Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth</strong></p></div><div> </div> <div><strong>Who We Are:</strong></div> <div>Eras of humanity can often be defined by a dominant transportation mode - horse drawn carriage, ocean faring boats, or aircraft. These were spurred by a small group of people rigorously focused on building technology to achieve faster access to more of the world.  We seek 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.    <br> </div> <div><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></div> <div>Inversion’s reentry vehicles are pushing the limits of hypersonic flight and our Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) are critical to success. As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will work alongside Inversion’s aerothermal and structures teams to design, manufacture and integrate a high performance, cost effective TPS for Inversion’s lifting-body reentry vehicles. In this role, you will:</div> <ul> <li>Design cutting edge thermal protection systems for Inversion’s Arc vehicle</li> <li>Organize development and qualification testing of TPS materials and installations</li> <li>Develop accelerated TPS integration methods to reduce manufacturing time</li> <li>Develop the analysis and design workflow of the flight heatshields for flight vehicles</li> <li>Explore trades between TPS materials and manufacturing methods</li> <li>Work with outside vendors, suppliers, and testing resources to bring new materials, capabilities, and processes in-house at Inversion</li> </ul> <div><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></div> <ul> <li>Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Material Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering OR equivalent experience in a relevant field</li> <li>Typically, 5+ years of professional experience working with, formulating, or producing materials for extreme temperature environments (Reentry, Rocketry, Hypersonics, Propulsion, Nuclear Power, etc.)</li> <li>Experience using Siemens NX or similar CAD software</li> <li>Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment</li> <li><strong>This role is onsite at our Playa Vista, California office</strong></li> </ul> <div><strong>Desired Qualifications:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Professional experience in design, testing, and integration of thermal protection systems for hypersonic or reentry flight vehicles</li> <li>Professional experience working with, formulating, or producing ablative or ceramic TPS</li> <li>Strong understanding of the fundamentals behind aerothermal heating of reentry vehicles, TPS production, and thermal environments of extreme temperature applications</li> <li>Prior experience working in startups and/or small independent teams</li> </ul> <div><strong>Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.</strong></div> <p><em><span data-contrast="auto">The California annual base salary for this role is currently</span></em> <em><span data-contrast="auto">$150,000-$170,000.  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. </span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":360,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> <br><br><em>#LI-FH1</em><br></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>ITAR Compliance:</strong></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span st ... (truncated, view full listing at source)