Hermeus · 7 hours ago
Lead Product Manager - Airborne Systems
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ 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 Lead Product Manager - Airborne Systems is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and coordinating airborne mission capabilities across Hermeus aircraft programs, ensuring alignment of various systems and operational needs.
AerospaceAir TransportationInfrastructureTravel
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
End-to-end airborne mission capability definition and prioritization: Own the definition, sequencing, and prioritization of the airborne mission capability roadmap aligned to CONOPs, customer intent, and program objectives, translating operational needs into clearly defined capability increments with measurable acceptance criteria across mission-enabling subsystems
Cross-domain product alignment: Align and coordinate Product Managers across Autonomy, Ground Segment, Interfaces & Configuration, and Mission Systems & Payloads to ensure capability plans converge into integrated airborne mission increments while identifying, resolving, and driving alignment on cross-domain dependencies, gaps, and conflicts
Integration intent and capability structure: Define integration intent, key interfaces of interest, and cross-system workflows for each capability increment, maintaining the airborne capability structure used for planning, execution, readiness discussions, and consistent product intent across mission phases and operational use cases
Acceptance criteria and definition of done: Define and maintain Definition of Ready and Definition of Done for airborne mission capabilities, ensuring acceptance criteria are measurable, testable, operationally tied, and evaluable through partnership with test and flight teams using available evidence
Digital thread ownership and product artifacts: Own the airborne product structure and digital-thread expectations spanning requirements through release packages, governing the single source of truth for capability maps, increment definitions, product backlogs, prioritization decisions, software and service baselines, and Mission Data Load (MDL) requirements and versioning intent
Release planning and readiness support: Define and execute product release planning aligned to flight events, demonstrations, and customer milestones, lead readiness discussions for SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, and PCA, and track cross-domain risks and readiness blockers through mitigation with accountable owners
Customer and stakeholder engagement: Serve as the primary product interface for airborne mission capability with internal leadership and external stakeholders, supporting customer engagements through roadmap and capability presentations and ensuring customer feedback is reflected in roadmap and prioritization updates
Leadership and communication: Lead regular cross-domain product integration and planning forums, clearly communicate status, risks, and priorities to leadership, and mentor Product Managers while reinforcing outcome-driven, execution-focused product discipline
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
8+ years of experience delivering complex aerospace, mission systems, or autonomous platforms
5+ years of experience working with Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML, and MBSE workflows
Demonstrated experience defining and managing end-to-end product capabilities across multiple subsystems
Strong understanding of mission systems, autonomy, ground operations, and flight-test environments
Experience working closely with engineering, test, and operations teams in fast-paced development programs
Strong cross-functional communication and leadership skills
Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI preferred
Preferred
Experience supporting flight-test programs, demonstrations, or rapid prototyping efforts
Background in mission planning, operator workflows, and debrief/data products
Familiarity with DoD acquisition environments and transition-focused programs
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity
Unlimited PTO policy
Paid parental leave
Potential for year-end bonuses
100% employer-paid health care
401k & Retirement Plans
Weekly Paid Office Lunches
Fully stocked breakrooms
Stock Options
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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