Staff Mission Design Engineer is open at Inversion in Playa Vista, California, United States. The posting gives a salary of $161K - $221K. Posted on Aug 13, 2026, and still on Inversion’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 15, 2026.
About the role
Inversion's reentry vehicles must perform across an enormous trade space — orbital insertion through hypersonic flight to precision landing. As the Staff Mission Design Engineer, you will own the mission-level view of that trade space for our next-generation vehicles. You will develop the design reference missions and flight envelopes that anchor vehicle design, and run the performance sensitivity studies that guide…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Inversion’s careers page.
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