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Hermeus · 2 weeks ago

Lead Avionics Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$147K/yr - $179K/yr

5+ years exp

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 Lead Avionics Engineer will lead the design, analysis, and testing of electrical systems for hypersonic vehicles, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and efficient operations.

AerospaceAir TransportationInfrastructureTravel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

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

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringElectrical hardware designControl systemsEmbedded designTestSimulation toolsAvionics devicesProtocolsAerospace industry standardsPythonAnalysis skillsOrganizational skillsWritten communication skillsOral communication skills

Required

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

Ability to travel on short notice to support test campaigns

Preferred

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