Aerospace Structures Engineer II: Primary Vehicle Design

Inversion; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion in Playa Vista, CA, is seeking a Structures Engineer II to own cradle-to-grave design of primary and secondary structures for a leading reentry vehicle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize packaging, manufacturability, and performance, moving concepts from initial idea to qualification and production.

You’ll join the Mechanical team under the Director of Mechanical, contributing to design reviews and risk assessments in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in aerospace/ mechanical engineering.
• 2+ years of professional hardware development experience in aerospace/defense.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of primary and secondary vehicle structures, including load paths and interfaces.
• Own architecture to hardware realization, balancing mass, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with analysis engineers to refine structural sizing and margin strategies.
• Support integration with propulsion, avionics packaging, and deployment systems.
• Develop and review CAD drawings and product definitions for release.

Skills

Cradle-to-grave design

3D CAD (NX/CATIA/SolidWorks)

Structural analysis tools

GD&T/Engineering drawings

Cross-functional teamwork

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

NX

CATIA

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Abaqus

NASTRAN

FEMAP

Job description

Inversion in Playa Vista, CA, is seeking a Structures Engineer II to own cradle-to-grave design of primary and secondary structures for a leading reentry vehicle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize packaging, manufacturability, and performance, moving concepts from initial idea to qualification and production.

You’ll join the Mechanical team under the Director of Mechanical, contributing to design reviews and risk assessments in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.