Skyler Shuford
FounderFounder at Hermeus Mach 5 engine
San Diego, California, United States
FoundedHermeus Mach 5 engine
About
Skyler Shuford is the Founder and CEO of Reaxiomatic, Inc. and a cofounder of Hermeus Corporation, a startup developing Mach 5 aircraft. Before Hermeus, he served as Director of Avionics and Software at Generation Orbit, where he oversaw the design, analysis, manufacture, and testing of in-house flight and ground electronics and software, and acted as technical lead for the guidance, navigation, and control work on the X-60A, an Air Force X-Plane for hypersonic flight research.
Founder at Hermeus Mach 5 engine
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Hermeus Mach 5 engine's investors · 12
Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksBrave CapitalSan RafaelCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksCircadian VenturesAtlanta · $500K – $1.5M checksFundamental VenturesLakewayHyperguapIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2026Mana VenturesEsteroRevolutionWashington, D.C. · $100K – $1M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2020UP PartnersSanta Monica · $1M – $10M checks
Co-founders at Hermeus Mach 5 engine
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AJ PiplicaFounder
EG
Erle Glenn Case IVExecutive Officer
AJ
Anthony John PiplicaExecutive Officer, Director
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Michael SmaydaExecutive Officer
Experience
- ReaxiomaticFounder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
- HermeusFoundercurrent2026 — present
- HermeusFounder, Board of Directors2025 — 2026
- HermeusFounder, President2024 — 2025
- HermeusFounder, Chief Operating Officer2018 — 2024
- Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc.Director of Avionics and Software2018Greater Atlanta Area
- Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc.Lead GN&C Engineer2015 — 2017Greater Atlanta Area
- Space Exploration TechnologiesGraduate Engineering Intern2015Hawthorne, CA
- Penn State Lunar LionDeputy Lead of GNC2013 — 2014Lunar Lion X Prize-Team
- The Aerospace CorporationGraduate Astrodynamics Intern2014Greater Los Angeles Area
- Northrop Grumman CorporationAerothermodynamics Intern2013Sunnyvale, CA
- Cal Poly State UniversityStudent Project Engineer - CubeSat Program2010 — 2013San Luis Obispo, California Area
- AerojetMonoprop. Project Engineering Intern2012Redmond, WA
Skills & more
Aerospace Engineering37Guidance Navigation & Control20Project Management10Corporate Communications1Systems Engineering7Project Engineering7Testing4CAD9Aerospace12Engineering10Simulations1Integration1
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ThermodynamicsProgrammingEntrepreneurshipModelingOptimizationProgram ManagementCost ManagementOrbital MechanicsStrategic PlanningLeadershipMatlabSimulinkLanguages English
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- Who is Skyler Shuford?
- Skyler Shuford is the Founder and CEO of Reaxiomatic, Inc. and a cofounder of Hermeus Corporation, a startup developing Mach 5 aircraft. Before Hermeus, he served as Director of Avionics and Software at Generation Orbit, where he oversaw the design, analysis, manufacture, and testing of in-house flight and ground electronics and software, and acted as technical lead for the guidance, navigation, and control work on the X-60A, an Air Force X-Plane for hypersonic flight research.
- Where does Skyler Shuford work?
- Skyler Shuford is Founder of Hermeus Mach 5 engine.
- What companies did Skyler Shuford found?
- Skyler Shuford founded Hermeus Mach 5 engine.
- Where did Skyler Shuford go to school?
- Skyler Shuford studied at Penn State University (Master of Science (M.S.), Aerospace); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (BS, Aerospace Engineering).
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