Senior Chemical Process Engineer

• ◆Develop and stand up sol-gel infusion and resin injection manufacturing processes, from process definition through commissioning of production equipment.
• ◆Specify, design, and procure process equipment, including infusion and injection systems, vacuum and pressure vessels, resin delivery hardware, and drying and cure equipment.
• ◆Characterize and control the process variables that drive product quality — sol rheology and gelation kinetics, resin viscosity and pot life, degassing, infiltration uniformity, and cure behavior.
• ◆Scale processes from coupon-level development articles to full-scale production hardware.
• ◆Establish process documentation, travelers, and statistical process control to make processes repeatable across operators and lots.
• ◆Establish safe handling practices for production-scale wet chemistry, including solvents and reactive resin systems.
• ◆Work closely with materials scientists, manufacturing engineers, and outside vendors to bring new process capabilities in-house at Inversion.

• ✓Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience in a related field
• ✓Typically, 5+ years of experience in process development and scale-up of wet-chemistry or polymer manufacturing processes
• ✓Experience with infusion, infiltration, or impregnation-based manufacturing processes — such as sol-gel infusion, resin transfer molding (RTM/VARTM), matrix infiltration, or similar
• ✓Strong fundamentals in polymer and colloid processing, including rheology, gelation and cure kinetics, and mass transfer during infiltration
• ✓Experience carrying a process from laboratory demonstration to production, including equipment specification and commissioning
• ✓Experience with process safety practices for hazardous chemistry at production scale (e.g., PHA/HAZOP)
• ✓Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, including prototyping and rapid iteration of new products
• ✓Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.

• ✓Master's or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field
• ✓Experience with sol-gel processing at production scale — such as aerogel blanket manufacturing, oxide CMC densification, polymer infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP), or catalyst washcoating
• ✓Experience with solvent exchange and supercritical or ambient-pressure drying processes
• ✓Experience processing phenolic or other ablative resin systems
• ✓Familiarity with process automation and controls (PLC/SCADA) for chemical process equipment
• ✓Prior experience working in startups and/or small independent teams

Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in-office presence.

The California annual base salary for this role is currently $137 ,000 - $193 ,000 Pay G rades 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.