Mechanical Engineer II

Summary

Inversion is a company focused on building advanced reentry systems to enhance logistics capabilities from space. As a Mechanical Engineer II, you will be responsible for the mechanical design of next-generation reentry vehicles, collaborating with cross-domain teams, and ensuring the performance and functionality of the systems through various analyses and testing.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design efforts from cradle to grave for the reentry team including:
• Primary and secondary vehicle structures
• Payload accommodations
• Thermal protection systems interfaces
• Partner with cross-domain stakeholders including propulsion and avionics to design and deliver mechanical systems critical to the vehicle's success
• Size, package, and integrate flight components and subassemblies in the vehicle using CAD software
• Analyze flight and critical non-flight components using finite element analysis and hand calculations
• Develop test plans and equipment to qualify designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, static load, and thermal testing

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Typically 2+ years of applicable hands-on experience developing mechanical systems, structures, and aerospace vehicles or equivalently complicated mechanical assemblies
• Strong practical mechanical design skills related to mechanisms, packaging, high-load environments, and user interfaces
• High familiarity with CAD software, such as Siemens NX
• Familiarity with FEA software packages such as ANSYS Mechanical, NASTRAN, FEMAP, or similar, with an emphasis on modal and static structural analysis
• Experience producing engineering drawings and applying standard dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment
• This position is on-site at Inversion HQ in Playa Vista, CA
• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Hands-on vehicle integration or design for manufacturing experience of flight or vehicle structures, bracketry, and related components
• Demonstrated history of mechanical design product ownership from cradle to grave
• Experience with vehicle-level flight test campaigns and hardware qualification per SMC-S016, SpaceX Rideshare Payload Users Guide (RPUG), or similar requirements
• Prior experience in the design and test of qualified space-flight hardware

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Typically 2+ years of applicable hands-on experience developing mechanical systems, structures, and aerospace vehicles or equivalently complicated mechanical assemblies
• Strong practical mechanical design skills related to mechanisms, packaging, high-load environments, and user interfaces
• High familiarity with CAD software, such as Siemens NX
• Familiarity with FEA software packages such as ANSYS Mechanical, NASTRAN, FEMAP, or similar, with an emphasis on modal and static structural analysis
• Experience producing engineering drawings and applying standard dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment
• This position is on-site at Inversion HQ in Playa Vista, CA

Nice to Haves

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Hands-on vehicle integration or design for manufacturing experience of flight or vehicle structures, bracketry, and related components
• Demonstrated history of mechanical design product ownership from cradle to grave
• Experience with vehicle-level flight test campaigns and hardware qualification per SMC-S016, SpaceX Rideshare Payload Users Guide (RPUG), or similar requirements
• Prior experience in the design and test of qualified space-flight hardware