Merlin Labs
Senior Systems Engineer, Flight Autonomy
Boston · Senior · Contract
No sponsorshipDetected 14 days ago
Machine LearningAvionicsSystems EngineeringControlsSimulink
About the role
- About Merlin: Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the world's leading investors, Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviation's biggest challenges. Who you are: You are an experienced systems
- engineer with experience in the development of system/sub-system architecture, system/sub-system requirements, and testing of systems to comply with its requirements. You have experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams of varying engineering domains, customers, suppliers, and partners. You have experience in the definition of Autonomous
Responsibilities
- Managing systems engineering tasking and aligning disciplines to support their successful and timely completion
- Support/Execution of verification and validation activities.
- Review of concepts of operation, system architecture (including functional and physical architectures), system requirements, and system interfaces for Merlin products. On this small, agile team, you will own significant pieces of these activities yourself.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with the safety, hardware, and software teams to capture, document, and communicate requirements and interfaces.
- On this small, agile team, you will own significant pieces of these activities yourself.
Requirements
- You are an experienced systems engineer with experience in the development of system/sub-system architecture, system/sub-system requirements, and testing of systems to comply with its requirements.
- You have experience in the definition of Autonomous behaviors and functions of AI enabled control systems.
- You have a passion for new development and have a proven record of navigating the challenges in new product development.
- You've worked in an experimental R&D of safety critical systems/sub-systems and have the ability to keep safety at the forefront while still moving quickly.
- 6-9 years of experience conducting systems engineering (4-6 years with MS degree
- 2-4 years with PhD).
- Specific experience in Flight Controls System Development with aspects of ML or Autonomy
- Experience in Flight Control System development
- Experience with requirements management tools and processes
- Experience conducting systems engineering in FAA/EASA/DOD certification programs
- Demonstrated ability in solving complex architectural and systems engineering-related problems
- Demonstrated ability to develop system-level requirements, architecture, and interfaces, and perform requirements validation and verification
- Highly Desired Experience:
- Hands-on experience in certifying avionics equipment using ARP4754A and RTCA DO-178B/C for safety-critical systems.
- Specific experience in the area of Automatic Flight Controls, Flight Management, or Display Systems.
- Specific experience in developing software requirements and performing software verification.
- Working knowledge of FAA/EASA/DOD regulations and standards is a plus.
Nice to have
- BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or a related subject, MS preferred.
Company info
- Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight.
- Backed by some of the world's leading investors, Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviation's biggest challenges.
Visa & Work Authorization
- At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers.
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