Hermeus is a venture capital-backed aerospace and defense technology company focused on building high-speed products that sustainably deliver asymmetric advantage to the Department of Defense and allied partners. The Lead Component and Mechanism Engineer role is responsible for the support and leadership of a team of 2-5 individual contributors focused on designing, building, qualifying, acceptance testing, and delivering flight valves, actuators, mechanisms, and other mechanical systems. This highly interdisciplinary role requires strong first principles in mechanics, fluids, thermal, and manufacturing, along with the ability to communicate requirements in a rapidly changing environment.