Responsibilities:
- Partner with leadership to align team structures, leveling, and headcount planning with program priorities.
- Drive consistency in hiring practices by ensuring roles, levels, and compensation align with our internal frameworks.
- Lead local performance management efforts, including calibration, promotion readiness, and development planning.
- Use people data to provide insights and recommendations that improve team efficiency, structure, and performance.
- Identify and resolve organizational friction points - ensuring processes, decisions, and approvals move quickly and cleanly.
- Act as advisor to leaders and managers on team structure, talent movement, and organizational planning.
- Serve as the local People Ops point of contact for the Los Angeles office, ensuring employees and managers are supported in day-to-day needs.
- Partner with the HR Operations Manager to ensure smooth execution of onboarding/offboarding, compliance, payroll coordination, and HRIS workflows.
- Support People Ops programs (e.g., performance reviews, compensation planning, engagement surveys) by localizing communication and implementation for Los Angeles.
- Maintain compliance with labor laws and ensure site-level alignment on policy execution.
- Collaborate with Facilities, IT, and Security to provide a safe, compliant, and high-quality employee experience.
Requirements:
- 5-6 years of progressive HR or People Operations experience, with at least 2 years supporting technical or manufacturing organizations.
- Strong understanding of employment law and HR compliance.
- Experience with workforce planning, leveling frameworks, and organizational design.
- Proven ability to partner effectively with leaders, balancing business priorities with people considerations.
- Demonstrated success in improving processes and reducing friction across HR systems and programs.
- A bias for action and the ability to move seamlessly between strategic partnership and tactical execution.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Experience supporting high-growth engineering or manufacturing teams.
- Familiarity with tools such as ADP, Lattice, Lever, and Jira.
- SHRM-CP, PHR, or similar certification is a plus.
Working Conditions:
- Role is based on-site at the Los Angeles facility to ensure strong collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams.
- Primarily office-based, with regular engagement on the production floor to support workforce initiatives and employee relations.
- Occasional travel to other Hermeus locations may be required for meetings, training, or company events.
- May involve extended hours during peak business cycles or critical program milestones.
- Fast-paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment aligned with Hermeus’ rapid design, build, and test culture.
- 100% employer-paid health card
- 401k & Retirement Plans
- Weekly Paid Office Lunches
- End of Year Bonuses
- Fully stocked breakrooms
- Stock Options
- Paid Parental Leave
- Unlimited PTO (exempt) and generous accrued PTO (non-exempt), plus 12
federal holidays off - Pet Insurance
Skills Required
- 5-6 years of progressive HR or People Operations experience
- At least 2 years supporting technical or manufacturing organizations
- Strong understanding of employment law and HR compliance
- Experience with workforce planning, leveling frameworks, and organizational design
- Proven ability to partner effectively with leaders
- Demonstrated success in improving HR processes
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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