Lead, Air Segment

Hermeus•Atlanta, GA 30302, US• Full Time

Posted 3 months ago• Aerospace Engineering

Compensation

$150,875–$204,125/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.

The Lead, Air Segment is responsible for delivering a robust, mission-ready airborne mission platform for the aircraft. This role owns the airborne infrastructure, avionics, compute, communications, and interfaces that enable mission autonomy, sensors, payloads, and weapons systems to operate reliably in ground and flight test environments.

As a first-level people leader, the Lead, Air Segment provides technical leadership, execution ownership, and day-to-day guidance for engineers working on airborne mission systems. This role remains hands-on while also owning delivery, integration, and readiness outcomes for the air segment.

Responsibilities:

Own end-to-end technical outcomes for the airborne mission platform, from design through integration, test, and flight readiness

Lead the development and integration of airborne mission systems, including the Mission Management System (MMS), onboard compute, networking and avionics, airborne tactical and flight communications, weapons, payload and stores management interfaces, and sensor and camera system hardware and interfaces.

Define and maintain clean interfaces between the airborne platform and mission autonomy, ground systems, and external payloads

Ensure the airborne platform is robust, reliable, and capable of supporting evolving mission capabilities across vehicle variants

Drive integration, test planning, and execution in support of ground test and flight test milestones

Identify technical risks early and lead mitigation efforts across hardware, software, and avionics domains

Provide day-to-day technical leadership, mentorship, and feedback to engineers within the Air Segment scope

Coordinate closely with Mission Autonomy and Ground Segment leads to resolve dependencies and integration issues

Communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to engineering leadership and program stakeholders

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

5+ years of experience developing airborne systems, avionics, or mission-critical embedded software

Demonstrated experience owning and delivering complex airborne or vehicle-integrated systems

Strong understanding of airborne compute, networking, and communications architectures

Experience integrating sensors, payloads, or weapons interfaces on a vehicle platform

Proven ability to lead technical execution across multidisciplinary teams

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced development and test environment

Strong communication skills and ability to make and defend technical decisions

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline

Experience supporting ground and flight test campaigns

Familiarity with mission systems architectures and system-of-systems design

Experience with stores management systems (SMS) or payload integration frameworks

Background in autonomy-enabled or unmanned aircraft systems

Prior experience as a technical lead or first-level people leader

Experience working across geographically distributed teams

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.

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Job Details

Category: Aerospace Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posted: Jan 10, 2026, 01:10 AM
Listed: Mar 11, 2026, 08:10 PM
Compensation: $150,875 - $204,125 per year

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