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Senior Test Engineer

Inversion · Playa Vista, California, United States

Posted about 2 months ago · $137,000 - $193,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
52 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

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Inversion's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Inversion.

About this role

As a Senior Test Engineer at Inversion, you will be responsible for planning and executing mechanical test campaigns for advanced reentry vehicles. Your role involves collaborating with various teams to develop test plans, coordinate with external facilities, and ensure successful testing of components and subsystems. You will also troubleshoot issues during tests and communicate results and recommendations to cross-functional teams.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
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, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent technical experience
  • Typically 5+ years of professional experience in development testing, qualification testing, or mechanical system test engineering for aerospace, defense, or similarly demanding applications
  • Experience developing and executing component and subsystem-level test campaigns for mechanical hardware
  • Experience writing test plans, procedures, test readiness documentation, and post-test reports
  • Experience designing test fixtures, adapters, tooling, or ground support equipment for mechanical or aerospace hardware
  • Strong understanding of mechanical systems, including structures, mechanisms, interfaces, and hardware integration

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Experience owning complex mechanism, deployment, or separation system test campaigns from early development through integrated demonstration
  • Experience testing hardware in high-dynamic, high-shock, vibration, or transient mechanical environments
  • Experience supporting correlation of test results to loads, structural dynamics, or multibody dynamics models
  • Experience developing and executing tests for qualified flight hardware

What you get

  • California annual base salary for this role is currently $137,000 - $193,000
  • Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data
  • Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis

Worth weighing

  • Position requires in-office presence
  • No specific mention of additional benefits or perks beyond salary
  • U.S. citizenship or eligibility for ITAR compliance is required

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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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