Staff Mission Manager

United StatesOn-site

Responsibilities

Lead technical and programmatic execution from contract award through integration, integrated test , launch, operations, and re-entry, ensuring all contract requirements are met.
Support proposal efforts to align new missions with long-term strategic vision, ensuring complex contract
Collaborate with engineering to evaluate vehicle readiness, performing risk and trade studies on how changes impact system requirements, margin, and launch schedules.
Manage multiple programs and competing technical priorities concurrently. Required

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering , Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
experience within launch vehicles, reentry systems, or hypersonic flight regimes, with a proven track record of leading complex aerospace projects or systems engineering blocks.
T echnical understanding of aerodynamics, aerothermal environments, high-temperature structures, or precision recovery operations. •
Experience acting as the primary technical and programmatic interface of a program to an external customer or government stakeholder.
Proven ability to bridge the gap between business objectives and hardware engineering constraints in a fast-paced environment.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to author technical interface control documents (ICDs) and complex verification plans. Desired
Master’s degree in an engineering discipline. Direct
experience managing complex technical acquisitions or mission integration milestones with government agencies (e.g., DoD, NASA, FAA-AST).
experience spanning both hands-on hardware development and technical leadership.

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.

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.
As a Mission Manager, you will serve as the primary engineering and programmatic point of contact for customers from early capabilities studies through launch, on-orbit operations, re-entry, and recovery.