Hermeus
Operational Test Pilot & Exercise Integration Lead
$187K–$253K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Atlanta, GA - Experience
- 8+ years of combined operational aviation and program or project management experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person as defined under ITAR / EAR, or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.
About the job
Pilots and integrates Hermeus flight tests and demonstrations, coordinating mission planning, range access, exercises, safety reviews, and customer-facing test programs.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute flight procedures and lead mission planning, test execution, readiness reviews, and post-flight debriefs.
- Coordinate range and airspace access, and lead Hermeus participation in joint and service exercises.
- Manage Flight Test as a Service engagements and provide operational input to engineering and program teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
- FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate or ATP with instrument rating; current FAA Class 2 medical certificate.
- Current or former military fighter / tactical aviator with 500+ total flight hours, including 300+ hours in fighter or high-performance aircraft; demonstrated mission commander, flight lead, instructor pilot, or evaluator pilot experience.
- Hands-on experience with US military range missions, joint or service-level exercises or large force test events, and government customers; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance and must be a U.S. person as defined under ITAR / EAR.
Nice to have
- Graduate of a test pilot or flight test engineer program, or of a weapons school, TOPGUN, or equivalent tactics or exercise planning pipeline.
- Developmental or operational test experience on a new or modified air vehicle; experience operating uncrewed aircraft or coordinating with the FAA.
Pay
USD 187,000–253,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
FAA, ITAR, EAR, US military ranges
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