Making Space a Transportation Layer for Earth. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
The performance of Inversion’s maneuvering reentry vehicles requires that we develop our own TPS materials — and making them at scale requires production-grade wet chemistry. As the Senior Chemical Process Engineer, you will stand up the sol-gel infusion and resin injection manufacturing processes at the heart of our thermal protection system production, carrying them from lab-scale demonstration to reliable, documented production. In this role, you will:
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience in a related field
- Typically, 5+ years of experience in process development and scale-up of wet-chemistry or polymer manufacturing processes
- Experience with infusion, infiltration, or impregnation-based manufacturing processes — such as sol-gel infusion, resin transfer molding (RTM/VARTM), matrix infiltration, or similar
- Strong fundamentals in polymer and colloid processing, including rheology, gelation and cure kinetics, and mass transfer during infiltration
- Experience carrying a process from laboratory demonstration to production, including equipment specification and commissioning
- Experience with process safety practices for hazardous chemistry at production scale (e.g., PHA/HAZOP)
More about this role
Inversion is an aerospace and defense company pioneering advanced reentry technology to enable next-generation capabilities from space. By combining high-performance materials, precision aerodynamics, and mission-driven autonomy, Inversion is transforming reentry into an operational capability for an entirely new class of missions.
The company’s highly maneuverable reentry spacecraft, Arc, is designed for rapid global cargo delivery, hypersonic testing, and other national security missions that require precise, controlled flight through the atmosphere. Arc creates an entirely new transportation domain, unlocking unprecedented speed and global reach.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Inversion designs, manufactures, and integrates its spacecraft under one roof, enabling the company to move rapidly from concept to flight. The company is backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, with customers across the U.S. government and commercial space industry.
The performance of Inversion’s maneuvering reentry vehicles requires that we develop our own TPS materials — and making them at scale requires production-grade wet chemistry. As the...
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