Avionics Electrical Engineer

Clutch Canada; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 91,800 - 140,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Unlimited PTO policy

100% employer-paid health care

401(k) & retirement plans

Weekly paid office lunches

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology company in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design and test custom electrical systems for both ground and flight applications. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and has 1+ years of experience in relevant areas such as electrical hardware design or control systems. Opportunities for career progression are available as the company is pioneering hypersonic aircraft technology and offers competitive compensation including excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in electrical hardware design, control systems, or similar areas.
• Experience with embedded design, device integration, and/or flight testing.
• Strong analysis and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and test custom electrical systems for ground and flight applications.
• Ensure integration of designs at subsystem and system levels.
• Work across disciplines on control and instrumentation systems.

Skills

Electrical hardware design

Control systems

Instrumentation and signal conditioning

Digital communication busses

Analog design and simulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

DMM

Oscilloscope

SPICE

Ansys

Job description

Hermeus is an aerospace and defense technology company founded to radically accelerate air travel by delivering hypersonic aircraft. The company aims to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly and cost‑effectively by integrating hardware‑rich, iterative development with modern computing and autonomy. This approach has been validated through design, build, and test of the company’s first combined turbojet‑ramjet engine and is now being scaled through its first flight vehicle program, Quarterhorse. Hermeus is also developing Darkhorse—an uncrewed hypersonic aircraft designed to deliver unique asymmetric capabilities to the warfighter.

Compensation & Benefits

$91,800 - $140,250 a year

• Competitive salary and equity
• Unlimited PTO policy
• Paid parental leave
• Potential for year‑end bonuses
• 100% employer‑paid health care
• 401(k) & retirement plans
• Weekly paid office lunches
• End‑of‑year bonuses
• Fully stocked breakrooms
• Stock options
• Paid parental leave

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.

Minimum 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

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel on short notice to support test campaigns

U.S. Export Control Compliance Status

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

Equal Opportunity

Hermeus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions at Hermeus are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.