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Full-Time

Director of Engineering

Accurate Landing

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Inversion Space

Inversion Space

11-50 employees

Low-cost, high-cadence space re-entry vehicles

Defense
Aerospace

Compensation Overview

$175k - $276kAnnually

Senior, Expert

Carson, CA, USA

US Citizenship Required

Category
Propulsion
Flight Dynamics
Aerospace Engineering
Required Skills
Data Structures & Algorithms
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Software, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field with a minimum of 10+ years of engineering complex systems.
  • Industry leadership experience managing interdisciplinary teams and responsibility over program-level technical decision-making.
  • Proven experience rapidly deploying and iterating products while in highly regulated industries.
  • Successful track record of taking projects from design through deployment into production.
  • Strong ability to translate customer requirements into highly reliable engineering outcomes.
Responsibilities
  • Report directly to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
  • Lead technical and programmatic architecture and execution of the Accurate Landing systems on Inversion’s Arc vehicle.
  • Assemble an incredibly talent-dense team of engineers to design, build, test, and produce controllable parachute systems, computer vision systems, and complex GNC algorithms.
  • Integrate and coordinate the integration of your team’s systems into Inversion’s vehicle(s).
  • Implement your vision for what you deem the “art of the possible” in a company that’s constructing an autonomy-enabled space transportation layer.

Inversion is developing low-cost, high cadence re-entry vehicles for returning cargo and resources from space, with a strong emphasis on re-entry vehicle technology. Their focus is on enabling humanity's growth within low-earth orbit and beyond, aiming to make returning from space as common as launching.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$10M

Headquarters

Torrance, California

Founded

2021

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

9%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

194%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Successful demonstration of Ray could pave the way for a new era of rapid cargo delivery, revolutionizing logistics and supply chains.
  • The company's innovative technology could attract significant interest and investment from both commercial and defense sectors.
  • Inversion's ability to develop technology at a record low cost could lead to high profitability and scalability.

What critics are saying

  • The ambitious nature of their technology means there is a high risk of failure during initial test phases, which could impact investor confidence.
  • Dependence on successful partnerships with companies like SpaceX for launch capabilities introduces external risks.

What makes Inversion Space unique

  • Inversion Space focuses on re-entry vehicles for ultra-fast, on-demand deliveries to anywhere on Earth, a niche not commonly addressed by other space startups.
  • The company has developed nearly all of Ray's subsystems in-house, showcasing a high level of technical expertise and cost efficiency.
  • Their unique approach of using space as a 'transportation layer for Earth' sets them apart from traditional space logistics companies.