About the position
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. We are seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer II to join Hermeus, a hypersonic aircraft startup company. The Ground & Communications Systems Software Team is responsible for the design, build, test, and delivery of the vehicle's ground control station (AKA, the 'Flight Deck'), Human Machine Interface (HMI) software, Pilot Vehicle Interface (PVI) systems, Command & Control (C2) and telemetry software systems, as well as voice-communication systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain HMI software for remotely piloted aircraft, autonomous aircraft, and associated test stands
- Collaborate with hardware engineers and embedded software engineers to properly display and control hardware systems
- Collaborate with Flight Crews to develop and assess usability of the cockpit hardware and HMI software
- Work with systems engineers to develop and execute system-level tests, procedures, and simulations.
- Write efficient, high-quality, and well-documented code that meets the performance and safety requirements of the aircraft.
- Participate in code and design reviews to ensure high-quality software.
- Test and debug software to ensure it meets design specifications and performance requirements.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 2 years of experience in user-facing software development.
- Experience building Web Applications using Typescript/React/Electron or similar frameworks
- Experience with simulation or game programming including 3D graphics, audio playback, controller inputs, and game loops/optimization
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Ability to travel to other Hermeus offices and remote locations to support test campaigns
Nice-to-haves
- Relevant experience and knowledge in the Aerospace industry, including aircraft systems (Avionics, System Controls, Propulsion, etc.) and software standards such as IRIG 106, ARINC software standards, and DO-178C
- Experience with GIS / Geospatial Development including tools such as Cesium and QGIS
- Knowledge of sockets-based network programming including TCP, UDP, multicast, and VLANs
- Experience with video streaming
- Automated UI Testing and CI Pipelines
- Experience working in a startup environment is a plus.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health care
- 401k & Retirement Plans
- Unlimited PTO
- Weekly Paid Office Lunches
- End of Year Bonuses
- Fully stocked breakrooms
- Stock Options
- Paid Parental Leave
