Director of Business Development (Hypersonic Flight Experiments)

About the role

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. Position Overview: As the nation advances its hypersonic capabilities, there is an increasing need for hypersonic flight testing to facilitate the development of these technologies. The Director of Business Development is an exciting new position at Inversion focused on providing high value, recoverable, and affordable hypersonic flight test to address this increasing demand. This role is highly outbound-focused, combining cold outreach, trade show engagement, and early-stage customer development. You will be on the front lines, introducing our hypersonic technologies to government, defense, and commercial aerospace stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and engage new customers via phone, email, LinkedIn, and in-person outreach
• Represent the company at aerospace and defense trade shows, conferences, and industry events
• Qualify inbound and outbound leads and convert them into active sales opportunities
• Conduct introductory calls and meetings to understand customer needs and align them with our hypersonic capabilities
• Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified opportunities in CRM
• Coordinate with engineering and leadership to support technical discussions and proposals
• Track market activity, competitor positioning, and customer feedback
• Support early capture activities for government and defense programs (as applicable)
• Required Qualifications:
• Total 10+ years in one or more of the following
• Overall technical sales leadership for hypersonic capabilities
• Procuring flight tests for hypersonic flight experiments
• Directly managing hypersonic flight experiments
• Prior experience in a technical sales role for commercial or government for hypersonic capabilities.
• Comfortable with high-volume outbound calling and follow-up
• Experience engaging technical and executive stakeholders
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into customer value
• Willingness to travel for trade shows and customer meetings
• U.S. work authorization (and ability to obtain a security clearance if required)

Requirements

• Strong understanding of the various types of internal and external hypersonic flight experiments
• Strong understanding of the various current options for hypersonic flight tests
• Knowledge of various test options for hypersonic systems, subsystems, and components, including via wind tunnel testing
• Experience working with government customers, commercial customers, and stakeholders for hypersonic flight experiments
• Active DoD security clearance.
• Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.
• ITAR Compliance:
• Equal Employment Opportunity:
• Inversion provides equal employm

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