Manufacturing Engineer, New Grad

<div><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today. By prioritizing relentless hardware iteration, we deliver high-speed systems at the pace of the modern battlefield. We work with the Department of War to provide the high-speed capabilities our nation and its allies need to maintain a durable, asymmetric advantage.</span></div><div><br></div><h3>About the Role</h3> <p>Hermeus is seeking a hands-on, highly motivated New Grad Manufacturing Engineer to support the development, fabrication, and integration of advanced aerospace hardware, including weld-related processes, across our R&amp;D and prototype manufacturing environments.</p> <p>In this role, you will work closely with design, manufacturing, test, tooling, and integration teams to help bring complex welded assemblies from concept to hardware. This is an ideal opportunity for a recent graduate who has strong hands-on experience through internships, research, capstone projects, student competition teams, or manufacturing environments and is excited to build, test, learn quickly, and contribute directly to flight hardware <span style="color: #000000;">development.</span></p><h3>Responsibilities:</h3> <li>Support the development and improvement of weld processes, parameters, fixtures, and joint designs for advanced aerospace hardware.</li> <li>Assist with R&amp;D and prototype builds of welded aircraft structures, tanks, propulsion assemblies, and related hardware.</li> <li>Work closely with technicians, manufacturing engineers, and design engineers to support fabrication, assembly, and integration activities.</li> <li>Help evaluate weld quality through inspection results, test data, and hands-on troubleshooting.</li> <li>Support weld qualification efforts, including mechanical testing, NDE inspection, documentation, and data review.</li> <li>Contribute to root cause investigations related to weld quality, material compatibility, process variation, and hardware performance.</li> <li>Partner with design and manufacturing teams to improve weld joint design, tooling, and assembly methods for manufacturability, precision, and repeatability.</li> <li>Assist with process control improvements using feedback from weld testing, NDE results, and build data.</li> <li>Support research and evaluation of welding technologies, materials, and joining methods for potential use in hypersonic aircraft manufacturing.</li> <li>Collaborate with tooling, automation, and integration teams to reduce distortion, improve build accuracy, and accelerate production timelines.</li> <h3>Minimum Qualifications:</h3> <li>Graduating or Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.</li> <li>Hands-on experience through internships, research, capstone projects, student competition teams, labs, or manufacturing environments.</li> <li>Exposure to fabrication, manufacturing, testing, or integration of mechanical or aerospace hardware.</li> <li>Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to work directly on the shop floor with technicians and engineers.</li> <li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, execution-focused environment.</li> <li>Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally across engineering and manufacturing teams.</li> <h3>Preferred Skills and Experience:</h3> <li>Hands-on welding, fabrication, or joining experience.</li> <li>Experience with aerospace structures, propulsion hardware, tanks, pressure vessels, or structural assemblies.</li> <li>Familiarity with welding processes such as gas tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding, laser beam welding, electron beam welding, plasma arc welding, resistance welding, friction-stir welding, or orbital tube welding.</li> <li>Exposure to nickel-based alloys, stainless steel, titanium, copper, aluminum, or other aerospace materials.</li> <li>Understanding of weld joint design, mechanical tolerances, thermal effects, and structural loading.</li> <li>Experience with NDE, mechanical testing, metallography, brazing, or other joining processes.</li> <li>Experience on hands-on engineering teams such as FSAE, rocketry, robotics, aerospace clubs, or similar build-focused organizations.</li> <li>Interest in automation, robotic welding, tooling, and manufacturing process improvement.</li> <h3>Physical Requirements:</h3> <li>Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.</li> <li>Ability to regularly move through office, manufacturing, and test facility environments.</li> <li>Ability to work in hands-on manufacturing environments as needed to support hardware builds, inspections, and troubleshooting.</li>