Senior Test Engineer - Hermeus
Atlanta, GA 30303
About the Job
Hermeus is an aerospace and defense technology company founded to radically accelerate air travel by delivering hypersonic aircraft. The company aims to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly and cost-effectively by integrating hardware-rich, iterative development with modern computing and autonomy. This approach has been validated through design, build, and test of the company's first combined turbojet-ramjet engine and is now being scaled through its first flight vehicle program, Quarterhorse. Hermeus is also developing Darkhorse — an uncrewed hypersonic aircraft designed to deliver unique asymmetric capabilities to the warfighter.
We are currently seeking an experienced SeniorTest Engineer to be a part of our team. As a Test Engineer at Hermeus, you will play a pivotal role in developing, building, analyzing and operating test assets for our hypersonic vehicles. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
The Hermeus Test discipline owns the cradle to grave testing of the fastest unpiloted reusable air breathing aircraft on the planet. These are extraordinary vehicles and we're seeking extraordinary Test Engineers who can drive, thrive, and survive in a Mach 5 environment!
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, manufacture, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of test assets (including test facilities and test rigs).
- Design test fixtures, tooling,adapters, panels, and other supporting hardware for test rigs and test setups.
- Operate and troubleshoot a wide array of fluid and mechanical systems including pumps, motors, heat exchangers, high voltage components, test fixtures, tooling, standard fluid system components (valves, regulators, accumulators, tubing, fittings, etc).
- Design, build and implement custom data acquisition and control systems.
- Develop novel test software solutions for test assets.
- Develop and execute tests at the system and component levels to evaluate hardware performance and survivability during the mission.
- Develop innovative processes to increase testing capability and rate, while always maintainingthe highest degree of safety.
- Develop and maintain test procedures, sequences, scripts, configuration files, and software.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working with test equipment.
- Strong working knowledge of instrumentation, basic electrical circuit design, data acquisition systems, control systems, and test software.
- Working knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mechanical design.
- Excellent problem solving skills.
- Ability to think of creative, outside-the-box solutions.
- Ability to communicate effectively in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
- Should enjoy working on a team and be able to work efficiently and effectively with others, even during stressful situations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing National Instruments hardware data acquisition and control systems.
- LabVIEW programming experience
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We encourage you to apply even if you have skillsets and experience outside of our current needs as we're always open to connect and discuss future opportunities.
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