Integration Engineer - Avionics

Hermeus•Los Angeles, CA 90006, US• Full Time

Posted 1 month ago• Avionics• Manufacturing

Compensation

$138,550–$224,250/year

Job Description

Hermeus is a high-speed aircraft manufacturer focused on the rapid design, build, and test of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for the national interest. Working directly with the Department of Defense, Hermeus delivers capabilities that will ensure that our nation, and our allies, maintain an asymmetric advantage over any and all potential adversaries.

We are seeking an Avionics Integration Engineer to support vehicle avionics hardware from design release through assembly, test, and final delivery. In this role, you will be a critical part of a cross-disciplinary team supporting aggressive development timelines for every electrical system on-vehicle. This position influences design and system architecture trades based on manufacturability and performance during test. You will also support standing up our internal AVI shop as we develop and qualify processes to produce harnesses, build boxes, and perform checkouts.

Responsibilities

Provide design feedback for manufacturability, assembly, test, integration, and transport

Establish and maintain build roadmaps for assemblies you own; to ensure alignment between key stakeholders, drive hardware and tooling on-time deliveries, minimize build serialization, and escalate and eliminate blockers

Develop and release build CONOPS, work instructions, standard processes and procedures, and optimize existing processes to enable high quality, high speed execution

Support first article builds in a fast-paced, early-development environment

Own design, process, and CapEx trades to support build and unlock key capabilities, and contribute to development of long-term, scalable manufacturing systems and infrastructure

Drive make-vs.-buy decisions; collaborate with Engineering and Supply Chain

Provide hands-on floor support during build and test

Drive continuous improvement measures across the factory, including tooling, ERP / MES workflows, and internal standards and specifications

Basic Qualifications

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

3+ years of hands-on experience building hardware in a manufacturing or integration environment

Familiar with aerospace assembly best practices

Experience writing build and test procedures for technicians and specialists

Exposure to electrical harness design and mechanical routing in 3D CAD software

Collaborate with integrated product teams to ensure system-level avionics design meets needs for structures, propulsion, and software systems integration and test

Comfortable communicating across design, manufacturing, supply chain, test, and logistics teams to ensure hardware quality and pace of execution

Self-starter who can define and roll out new processes from scratch, working collaboratively with technicians, engineers, and external vendors

Proficient in CAD, basic design or test analysis, and first-principles hand calculations

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical mechanical hardware

Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications

Experience authoring and improving work instructions, travelers, and build documentation

Familiarity with PLM/MES systems and production change control in a regulated environment

Hands-on exposure to tooling, fixtures, or assembly aids on the manufacturing floor

Additional Requirements

Must be willing to be hands-on in a manufacturing and test environment daily.

Ability to lift up to 25 lbs and work safely around high-pressure systems and industrial equipment.

Extended or flexible hours may be required to support critical build and test milestones.

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

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.