Hermeus

Mechanical Engineer


PayCompetitive
LocationAtlanta/Georgia
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: a22ba3d1-9c50-4acb-a91c-49630a88f2ee

      Hermeus is a venture capital-backed aerospace and defense technology company. The business is focused on building high-speed products that sustainably deliver asymmetric advantage to the Department of Defense and allied partners. Utilizing an iterative development approach to aircraft, Hermeus’ high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft aim to deliver capabilities at a pace not seen in the U.S. since the 1950s.

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      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


      Basic 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)


      Preferred Skills and Experience
      • Hands-on prototyping and mechanical assembly experience for complex systems
      • Strong foundation in engineering fundamentals including statics, dynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, vibe
      • Proficiency in CAD (NX preferred), FEA (Ansys preferred), and PLM tools (Teamcenter preferred)
      • 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


      Additional Requirements
      • Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical milestones
      • Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time


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      $91,800 - $140,250 a year
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      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.


  • About the company

      Hermeus is developing Mach 5 aircraft to connect the world faster.

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