Hermeus
Structures Design Engineer
Los Angeles, CA$91.8k–$187.5kfull-timemidAdded 1 month ago
About this role
Hermeus, a defense aviation company, seeks a Structures Design Engineer to develop primary and secondary aircraft structures for hypersonic vehicles. You'll lead structural design from concept through flight testing while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-speed aerospace systems.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze primary and secondary aircraft structures for hypersonic vehicles
- Lead hardware development from trade studies through detailed design and manufacturing
- Collaborate with propulsion, aerothermal, manufacturing, and test teams
- Support manufacturing integration and coordinate flight test activities
- Conduct structural analysis and validation throughout development lifecycle
- Balance rapid iteration with engineering rigor and design discipline
What they're looking for
- Structural design and analysis
- Hypersonic or high-speed aircraft experience
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Materials and composites knowledge
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem-solving in ambiguous environments
- Manufacturing design considerations
- Technical documentation and communication
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Hermeus
Hermeus is a defense aviation company building hypersonic and high-speed aircraft systems. The company is hiring engineers across thermal management, welding, tooling, and testing disciplines to support rapid prototyping and manufacturing of advanced aerospace defense capabilities.
- Website
- hermeus.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with structural analysis and FEA tools—which packages have you used most, and how have you validated your models against physical test data?
- Describe a time you had to make a design trade-off between structural performance, manufacturability, and schedule pressure. How did you approach it?