Integration Engineer - Avionics
Los Angeles CAManufacturing - Manufacturing Engineering Full-time On-site
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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 Integration Engineer - Avionics to support vehicle avionics hardware from design release through build test and final delivery. In this role, you will work across Power Distribution Communications & Compute and tray build assemblies to ensure seamless integration performance and readiness for deployment. This position plays a critical role in bridging design and production, driving hardware from concept to fully integrated flight-ready systems.
Responsibilities
• Provide design feedback from 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 • Familiarity 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
Salary and Benefits
The salary information provided is a general guideline only. Hermeus takes various factors into account, including but not limited to the positions scope and responsibilities, the candidates professional background, education, and training, essential skills, and market and business considerations, when presenting a job offer. Salary is only one part of our total compensation and benefits package. Hermeus offers competitive salary and equity, unlimited PTO policy, paid parental leave, potential for year-end bonuses, and more.
Employer-Paid Benefits
• 401k & Retirement Plans • Weekly Paid Office Lunches • End of Year Bonuses • Fully Stocked Breakrooms • Stock Options • Paid Parental Leave
U.S. Export Control Compliance
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, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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