Flight Dynamics Engineer — Autonomy & Simulation

Merlin Labs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered lunches

Snacks

Beverages

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Unlimited vacation

401k with match

Job summary

Merlin Labs, headquartered in Boston, MA, is building a non-human pilot to deliver full-stack autonomy for aircraft. We seek a Flight Dynamics Engineer to develop and integrate aircraft models within our simulation environment, supporting scalable modeling across multiple platforms and contributing to mission workflows.

You will work with simulation platform and integration teams to bring aircraft models from concept to operational use in our virtual test environment, supporting both active

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering.
• 5+ years of relevant experience working with aircraft dynamics and aircraft simulation.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink with some basic knowledge of C, C++, and python.
• An understanding of conventional aircraft simulation modeling techniques.
• Experience with flight test.
• Experience with aircraft certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop, improve, and update aircraft models that simulate aerodynamics, control systems, servos, brakes, landing gear, etc.
• Support flight test planning, instrumentation requirements, and test data analysis to gather quality data for simulation development and validation.
• Write software to support continuous improvements to our existing simulation.
• Collaborate with virtual test environment users to ensure that their objectives are met.
• Support expansion of our virtual test environment to include additional advancements needed to support our customers.

Skills

Aircraft dynamics

Simulation modeling

Flight test

Education

BS in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C

C++

Python

Job description

Merlin Labs, headquartered in Boston, MA, is building a non-human pilot to deliver full-stack autonomy for aircraft. We seek a Flight Dynamics Engineer to develop and integrate aircraft models within our simulation environment, supporting scalable modeling across multiple platforms and contributing to mission workflows.

You will work with simulation platform and integration teams to bring aircraft models from concept to operational use in our virtual test environment, supporting both active