Senior Thermal Structures Engineer is open at Inversion in Playa Vista, California, United States. The posting gives a salary of $137K - $193K. Posted on Aug 13, 2026, and still on Inversion’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 15, 2026.
About the role
A heat shield is where the harsh reentry thermal environment meets structural reality materials want to expand, attachments must not let them fail, and parts must be manufacturable at scale. As the Senior Thermal Structures Engineer, you will own the detailed design of heat shield and hot structure hardware from concept through flight, with responsibility for both the design and analysis of a key subsystem for a…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Inversion’s careers page.
Hiring at Inversion
Inversion has 84 open roles right now. Most are in Engineering, Manufacturing & Trades and Operations. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $165K. See all its roles
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