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Staff Mission Design Engineer

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 Mission Design Engineer at Inversion, you will be responsible for overseeing the mission-level design of next-generation reentry vehicles, focusing on developing design reference missions and conducting performance sensitivity studies. You will also support simulation campaigns and work closely with customers to translate their mission needs into technical requirements, while mentoring other engineers in the 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

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What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Typically, 9+ years of experience in mission design, trajectory analysis, or flight performance for launch, reentry, hypersonic, or missile systems
  • Experience with trajectory optimization using an industry-standard tool (POST, OTIS, TAOS, Copernicus, or similar)
  • Experience developing and exercising 3-DOF and 6-DOF flight simulations
  • Strong fundamentals in flight mechanics, orbital mechanics, and atmospheric entry dynamics
  • Strong fundamentals in statistical and probabilistic analysis, including Monte Carlo and dispersion analysis

Nice to have

  • Experience with constellation design, coverage analysis, or orbit propagation tools (e.g., STK, GMAT)
  • Experience reverse engineering performance of existing vehicles
  • Experience with range safety and footprint analysis (e.g., expected casualty, circular error probable) for reentry or launch systems
  • Experience reconciling simulation predictions against flight test data
  • Familiarity with vehicle GNC algorithms and their interaction with mission design

Worth weighing

  • Position requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA
  • Salary range is specified but may vary based on individual factors
  • Role involves significant responsibility and requires a security clearance
  • Focus on advanced reentry technology may involve working with cutting-edge but potentially high-pressure projects

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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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