About The Role
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to support flight software build, test, and release workflows.
- Develop and manage containerized environments using Docker to ensure consistency across development, simulation, and test systems.
- Provision and manage cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.
- Build and maintain automated pipelines for SIL and HIL testing, enabling continuous validation of flight software against simulated and real hardware interfaces.
- Support Flight Test operations by developing reliable deployment, telemetry, and data collection workflows.
- Integrate hardware test benches with CI/CD systems to enable automated regression testing and real-time feedback.
- Optimize build systems for performance, reproducibility, and traceability across multiple flight software configurations.
- Collaborate closely with flight software, avionics, and test engineers to streamline development and test cycles.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for both cloud and on-premise test environments.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps, software infrastructure, test automation, or platform engineering.
- Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized development or test environments.
- Experience provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure, preferably with AWS.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
- Strong scripting or programming experience in Python, Bash, or similar languages.
- Experience supporting build, test, release, or deployment workflows for complex software systems.
- Ability to work closely with software, hardware, avionics, and test teams in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Experience supporting flight software, embedded software, robotics, aerospace, automotive, defense, or other safety-critical systems.
- Experience with Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, or other integrated test environments.
- Familiarity with real-time systems, hardware test benches, avionics systems, or embedded Linux environments.
- Experience integrating CI/CD pipelines with physical hardware, lab systems, test rigs, or automated regression test infrastructure.
- Experience with telemetry, data collection, deployment tooling, or operational support for flight test or field test environments.
- Knowledge of build systems, artifact management, version control, and release traceability for regulated or mission-critical software.
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting for cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
- Familiarity with AWS services commonly used for compute, storage, networking, security, and automation.
- Ability to move quickly between infrastructure design, hands-on implementation, debugging, and cross-functional support.
- Active or previous security clearance, or ability to obtain one.
Skills Required
- Strong experience with CI/CD systems, particularly GitLab pipelines.
- Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, etc.).
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, especially Terraform.
- Solid scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar).
- Experience supporting automated testing frameworks (PyTest, GoogleTest, etc.), ideally including SIL/HIL systems.
- Familiarity with Linux-based development and deployment environments.
Hermeus Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hermeus and has not been reviewed or approved by Hermeus.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as employer-paid for employees and dependents, including dental and vision. Feedback suggests this substantially reduces healthcare burden and strengthens overall total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes unlimited PTO for exempt employees, generous accrued PTO for non‑exempt staff, and observed federal holidays. Feedback suggests this breadth aims to support work‑life balance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options are guaranteed with all full‑time offers, with potential for additional grants based on performance. Feedback suggests this provides ownership upside alongside base pay and bonuses.
Hermeus Insights
What We Do
Hermeus is a high-speed aircraft manufacturer focused on the rapid design, build, and test of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for the national interest. Working directly with the Department of Defense, Hermeus delivers capabilities that will ensure that our nation, and our allies, maintain an asymmetric advantage over any and all potential adversaries. Utilizing an integrated, hardware-rich, iterative development approach to aircraft design and build, Hermeus aims to deliver advanced air power at a pace not seen in the U.S. since the 1950s. Hermeus’ current Quarterhorse Program is actively unlocking unmanned high-speed flight. One program, four aircraft – each purpose-built to unlock a specific technical challenge, advance learnings, and incrementally de-risk critical technology in the pursuit of hypersonic aircraft. Today, Hermeus is building its second Quarterhorse vehicle, Mk 2, after having designed, built, and flight tested its predecessor, Mk 1, in 18 months. Capable of reaching speeds of Mach 3+, Quarterhorse Mk 2 will be the fastest uncrewed military aircraft in service for national defense. The final iteration of Quarterhorse, Mk 4, will be capable of transitioning from turbofan to ramjet mode utilizing a Hermeus-developed turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) propulsion system to achieve sustained speeds of Mach 5+. Hermeus' approach of build-fly-build lays the groundwork for unlocking hypersonic flight at a pace and cost previously deemed impossible. America needs fast planes fast – and Hermeus is delivering them.
Why Work With Us
We prioritize hardware and people. Cutting-edge technology is only made possible by bringing together a world-class team. At Hermeus, you will be challenged – but also empowered. We encourage calculated risks taking and learning from our mistakes. Iteration is the name of the game.
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