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Hermeus · 5 hours ago

Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$147K/yr - $179K/yr

5+ years exp

Hermeus is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Power Electronics Electrical Engineer to join their Propulsion team. The role involves ownership of electrical power architecture and components for new vehicle development, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with a cross-functional team to design critical vehicle systems for hypersonic aircraft.

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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Responsible for cradle to grave ownership of the electrical power architecture and components for all new vehicle development at Hermeus

Mentoring junior engineers and establishing standards and tools that level up the whole team

Working with a cross functional team of electrical and mechanical engineers to architect the power system to provide electrical, fluid and mechanical power to critical vehicle components for supersonic and hypersonic aircraft

Design of flight hardware in addition to all necessary ground and test equipment

Working with vendors to identify commercial off the shelf and custom solutions

Hands on hardware and support the build and test of multiple prototype vehicles

Qualification

Power electronics designHigh-voltage DC systemsBattery designPCB layoutAerospace systems engineeringSimulationTest toolsCommunication protocolsTroubleshooting skillsProject experienceCollaboration skills

Required

BS Electrical Engineering or Mechanical/Aerospace with significant industry experience working with development of electrical component & systems

5+ years of experience in multiple of the following areas: Battery design, motor controller design, harness design and fabrication, design for high EMI environments and appropriate mitigations, power conditioning, communication hubs/busses, bus converters, and PCB layout

Demonstrated project experience designing high power (>5kw) electronic components and or distributed systems

Strong analysis and troubleshooting skills

Willing to get your hands dirty and turn wrenches (or wield a soldering iron if that is more your speed)

Preferred

Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline

Direct experience working with high-voltage DC systems and components (e.g., batteries, motors, generators)

Hands-on experience with HV systems, including proper safety procedures and precautions

Strong working knowledge of aerospace systems engineering practices, including requirements development, verification and validation, component qualification and acceptance testing, system diagramming/modeling, and risk management

Experience executing hardware test and certification campaigns

Proficiency with relevant software tools and programming languages such as Python, Capital Harness, Siemens NX/Teamcenter, and Altium Designer

Experience with simulation and test tools (e.g., Fluke process meters, ammeters, Simulink, ANSYS)

Familiarity with industry standards such as IPC-620, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-464D, and DO-160G

Experience working with avionics devices and communication protocols (CAN bus, RS-422, ARINC 825) and connectors (e.g., D38999)

Strong ability to collaborate across mechanical and electrical engineering domains

Proven experience contributing to engineering project teams in fast-paced environments