems. Responsibilities include technical direction, people management, mechanical design and analysis, manufacturing and integration support, qualification and vehicle testing, configuration control, root-cause investigations, and cross-functional coordination with production and engineering teams. The role also supports vehicle builds, environmental testing, launch preparation, recovery operations, and post-flight hardware assessment.

Develop, integrate, test, and verify flight and ground RF/telemetry systems for reentry vehicles. Responsibilities include link-budget analysis, antenna modeling, RF component selection, laboratory and vehicle testing, ground-station network establishment, regulatory licensing support, and environmental qualification. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams and owns RF test systems and mission-readiness validation.

Build the People function from scratch: run onboarding/offboarding, benefits administration, employee relations and investigations, California and federal contractor compliance, performance management, engagement programs, HRIS (Gusto) administration, headcount reporting, and partner with leadership. Start as an individual contributor and grow into a manager within 12–24 months.

Own Inversion’s visual storytelling and content production from concept through final delivery. Capture photography and video across engineering, manufacturing, testing, launches, and company milestones; direct shoots; edit footage; produce technical explainers, employee stories, documentaries, and social content; and publish across web, recruiting, sales, press, and events. Maintain production equipment and a structured visual archive while helping define the company’s creative style. Travel to test sites and work independently in fast-moving technical environments.

The Mechanical Engineer II will design reentry vehicles, manage mechanical design processes, collaborate with teams, and ensure component performance through testing.

Manage mission-critical cloud and on-premises infrastructure in a defense environment. Provision and monitor cloud services, administer Windows and Linux systems, maintain Docker and Kubernetes environments, secure networks, perform patching and hardening, implement compliance controls, support identity management, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, and maintain disaster recovery and backup strategies. Collaborate with security, compliance, and engineering teams to ensure operational readiness.