Lead Avionics Engineer

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. ### About The Role: 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. ### 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 - Ability to travel on short notice to support test campaigns