Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $175,000.00 - $250,000.00
Benefits
100% employer-paid health care
401k and retirement plans
Unlimited PTO
weekly paid office lunches
end of year bonuses
fully stocked breakrooms
Stock options
Paid parental leave
Job Description
Hermeus is a cutting-edge aerospace and defense technology company dedicated to radically accelerating air travel by developing hypersonic aircraft. Founded with the mission to revolutionize how people and cargo move across the globe, Hermeus applies innovative technology to create faster, more efficient flight systems. The company is focused on rapid development and cost-effective strategies, combining hardware-rich iterative design, modern computing, and autonomy to bring hypersonic capabilities to reality. Hermeus has already demonstrated success with its first combined turbojet-ramjet engine, validating its approach through design, build, and testing phases. This achievement is being scaled further through their first flight vehicle program... Show More
Job Requirements
- Federal Aviation Administration transport pilot rating or military equivalent
- Military or civilian flight test experience or test pilot school graduate
- Ability to travel on short notice to support test campaigns, 5-10% baseline and up to 50% during flight test campaigns
- Ability to communicate clearly and accurately with a wide range of people
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere
- Ability to learn, lead others, and help others learn while maintaining productivity
Job Qualifications
- Federal Aviation Administration transport pilot rating or military equivalent
- Military or civilian flight test experience or test pilot school graduate
- Instructor pilot experience
- Knowledge of military or FAA Airworthiness requirements
- Strong background in aircraft performance calculations
- familiarity with aircraft stability and control systems
- Experience writing test plans and test procedures
- Flight experience in group 4/5 UAV (Global Hawk, Triton, and/or Reaper preferred)
- Ability to communicate clearly and accurately with a wide range of people
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere
- Ability to learn, lead others, and help others learn while maintaining productivity
Job Duties
- Plan and execute taxi and flight operations for the Quarterhorse series of demonstrator aircraft
- Oversee the transition of Quarterhorse from a remotely piloted to fully autonomous system to meet program objectives
- Maintain subject matter expertise of the Quarterhorse demonstrator aircraft series
- Plan and develop ground and flight test procedures, run cards, and reports
- Work with Hermeus engineering staff and technical editors to deliver flight manuals and other relevant technical documentation
- Direct a cadre of part-time test pilots supporting the scope listed above
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