Hermeus · 6 hours ago
Operations Supervisor - Fluids & Avionics
Hermeus is a high-speed aircraft manufacturer focused on the rapid design, build, and test of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for the national interest. The Operations Supervisor is responsible for ensuring safety and quality standards across production teams, developing training programs, and driving accountability within the teams to meet production schedules.
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Responsibilities
Own safety standards in the area and ensure total team compliance to OSHA and Hermeus safety requirements through collaboration with EHS and technical experts
Develop and standardize build-specific trainings (IE: High Voltage, Forklift, Caustic Material Handling, Rigging, etc.) and ensure they meet OSHA standards and are internally tracked (with partner orgs)
Be the steward of good quality and traceability in the area – ensure compliance to established processes for kitting and processing work orders and develop/publish specifications and standards for sustaining the business (pull people in where needed)
Establish Daily and Weekly targets for the team and disseminate assignments with support from the team lead
Identify and address potential labor or asset constraints at least two weeks in advance and escalate when support is needed
Remove blockers for the team to execute work, including but not limited to…
Actively holding engineering peers accountable to dispositioning hardware as applicable
Working with facilities to introduce improved drops, systems, or quality of life fixes
Escalating to leadership where capacity is failing
Procuring relevant tooling to unblock availability as a constraint
Develop and own the metrics for team success in the area
Participate in development of ROI for new assets/CapEx in the area, this could be new welding equipment, drills, rivet guns, testing dc torque tool technology, etc
Collaborate with Quality/Reliability on reviewing NCR landscape and own further actions associated with production processes (within scope) or any training needs
Qualification
Required
4+ Years Experience in Aerospace Manufacturing or 6+ Years in Other Manufacturing
Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
Proactive attitude that biases towards action
Support weekends and nights as needed
Experience manufacturing match drilled components and/or large format component integration
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in relevant engineering field (mechanical, chemical, electrical, etc.)
Capability to generate code with SQL, Python, C#, or other coding languages
Experience in a hardware-centric start-up environment
Hands-on fluidics or avionics experience
Understanding of industry standard specifications
Experience with P&ID's, Routing Diagrams, and/or Machined Component Drawings
Experience with high pressure testing
Experience with high voltage testing
Company
Hermeus
Hermeus is developing Mach 5 aircraft to speed up the global transportation network.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$215.96MKey Investors
Sam AltmanUnited States Air ForceNASA
2025-07-30Series B
2024-07-02Series B· $39.96M
2022-03-10Series B· $100M
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