13 hours ago
Base Salary
$150k - $190k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain real-time simulation environments for flight control, avionics, and aircraft systems.
- Build and support software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop test environments for flight software verification.
- Use MATLAB, Simulink, and Model-Based Design workflows to create models and generate real-time code.
- Integrate aircraft dynamics, controls, sensors, actuators, and avionics models with real-time targets, embedded software, and hardware interfaces.
- Improve simulation performance, timing, fidelity, and reliability.
- Create automated test scripts and tools for repeatable validation.
- Collaborate with GNC, flight software, avionics, systems, and test teams to debug and validate system behavior.
- Support documentation, requirements traceability, and verification activities for flight-critical systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in simulation, controls, embedded software, or real-time test environments.
- Hands-on experience with MATLAB, Simulink, and Model-Based Design.
- Experience with code generation tools such as Simulink Coder or Embedded Coder.
- Understanding of aircraft dynamics, control systems, avionics, or embedded aerospace systems.
- Experience with software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, or real-time simulation environments.
- Proficiency in C/C++, Python, or similar programming languages.
- Strong debugging skills across software, models, and hardware interfaces.
- Preferred experience with Speedgoat, dSPACE, NI VeriStand, or OPAL-RT.
- Preferred familiarity with CAN, Ethernet, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, or serial interfaces.
- Preferred experience with automated testing, CI/CD, Git, or software configuration management.
- Preferred familiarity with DO-178C, DO-331, or DO-254.
- Preferred experience integrating simulation environments with flight software or test hardware and working with aircraft, UAVs, spacecraft, defense systems, or other complex aerospace platforms.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid healthcare and pet insurance.
- Competitive pay, stock options, 401(k) retirement plan, and potential year-end bonuses.
- Paid parental leave and 12 federal holidays.
- Unlimited PTO for exempt employees and generous accrued PTO for non-exempt employees.
- Weekly paid office lunches and fully stocked breakrooms.
- The position is subject to U.S. export-control requirements; the hire must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.
About Hermeus
Hermeus designs and manufactures high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for defense and future high-speed transport, selling government-focused flight systems and test programs. The company is privately held, founded in 2018, and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Current efforts include the unmanned Quarterhorse program and engine integration aimed at enabling Mach 5-class flight, with contracts and collaborations with the U.S. Department of Defense.