Staff Systems Engineer, Integration

This Staff Systems Engineer role at Merlin focuses on guiding system development and integration for autonomous flight systems on various aircraft. You will lead requirements capture, architecture design, and certification planning, working across safety, hardware, simulation, and software teams. You will host design reviews and manage systems engineering tasking to ensure successful integration and demonstration of Merlin's products.

Responsibilities

• Guide system development and traceability from system requirements capture, through design decision making, to final demonstration for systems being implemented on various aircraft.
• Facilitate the development of concepts of operation, system architecture (including functional and physical architectures), system requirements, measures of performance, certification planning and execution from requirements through to demonstration for Merlin product integrations.
• Work across the safety, hardware, simulation, and software teams to capture, document, and communicate requirements and interfaces
• Host design reviews of architectures for senior leadership and review artifacts as the primary technical stakeholder across all supporting functional disciplines.
• Managing systems engineering tasking and aligning disciplines to support their successful and timely completion.
• Participate in the development of systems engineering development plans and processes as needed.
• Participate in reviews of artifacts with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities as required.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or a related subject, MS preferred.
• 10+ years of experience conducting systems engineering in FAA/EASA/Military certification programs (8+ years with MS degree).
• Demonstrated ability to lead as a Systems Engineer in solving complex architectural and systems engineering-related problems across aircraft integration and software.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating design across multi-disciplined functional groups: hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, and test engineering.
• Experience with requirements management tools and processes
• Hands-on experience in integrating avionics and/or avionics integrated mission equipment using civil and/or military standards for flight safety, equipment qualification, and airworthiness
• Demonstrated ability to develop system-level requirements, architecture, and interfaces, and perform requirements validation and verification.
• Demonstrated familiarity with general aviation aircraft and integration.

Nice to have

• Specific experience with general aviation aircraft integration, including Cessna Caravan
• 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/Military regulations and standards is a plus.
• Familiarity with Simulink, Cameo, IADS, Jama, JIRA

Benefits

• Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission.