Quick Summary
Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth Who We Are: Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space. Our mission is to make Earth radically more accessible by turning Low-Earth Orbit into an on-demand logistics domain.
Lead all programmatic aspects from contract award through integration, integrated test, launch, on-orbit operations, and re-entry, ensuring contract requirements are met. Support multiple programs and competing priorities concurrently.
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary engineering team building space-flight hardware.
Inversion is an aerospace and defense company pioneering advanced reentry technology to enable next-generation capabilities from space. By combining high-performance materials, precision aerodynamics, and mission-driven autonomy, Inversion is transforming reentry into an operational capability for an entirely new class of missions.
The company’s highly maneuverable reentry spacecraft, Arc, is designed for rapid global cargo delivery, hypersonic testing, and other national security missions that require precise, controlled flight through the atmosphere. Arc creates an entirely new transportation domain, unlocking unprecedented speed and global reach.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Inversion designs, manufactures, and integrates its spacecraft under one roof, enabling the company to move rapidly from concept to flight. The company is backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, with customers across the U.S. government and commercial space industry.
Responsibilities
~1 min readThe California annual base salary for this role is currently $161,000 - $221,000. 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.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $161,000–$221,000 a year
- 171% above the $70,554 median for Other jobs on Jobera (110,457 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- 159 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- May 8, 2026
- First seen
- May 9, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 159
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 42%
- Scored at
- October 15, 2026
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