Dynamics Engineer

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. Hermeus is seeking a Dynamics Engineer to join our growing Flight Sciences Team. In this role, you will perform analysis, modeling, and testing to verify subsystem dynamics and control system performance for our high-speed aircraft projects. As part of Hermeus’ iterative path to high-speed flight, you will drive lessons learned into follow-on aircraft requirements from the clean-sheet design phase through analysis, build, and flight test.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct flight dynamics analysis and simulations to support the design, development, and testing of aerospace systems.
• Develop mathematical models and algorithms to characterize aircraft dynamics, subsystem dynamics, and vehicle control systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate flight dynamics solutions into overall system designs.
• Drive integrated test efforts in conjunction with Hermeus’ Test & Operations team to validate system performance from first build into flight.
• Support flight test activities and analyze flight data to validate models and assess performance.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively present technical information and drive decision making in a fast-paced, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary environment.
• Background in atmospheric flight dynamics, controls, and hydraulic actuation systems analysis.
• Proficiency in Python and its standard libraries for data processing/analysis/visualization and simulation.
• Experience with simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink for dynamic system modeling & control design.
• Knowledge of FAA and Department of Defense aerospace standards regarding loads, flying qualities, and control system specification is preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance.