Hermeus · 1 day ago
Product Manager - Autonomy
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $220K/yr
10+ years expHermeus 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 Product Manager - Autonomy is responsible for defining and prioritizing autonomy capabilities across various systems and ensuring that these capabilities deliver operational value and mission-relevant behavior. This role involves close collaboration with multiple teams to translate operational needs into clear product requirements and maintain alignment with program objectives.
AerospaceAir TransportationInfrastructureTravel
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Autonomy product definition and strategy: Define autonomy product capabilities spanning mission planning, execution, contingency management, operator interaction, vehicle coordination, and post-mission debrief; translate operational needs, CONOPs, and program objectives into prioritized autonomy capability increments with clear acceptance criteria; and maintain the autonomy roadmap balancing near-term demonstration needs with long-term scalability and reuse
Capability decomposition and integration intent: Define autonomy capability boundaries, dependencies, and integration intent across aircraft systems, mission systems, ground control, and simulation environments; frame integration expectations aligned to program milestones and flight-test objectives; and identify capability gaps, overlaps, and dependencies while driving cross-team alignment
Interfaces, standards, and alignment: Define autonomy-related interface expectations and data-flow requirements aligned with OMS, UCI, ICDs, and API-based integration patterns, ensuring capability definitions account for interface versioning, compatibility, configuration dependencies, and consistency across simulation, HITL, and flight environments
Translation of operational needs into product requirements: Convert operational concepts, autonomy behaviors, and mission workflows into clear, observable, and testable product requirements and acceptance criteria while surfacing integration risks and constraint impacts early and driving resolution with stakeholders
Simulation, test, and flight enablement: Define how autonomy capabilities are exercised across SITL, HITL, large-scale simulation, and flight test; ensure product requirements support deterministic testing, safety assessment, and post-flight analysis; and partner with test and flight teams to evaluate capabilities against defined success criteria
Autonomy–vehicle interaction alignment: Define product expectations for how autonomy interacts with vehicle management functions—including modes, transitions, constraints, and degraded operations—ensuring capability definitions respect vehicle safety, performance, and operational envelopes across mission phases
Verification, validation, and readiness support: Define autonomy-related acceptance criteria and evidence expectations for capability readiness, ensure traceability from requirements through verification evidence and flight results, and support readiness discussions for autonomy integration into flight events and demonstrations
Cross-team product leadership: Provide product leadership across autonomy developers, mission system teams, simulation teams, and external partners, clearly communicating autonomy product intent, priorities, risks, and readiness to program leadership and stakeholders while maintaining alignment with overall product and mission objectives
External engagement and customer interface: Support government and partner engagements related to autonomy capability, integration approach, and transition planning, and help shape autonomy-related deliverables, demonstrations, and data products for external stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field
10+ years of experience delivering autonomy, mission systems, UAS, robotics, or flight-critical platforms
Experience working with Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML, and building MBSE models
Demonstrated experience defining and delivering complex system capabilities across multiple teams
Strong familiarity with OMS, UCI, ICD-driven development, and service-based mission architectures
Understanding of autonomy behaviors, planners, state machines, contingency management, and operator interaction models
Experience working across simulation, integration, and flight-test environments
Strong cross-functional communication skills with engineers, operators, and program leadership
Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI preferred
Preferred
Experience supporting high-speed or safety-critical flight systems
Familiarity with vehicle management systems, control authority concepts, and safety constraints
Experience integrating or coordinating third-party autonomy solutions
Background supporting DoD customers, demonstrations, or transition programs
Benefits
100% employer-paid health care
401k & Retirement Plans
Unlimited PTO
Weekly Paid Office Lunches
Fully stocked breakrooms
Stock Options
Paid Parental Leave
Company
Hermeus
Hermeus is developing Mach 5 aircraft to speed up the global transportation network.
201-500 employees
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
Leadership Team
AJ Piplica
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Case
Founder & Chief Technologist
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