Lead Avionics Engineer

Medium; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 146,700 - 179,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

100% employer-paid healthcare

401k & Retirement Plans

Paid Parental Leave

Weekly Paid Office Lunches

End of Year Bonuses

Stock Options

Job summary

A leading defense aviation company in Los Angeles is seeking a Lead Avionics Engineer to develop cutting-edge hypersonic vehicles. This role involves providing technical leadership, managing electrical system design, and ensuring operational reliability. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, over 5 years of experience, and demonstrated project leadership. The position offers a competitive salary range of $146,700 to $179,300 along with benefits including unlimited PTO and 100% employer-paid healthcare.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in relevant electrical engineering areas.
• 1+ years leading a technical engineering team.
• Hands-on experience with electrical power distribution systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical leadership and mentoring across the project.
• Drive system trades and component selection.
• Create development and qualification testing campaigns.

Skills

Electrical hardware design

Control systems

Instrumentation and signal conditioning

Digital communication busses

Analog design and simulation

Power electronics

Harness design

Project experience with embedded design

Self-motivated

Troubleshooting skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

DMM

Oscilloscope

Power supplies

SPICE

Ansys

Altium Designer

Siemens NX

Git

Job description

Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today. By prioritizing relentless hardware iteration, we deliver high-speed systems at the pace of the modern battlefield. We work with the Department of War to provide the high-speed capabilities our nation and its allies need to maintain a durable, asymmetric advantage.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Avionics Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to the development of the next generation of hypersonic vehicles. As a Lead Avionics Engineer at Hermeus, you will play a pivotal role in leading the design, analysis, and testing of electrical systems for our hypersonic vehicles. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to ensure the safe and efficient operation of our electrical systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the organization, manage related risk and change across the program, drive new technology introduction, and provide mentoring for less senior engineers.
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test.
• Create development and qualification testing campaigns and exercise designs to their limits.
• Support hardware through production, integration, and flight.
• Work with experts from other teams and departments to drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable. Challenge assumptions and build strong professional relationships.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ 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
• 1+ years leading a technical engineering team.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Breadth of experience across various electrical technical fields including RF, digital, analog, and video systems
• Demonstrated project experience with embedded design, device integration, V&V, environmental qualification and/or flight testing
• Hands‑on experience designing, building, and or servicing electrical power distribution systems and or networks
• 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.)
• Strong analysis and troubleshooting skills
• 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.)
• Self‑motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
• Writing software in Python or similar for analysis or data review
• A bias towards action, and a willingness to work hands‑on to make it happen.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel on short notice to support test campaigns

$146,700 - $179,300 a year

Salary and Benefits

• Salary information provided is a general guideline only. Hermeus takes various factors into account, including, but not limited to, the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's professional background, education and training, essential skills, and market and business considerations, when presenting a job offer.
• Salary is only one part of our total compensation and benefits package. Hermeus offers competitive salary and equity, unlimited PTO policy, paid parental leave, potential for year-end bonuses, and more!
• 100% employer-paid health care
• 401k & Retirement Plans
• Unlimited PTO
• Weekly Paid Office Lunches
• End of Year Bonuses
• Fully stocked breakrooms
• Stock Options
• Paid Parental Leave

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.