Mechanical Engineer

Hermeus•Los Angeles, CA

10d•$91,800 - $140,250

About The Position

Hermeus is hiring a Mechanical Engineer to support structural design and hardware development for vehicle subsystems, including hydraulics, fuel systems, propulsion, and avionics. The role performs structural and thermal analyses using hand calculations and finite element analysis, and leads trade studies across mechanical, fluid, and avionics subsystems with emphasis on mass efficiency, cost, and performance. The Mechanical Engineer collaborates with manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams to ensure designs are practical, producible, and aligned with program objectives. The role owns hardware development from concept through design, fabrication, integration, and test, and presents technical content in internal reviews and represents the team in cross-functional and supplier/customer design reviews. The position requires willingness to travel up to 25% of the time. The listed salary range is $91,800–$140,250 per year. The person hired must be a U.S. person as defined by the cited regulation or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics.
At least 1 year of experience with electromechanical design, analysis, and testing; internships and significant student project experience qualify.
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on prototyping and mechanical assembly experience for complex systems.
Strong foundation in engineering fundamentals, including statics, dynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and vibration.
Proficiency in CAD; NX is preferred.
Proficiency in FEA; Ansys is preferred.
Proficiency with PLM tools; Teamcenter is preferred.
Familiarity with mechanical testing under conditions such as vibration, fatigue, shock, vacuum, and thermal loads.
Experience collaborating across disciplines such as fluids, avionics, and manufacturing to deliver integrated systems.
Demonstrated cradle-to-grave ownership of technically complex projects.

Responsibilities

Design structures supporting vehicle subsystems such as hydraulics, fuel systems, propulsion, and avionics.
Perform structural and thermal analyses using hand calculations and finite element analysis.
Lead trade studies across mechanical, fluid, and avionics subsystems, emphasizing mass efficiency, cost, and performance.
Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams to ensure designs are practical, producible, and aligned with program objectives.
Own hardware development from concept through design, fabrication, integration, and test.
Present technical content in internal reviews and represent the team in cross-functional and supplier/customer design reviews.