DevOps Engineer – Flight Software

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.

About The Role

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the development, integration, and deployment of flight software systems. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, infrastructure, and testing, with a strong emphasis on designing and managing Gitlab CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated Flight Test on various Cloud and HW testbeds including Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL).

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.

Requirements

• 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.