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Hermeus

Develops hypersonic defense aircraft and engines

Loads and Dynamics Engineer

Materials & StructuresConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLos Angeles, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field.
  • At least 1 year of job or project experience in loads and dynamics analysis, ideally in aerospace or a similar high-performance engineering field.
  • A strong understanding of engineering first principles.
  • Ability to work within cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to travel on short notice.
  • A proactive, hands-on approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Solve structural static and dynamic problems using hand calculations, finite element analysis, or test data.
  • Define external loads from flight maneuvers, gust, takeoff, and landing for use in structural design and analysis.
  • Generate vehicle finite element models to assess static and dynamic load cases.
  • Characterize aeroelastic effects such as flutter.
  • Define random vibration environments from buffet and engine dynamics.
  • Develop and refine external loads, create dynamic simulations, validate analysis through testing and flight, and evaluate flutter behaviors to support aircraft development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Professional experience with industry-standard simulation tools such as NASTRAN or similar finite element analysis software.
  • Experience with computational fluid dynamics and multi-disciplinary optimization tools.
  • Analytical or engineering programming experience, including data processing; Python is preferred.
  • Experience with supersonic or hypersonic flight regimes, including high-temperature materials, shock-wave dynamics, and thermal loads.
  • A solid understanding of flight mechanics, aerodynamics, and structural analysis principles, with the ability to apply these concepts to complex problems.
  • Proficiency in structural dynamics, vibration analysis, and loads analysis for high-speed aerospace vehicles, preferably hypersonic or supersonic vehicles.
  • Previous experience working on aerospace projects, particularly those related to hypersonic or high-speed vehicles.

About the Company

Hermeus

Develops hypersonic defense aircraft and engines

Hermeus designs and builds high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for defense, using uncrewed test platforms and a reusable propulsion system. Its core approach centers on the Quarterhorse testbed and the Chimera engine, a turbine-based combined cycle that starts in a turbojet mode for runway takeoff and transitions to a ramjet for speeds above Mach 5. The company differentiates itself with rapid, hardware-focused prototyping drawn from a spaceflight background and a clear path to production through government contracts with the DoD, DIU, and ABMS programs. Its near-term goal is to mature Quarterhorse and Darkhorse into production-capable systems for defense missions, while its long-term vision includes Halcyon, a 20-seat commercial airliner flying transatlantic routes in about 90 minutes.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$566M
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Founded
2018

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