Powertrain Responsible Engineer at Hermeus | Torre

Powertrain Responsible Engineer

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Full-time

Legal agreement: To be defined

USD75.4K - 100K/year

~COP150M - 200M/year

+ Equity

+ Bonuses

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Atlanta, GA
Posted almost 3 years ago

Responsibilities


Hermeus is a startup developing hypersonic aircraft to radically accelerate air travel. They are partnering with government agencies including the US Air Force and NASA to develop autonomous aircraft. Hypersonic aircraft have the potential to create trillions of dollars of new global economic growth per year. As a Powertrain Responsible Engineer, you will own the mechanical components and assemblies that generate and transmit power in all forms throughout our hypersonic vehicles. This includes gear boxes, generators, motors, and turbomachinery. You will need to have a strong understanding of mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermal analysis, materials science, and manufacturing. Your responsibilities will include component design, analysis, testing, qualification, and production introduction. You will also be responsible for ensuring reliability and personnel safety through all phases of production and operation. Responsibilities: - Fully own critical flight hardware - Work with system owners to architect and place components within systems - Component level architecture and sizing - Component design, analysis, development testing, qualification, production introduction - Scope vehicle level operational methods and limits to ensure reliability and personnel safety through all phases of production and operation - Making risk conscious decisions aligned with program posture - Prioritize broad work scope to meet top company objectives - Design/build cutting edge gearboxes, pumps, motors, and generators for hypersonic aircraft - Design/build required testing infrastructure to validate, accept and qualify novel designs - Mature hermeus knowledge base and establish best practices & standard operating procedures - Work with manufacturing team to establish necessary production infrastructure to bring your designs to life