Director of Engineering, Processing Core

Inversion Space
Playa Vista, California, United StatesPosted 21 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth</strong></p></div><p></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Who We Are:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":254}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Eras of humanity can often be defined by a dominant transportation mode - horse drawn </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">carriage</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">, ocean </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">faring</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> boats, or </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">aircraft</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">. These were spurred by a small group of people rigorously focused on building technology to achieve faster access to more of the world</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">We </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">seek</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> to usher in a new era of humanity defined by universal access to the whole globe free of borders and the presence of a routine way from space to Earth. To do this, we are building highly maneuverable re-entry vehicles that can loiter in orbit before precision landing back on Earth</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":100,"335559739":100,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">What </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">You’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> Do:</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":100,"335559739":100,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">A</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">s the head of Inversion’s Processing Core team, you will spearhead the creation, design, and leadership of </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">one of Inversion’s most crucial systems: the software and hardware for our flight computer and control systems</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> for our next-generation spacecraft. Inversion’s </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">spacecraft</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> are capable of both operating as a satellite </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">on</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> orbit for long durations as well as reentering Earth’s atmosphere and autonomously and accurately landing anywhere in the world. The Processing Core team</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> consists of the software, firmware, electrical, and mechanical systems that are the foundational platform for the entire software and avionics running on the </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">vehicle</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">. You will own the technical development of the software stack, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">flight computer board design, encryption, and operating system</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> (OS)</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> from conceptual design through continuous testing to deployment onto production vehicles. In this role, you will:</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":100,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Report directly to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":100,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle ... (truncated, view full listing at source)