Hermeus

Hermeus

Avionics Electrical Engineer

Atlanta, GA

Sponsorship not specified$92k-$140kDetected 29 days ago
MATLABGitJiraConfluenceProcurementSiemens NXAltiumEmbedded SystemsAvionicsEMI/EMCMIL-STDMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignPower ElectronicsControlsLabVIEWCommunication

About the role

  • This is a hands-on, cross-functional role supporting GNC, power distribution, instrumentation, communications, RF systems, flight software, test, manufacturing, and vehicle integration.
  • Bring up, troubleshoot, and modify electrical systems at the bench, subsystem, and vehicle level.
  • Work hands-on with technicians, test engineers, and manufacturing teams to quickly resolve issues and keep hardware moving.

Responsibilities

  • Design, analyze, integrate, and test avionics and electrical systems for flight vehicles, ground test assets, and supporting infrastructure.
  • Own electrical hardware from concept through design, procurement, build, checkout, qualification, and vehicle integration.
  • Develop schematics, wiring diagrams, harness/interface definitions, test plans, procedures, and technical documentation.
  • Support architecture trades across power distribution, instrumentation, controls, data acquisition, communication buses, and RF interfaces.
  • Perform electrical design analysis, including power budgets, signal integrity, thermal considerations, grounding/bonding, and interface compatibility.
  • Support ground test, environmental test, integrated vehicle test, and flight test campaigns.
  • Maintain configuration control over avionics hardware, drawings, wiring diagrams, work instructions, test procedures, and as-built documentation.
  • Support design reviews, test readiness reviews, failure investigations, and risk mitigation planning.
  • Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today.
  • By prioritizing relentless hardware iteration, we deliver high-speed systems at the pace of the modern battlefield.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
  • 4+ years of experience in electrical hardware design, avionics integration, instrumentation, control systems, digital communication buses, analog design, power electronics, harness design, or vehicle electrical systems.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, test, manufacturing, and operations teams.
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Experience with embedded systems, device integration, verification and validation, environmental qualification, ground testing, or flight testing.
  • Experience with avionics devices, sensors, data acquisition, telemetry, instrumentation, or signal conditioning hardware.
  • Familiarity with tools such as DMMs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, SPICE, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or Ansys.
  • Experience with Altium Designer, Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Git, Jira, Jama, Confluence, or similar tools.
  • Familiarity with avionics interfaces and hardware such as RS-485, Ethernet, ARINC-429, CAN, GPS, INS, FPGAs, D38999-style connectors, or similar.
  • Familiarity with aerospace standards such as IPC-620, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-HDBK-516, or DO-160.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills and Experience

Skills

  • Strong troubleshooting skills and comfort working hands-on with electrical hardware.

Compensation

  • The salary range listed for this role is intended as a general guideline.

Benefits

  • Health & Wellness: 100% employer-paid healthcare and pet insurance
  • Financial: Competitive pay, stock options, 401(k) retirement plan, and potential year-end bonuses
  • Time Off: Paid parental leave, 12 federal holidays, unlimited PTO for exempt employees, and generous accrued PTO for non-exempt employees
  • Office Perks: Weekly paid office lunches and fully stocked breakrooms

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.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer.
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