engineering
Posted 2 weeks agoStaff Aerothermal CFD Engineer
United StatesOn-site
Requirements
- Successful candidates will have a background in DSMC simulation or familiarity with multi-physics plasma environments, a passion for pushing those tools to their limits and the drive to extend them when the work demands it. Required
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- experience in hypersonic, supersonic, reentry, or rocketry external flow-field aerothermodynamic analysis Strong
- experience with high fidelity simulation of gas dynamics at conditions where inter-molecular forces must be considered (SPARTA, DAC, MAP, plasma simulation tools, etc.)
- Familiarity with Fidelity Pointwise, Link3D or equivalent meshing software for generating high-quality meshes suitable for a variety of simulations
- Strong knowledge of flows in thermal-chemical non-equilibrium •
- Proficiency in uncertainty quantification & relevant mathematical models
- Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, including prototyping and rapid iteration of new products Desired
- Masters / PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent field. •
- Experience with high temperature gas flow solvers (US3D, DPLR and/or LAURA) •
- Experience with modeling radiative heating using radiation transport tools •
- Experience conducting a comprehensive CFD campaign, from a vehicle’s early stages to the first flight •
- Experience using programming languages like Python, Fortran, C++, MATLAB, etc.
Experience
- Typically, 9+ years of
Benefits
- The California annual base salary for this role is currently $161,000-$221,000. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.
Additional details
- Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth Who We Are:
- 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 on-demand logistics domain.
- We see space not as a destination, but as a platform — one that unlocks unprecedented speed and global reach.
- Our spacecraft are designed to deliver payloads anywhere on Earth in under an hour, operating through extreme reentry conditions and landing with high precision.
- These systems open the door to new ways of testing, delivering, and operating at hypersonic speeds.
- Inherently dual-use, our technology is built to meet urgent national security needs while laying the groundwork for future commercial applications.
- Backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, and working with partners such as the U.S.
- Space Force and NASA, Inversion is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in space-based defense and logistics. What You’ll Do:
- Inversion’s lifting-body reentry platform will create a highly maneuverable, highly accurate, and low-cost vehicle that will be an industry-first.