inversionspace · Playa Vista, California, United States · Playa Vista, California, United States
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Advanced Reentry Technologies</strong></p> <p><strong>Who We Are:<br></strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p></div><p><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW94170995 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW94170995 BCX8">Position Overview:</span></span></strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As a </span><span data-contrast="auto">Technical Program Manager, Reentry Systems</span><span data-contrast="auto">, you will own the technical and programmatic execution of a major reentry system development program from requirements definition through design, analysis, manufacturing, qualification, production, and delivery.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This is a deeply technical program leadership role. You will work directly with multidisciplinary engineering teams while serving as a primary interface to the customer. You will be accountable for turning mission requirements into an executable technical plan, driving engineering decisions and trades, identifying and retiring risk, and ensuring the team delivers sophisticated flight hardware on schedule.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You should be comfortable operating at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, program execution, and the customer. You will not simply track schedules or facilitate meetings—you will need enough technical depth to understand the system, challenge assumptions, identify issues before they become critical, and drive teams toward decisions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Key Responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own end-to-end program execution</span><span data-contrast="auto"> for a reentry system, from customer requirements and early architecture through detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, integration, qualification, production, and delivery.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own the integrated technical plan</span><span data-contrast="auto"> across structures, mechanisms, thermal protection systems, aerothermal analysis, GNC, avionics, propulsion, manufacturing, test, and other disciplines required to deliver the system.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Partner closely with engineering leads to define the technical path to success, drive trades, resolve cross-functional issues, and ensure analysis and design activities converge into flight-ready hardware.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Drive the development and closure of system requirements, interfaces, verification plans, and technical risks.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead program planning, including development schedules, major design and test milestones, dependencies, critical path, resource requirements, and risk-retirement activities.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead major technical and program reviews and ensure that design maturity, analysis, hardware readiness, and verification evidence support progression to the next phase of development.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Work closely with manufacturing and production teams to ensure designs transition effectively from prototype hardware into repeatable production, including manufacturability, tooling, supplier readiness, inspection, process qualification, and long-lead planning.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Drive hardware through build, integration, environmental testing, qualification, acceptance, and flight readiness, rapidly resolving technical and programmatic issues as they emerge.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Serve as a primary technical and programmatic interface with the customer, developing a deep understanding of their mission requirements and maintaining clear, accurate, and trusted communication throughout program execution.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> &l