Mechanical Engineer II
Inversion, Playa Vista, California +1
The role
As a Mechanical Engineer II at Inversion, you will play a critical role in the design, functionality, and performance of our next-generation reentry vehicles. This is a unique opportunity to work on the early stages of vehicle design, including defining vehicle architecture and creatively solving new design challenges.
- 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