Hermeus
Lead Propulsion Component Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · On-site · Senior
- Discipline
- Aerospace
- Industry
- Defense
Spec sheet
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Engineering
Lead Propulsion Component Engineer in Los Angeles owning the development of flight-critical propulsion components—from design through test, qualification, and flight—while leading a small engineering team in a high-speed hardware environment.
Required
- lead propulsion component design
- valves
- actuators
- high-performance mechanical systems
- thermal and pressure environments
- design through test and qualification
- flight hardware
- team leadership
Preferred
- experience with flight qualification
- hardware ownership
- limited-resource leadership
- rapid prototyping
- defense aviation experience
Employer description
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. We work with the Department of War to provide the high-speed capabilities our nation and its allies need to maintain a durable, asymmetric advantage.
About The Role:
As a Lead Propulsion Component Engineer you will own the development of flight-critical propulsion components—including valves, actuators, and high-performance mechanical systems operating in extreme thermal and pressure environments. This is a player–coach role: you will directly design and deliver hardware while leading a small team of engineers. You will own components from clean-sheet design through test, qualification, and flight, and your hardware will move quickly from concept to real-world operation.
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