Full-Time

Director of Engineering

Reentry

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Inversion Space

Inversion Space

51-200 employees

Develops low-cost re-entry vehicles for cargo

Aerospace

Compensation Overview

$220k - $300kAnnually

Expert

No H1B Sponsorship

Culver City, CA, USA

US Citizenship Required

Category
Research & Development
Space & Rocket Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Required Skills
Autodesk CFD

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field with a minimum of 10+ years of engineering complex systems.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in hypersonic, supersonic, reentry, or rocketry flight sciences.
  • Demonstrated success in vehicle design and OML design that culminated in flight testing.
  • Strong knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), wind tunnel testing, aerothermal analysis, and glide trajectories.
  • Industry leadership experience managing interdisciplinary teams and responsibility over program-level technical decision-making.
  • Strong fundamentals on aerospace-level primary structures requirements and design.
  • Successful track record of taking projects from design through deployment into production.
Responsibilities
  • Report directly to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
  • Lead technical and programmatic architecture and execution of the Reentry systems on Inversion’s Arc vehicle including Aerodynamics, Thermal Protection Systems (TPS), Primary Structures, and Control Surfaces.
  • Responsible for the architecture definition, simulation-based performance analysis, development of hardware, validation of design, and production of a reentry vehicle.
  • Assemble an incredibly talent-dense team of engineers to design, analyze, build, test, and produce a reentry vehicle.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master’s degree or PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent field.
  • Professional experience executing modeling and simulation tools for hypersonic applications.
  • Experience with key aspects of hypersonic system modeling such as: hypersonic boundary layer, heat transfer modeling, ablation, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, chemistry modeling, turbulence, etc.
  • Strong understanding of ablative thermal protection materials, their capabilities, and how to analyze them.

Inversion Space develops re-entry vehicles that are designed to return cargo and resources from space at a low cost and with high frequency. Their vehicles work by safely bringing back various types of cargo from low-earth orbit and beyond, making the process of returning from space as routine as launching into it. Unlike other companies in the space industry, Inversion Space focuses specifically on re-entry solutions, catering to clients involved in both space exploration and commercial activities. The company's goal is to support the sustainability and growth of space operations by providing reliable re-entry services through contracts and partnerships with space agencies and private companies.

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$121.6M

Headquarters

Torrance, California

Founded

2021

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-6%

1 year growth

-6%

2 year growth

0%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Inversion raised $44 million to advance re-entry vehicle development.
  • Awarded $71M by SpaceWERX for next-gen autonomous re-entry vehicles.
  • Growing demand for re-entry solutions aligns with Inversion's focus on affordable vehicles.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from SpaceX and Blue Origin may limit market share.
  • Potential regulatory hurdles could delay operations and increase costs.
  • Reliance on SpaceX's Transporter-12 mission poses risk if launch issues occur.

What makes Inversion Space unique

  • Inversion Space focuses on affordable, high cadence re-entry vehicles for cargo return.
  • The company aims to make space return as common as space launch.
  • Inversion Space develops in-house technology for re-entry vehicles, enhancing cost efficiency.

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