Salary
$92k – $140k per year
Location
In office (Los Angeles)
Seniority
Junior · 1+ year exp
Employment
Full-Time
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Dec 9, 2025. Hermeus scores A on the Alion truth index.
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Hermeus is a US defense aviation company that designs, builds and flies high-Mach uncrewed aircraft powered by a precooled Pratt and Whitney F100 engine, with its headquarters in Hawthorne, California near Los Angeles. Founded in 2018 by AJ Piplica, Glenn Case, Skyler Shuford and Michael Smayda, it flew its first aircraft in 2025 and went supersonic 364 days later, holds a Defense Innovation Unit contract scaled to $219 million, and has teams in Atlanta, Jacksonville and Washington. It hires flight software, avionics, structures and propulsion integration engineers, flight test engineers, welders, sheet metal technicians and quality inspectors.
Backed by Khosla Ventures, Canaan
About The Role:
As an Avionics Electrical Engineer at Hermeus, you will be responsible for the design, testing, and integration of GNC systems, electrical hardware, control software, power distribution, and RF communications for our hypersonic vehicles.
Responsibilities:
- You will shape the future of commercial supersonic and hypersonic flight. Our team is responsible for the design, testing, and integration of GNC systems, electrical hardware, control software, power distribution, and RF communications.
- The Electrical Engineer position requires system-level architects who are also experts in their specialized areas.
- As an avionics electrical engineer, you'll take charge of designing and testing custom electrical systems for both ground test and flight applications.
- You will ensure the seamless integration and compatibility of your designs at the sub-system and integrated system level.
- As a member of the avionics team, you'll have the opportunity to work across disciplines to create control and instrumentation systems for engine, structural, hydraulic, and electrical systems.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 1+ years of experience in multiple of the following areas: electrical hardware design, control systems, instrumentation and signal conditioning, digital communication busses, analog design and simulation, power electronics, harness design
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Master's degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace engineering or similar disciplines
- Demonstrated project experience with embedded design, device integration, V&V, environmental qualification and/or flight testing
- Familiarity with test and simulation tools (DMM, Oscilloscope, power supplies, SPICE, Ansys)
- Experience with electrical and mechanical design and version control software (Altium Designer, Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Capital Harness, Git, Teamcenter)
- Experience with avionics devices and protocols (RS-485, ARINC-685, FPGAs, GPS, INS, D38999 style connectors, etc.)
- Familiarity with aerospace industry standards (IPC-620, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-464D, DO-160G)
- Experience working with DC power systems (Batteries, Motors, Generators, etc.)
- Strong analysis and troubleshooting skills
- A bias towards action, and a willingness to work hands-on to make it happen
- Engineering project team experience
- Ability to travel on short notice to support test campaigns
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