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Principal Materials Scientist at Inversion - ApplyBlast

Principal Materials Scientist

Inversion

2 months ago

Playa Vista, California, United States

Onsite

Full Time

Senior

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About this role

The Principal Materials Scientist will lead the development of high-performance, low-cost ablative thermal protection system materials for Inversion's reentry vehicles, overseeing formulation through automated large‑scale production. The role involves material formulation, characterization, prototyping, scaling manufacturing processes, and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize ablative TPS material formulations
Characterize material performance across extreme thermal environments
Automate large‑scale fabrication using composite manufacturing methods

Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent

About Inversion

inversionspace.com

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California, United States

Company Size

11-50 employees

Founded

2021

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Inversion is an aerospace company that builds advanced reentry vehicles for next-generation defense and national security capabilities. Their flagship product, Arc, is an autonomous, reusable, space-based delivery vehicle designed to deploy payloads anywhere on Earth in under an hour through extreme reentry conditions with high precision. While inherently dual-use, their technology is primarily developed to meet urgent national security needs, with future commercial logistics applications as a secondary goal.