Senior Aerostructures Engineer — Rapid Prototyping

Hermeus; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Weekly office lunches

Job summary

Hermeus is seeking a Senior Structures Engineer to lead design, build and test of aerostructures for high-speed aircraft in Atlanta. You will mentor juniors and drive hardware upgrades from concept to flight-ready hardware.

You will apply strong first principles, CAD, and hands-on tooling experience to deliver robust, manufacturable structures and enable rapid prototyping in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering first principles and practical (hands-on) hardware experience.
• Experience with CAD, test equipment, and hand tools.
• Proven ability to design, build, break and iterate quickly.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead detailed project planning and drive hardware delivery on aggressive timelines.
• Collaborate from high level concepts to final geometry, material selection and DFM.
• Design full-stack design-to-build-to-test processes including factory layout and test flow.
• Analyze build non-conformances and chart paths for low-rate prototype hardware.
• Drive transition from prototype to production for complex aerospace assemblies.
• Question process complexity, delete parts, and simplify flow.
• Perform detailed structural analysis and report margins.
• Develop and run test procedures for flight hardware.
• Serve as a force multiplier across production, test, and design teams.

Skills

Engineering first principles

CAD

Test equipment

Hands-on hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/aerospace/manufacturing engineering

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

Siemens NX

NX Nastran

ANSYS

AWS D17.1 welding

Job description

Hermeus is seeking a Senior Structures Engineer to lead design, build and test of aerostructures for high-speed aircraft in Atlanta. You will mentor juniors and drive hardware upgrades from concept to flight-ready hardware.

You will apply strong first principles, CAD, and hands-on tooling experience to deliver robust, manufacturable structures and enable rapid prototyping in a fast-paced environment.