Avionics Systems Engineer – Flight Safety Systems (FTS / AFSS)

🏢 Hermeus · 📍 Los Angeles, CA · 💼 onsite · ⏰ Full-time 💰 $91,800 - $224,250 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today. By prioritizing relentless hardware iteration, we deliver high-speed systems at the pace of the modern battlefield. We work with the Department of War to provide the high-speed capabilities our nation and its allies need to maintain a durable, asymmetric advantage.

About The Role:

As an Avionics Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for owning the design, integration, testing, and certification of the Flight Termination System (FTS) hardware and software for advanced flight vehicles. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across avionics, electrical, mechanical, and ground systems engineering to ensure seamless system integration and compliance with range safety requirements. In this role, you will coordinate with regulatory authorities, manage system interfaces, and support overall vehicle readiness through development, testing, and flight operations. You will also serve as the technical authority for all Flight Termination System-related activities, ensuring system reliability, documentation, and mission success.

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Hermeus Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Evaluates hardware-software integration speed, first-principles aerospace physics, and absolute tolerance for high-velocity failure and iteration.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Over-reliance on simulation without real-world shop floor or lab validation
2. Bureaucratic mindset or insistence on exhaustive aerospace paperwork before prototyping
3. Inability to defend fundamental physics calculations on the whiteboard

✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I build hardware the way software companies write code: rapid iterations, continuous integration, and test-like-you-fly validation.

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