Making Space a Transportation Layer for Earth. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
Inversion's lifting-body reentry platform will be a highly maneuverable, highly accurate vehicle that is an industry first — and its guidance system is what makes that maneuverability count. As the Staff GNC Engineer (Guidance), you will be responsible for developing the guidance architecture for a high-performance maneuvering reentry vehicle, delivering high performance in the face of real-time mission updates. In this role, you will:
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
- Typically, 9+ years of applicable experience developing and testing guidance or GNC algorithms and systems
- Experience with modern convex optimization methods for guidance (e.g., successive convexification / sequential convex programming, lossless convexification)
- Experience developing and exercising 3-DOF and 6-DOF flight simulations
- Strong fundamentals in flight mechanics, optimal control, and trajectory optimization
- Proficiency in programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, or C++ for simulation and analysis
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.
Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space.
Our mission is to make Earth radically more accessible by turning Low-Earth Orbit into an...
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