Mechanical Engineer - Rapid Prototyping for Fast Aircraft

Hermeus; Atlanta (IL); On-site; USD 92,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Office lunches

Job summary

Hermeus is seeking a structural engineer to design and analyze propulsion, hydraulics, fuels, and avionics subsystems. You will perform structural and thermal analyses, lead cross-disciplinary trade studies, and own hardware development from concept to test.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams to ensure designs are practical and aligned with program objectives. You will present technical content in internal reviews and represent the team in cross-functional and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics.
• 1+ years of experience with electromechanical design, analysis, and testing (internships and significant student project experience qualify)
• Hands-on prototyping and mechanical assembly experience for complex systems
• Strong foundation in statics, dynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics
• Proficiency in CAD (NX), FEA (Ansys), and PLM tools (Teamcenter)
• Familiarity with mechanical testing under conditions such as vibration, fatigue, shock, vacuum, and thermal loads
• Experience collaborating across disciplines (e.g., fluids, avionics, manufacturing) to deliver integrated systems
• Demonstrated cradle to grave ownership of technically complex projects
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time

Responsibilities

• Structural design supporting vehicle subsystems such as hydraulics, fuel systems, propulsion, and avionics
• Perform structural and thermal analyses using both hand calculations and FEA
• Lead trade studies across mechanical, fluid, and avionics subsystems with an emphasis on mass efficiency, cost, and performance
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams to ensure designs are practical, producible, and aligned with program objectives
• Own hardware development from concept through design, fabrication, integration, and test
• Present technical content in internal reviews and represent the team in cross-functional and supplier/customer design reviews

Skills

Hands-on prototyping

Mechanical assembly

Engineering fundamentals

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Cradle to grave ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics

Tools

NX CAD

ANSYS FEA

Teamcenter (PLM)

Job description

Hermeus is seeking a structural engineer to design and analyze propulsion, hydraulics, fuels, and avionics subsystems. You will perform structural and thermal analyses, lead cross-disciplinary trade studies, and own hardware development from concept to test.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams to ensure designs are practical and aligned with program objectives. You will present technical content in internal reviews and represent the team in cross-functional and