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Staff GNC Engineer (Guidance)

Inversion · Playa Vista, California, United States

Posted about a month ago · $161,000-$221,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
42 days
Inversion's roles stay open a median of 53 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
89% of Inversion's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Inversion
high
59 stale, 0 reposted of 76 open
Hiring momentum
86 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-25

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About this role

As a Staff GNC Engineer (Guidance) at Inversion, you will develop the guidance architecture for a highly maneuverable reentry vehicle, focusing on real-time mission updates. Your responsibilities include creating guidance algorithms, building flight simulations, and collaborating with various teams to ensure vehicle performance. Additionally, you will mentor other engineers within the GNC team.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Inversion as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 9+ years of applicable experience developing and testing guidance or GNC algorithms and systems
  • Experience with modern convex optimization methods for guidance
  • Experience developing and exercising 3-DOF and 6-DOF flight simulations
  • Strong fundamentals in flight mechanics, optimal control, and trajectory optimization
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, or C++ for simulation and analysis

Nice to have

  • Master's or PhD in Aerospace Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Experience with real-time onboard optimization solvers in compute-restricted environments
  • Experience with atmospheric entry guidance methods
  • Experience building plant models of aerospace systems
  • Experience with state estimation using limited data

Worth weighing

  • Position requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA
  • Salary range is specified but individual pay may vary based on multiple factors
  • Role involves working in a fast-paced startup environment which may come with challenges

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Listed by Inversion on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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