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Structures Design Engineer

Los AngelesOn-siteFull-time

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Designs, analyzes, and delivers primary and secondary aircraft structures for hypersonic vehicles, from early trade studies to flight test, collaborating across propulsion, aerothermal, and manufacturing teams.

About this role

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.

As a Structures Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, analysis, and delivery of primary and secondary aircraft structures for hypersonic vehicles. You will own hardware from early trade studies through detailed design, manufacturing, integration, and flight test, working closely with propulsion, aerothermal, manufacturing, and test teams.
This role requires strong fundamentals in structural design, comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces, and the ability to move quickly while maintaining engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop primary and secondary aircraft structures, including fuselage, wings, control surfaces, and supporting structure
  • Perform structural trade studies considering weight, strength, stiffness, thermal environment, manufacturability, and cost
  • Generate detailed CAD models, drawings, and GD&T for flight and test hardware
  • Collaborate with analysis engineers on stress, fatigue, fracture, and thermal-structural assessments
  • Work closely with manufacturing to support fabrication, assembly, and tooling development
  • Support vehicle integration, ground testing, and flight test activities, including troubleshooting hardware issues
  • Participate in design reviews and contribute to system-level architectural decisions
  • Drive rapid iteration cycles and incorporate test and flight feedback into design improvements

    • Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in structural design of aerospace vehicles or high-performance mechanical systems
  • Proficiency with CAD tools (NX, CATIA, or equivalent)
  • Strong understanding of structural fundamentals.

    • Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience with high-temperature materials, metallic and welded structures
  • Familiarity with hypersonic, high-speed, or high-thermal-load environments
  • Experience supporting structural testing and/or flight hardware
  • Knowledge of aerospace standards, qualification, and verification processes
  • Hands-on experience with hardware assembly or test

    • Skills

    Aerospace Structural DesignCAD (NX Or CATIA)Control Surface DesignDesign ReviewsDrawings And DocumentationFatigue And FractureFEM/structural AnalysisFlight Hardware TestingFuselage And Wing Structural DesignGD&TIntegration And Test SupportManufacturing ToolingNondestructive Testing (NDT)Stress AnalysisStructural Trade StudiesThermal-structural AnalysisWelding And High-temperature Materials

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