Lead Systems Engineer, Autonomy & Flight Control

Merlin; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Merlin Labs in Boston is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead a small team developing system and sub-system architecture, requirements, and testing for autonomous flight. You’ll own major portions of architecture, interfaces, and verification activities on a fast‑moving, safety‑critical program.

You will collaborate with safety, hardware, and software teams, and contribute to certification readiness.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or related subject; MS preferred.
• 6–9 years of systems engineering experience (4–6 years with MS; 2–4 years with PhD).
• Experience in Flight Control Systems with aspects of ML or Autonomy.
• Experience in Flight Control System Development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead small teams solving complex architectural and systems engineering problems.
• Experience with requirements management tools and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to develop system‑level requirements, architecture, and interfaces, and perform requirements validation and verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of System Engineers and be accountable for the execution of System Engineering tasks and delivery of work products.
• Lead reviews of artifacts with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities as required.
• Review 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.
• Work cross‑functionally with the safety, hardware, and software teams to capture, document, and communicate requirements and interfaces.
• Manage system‑level verification and validation activities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Requirements management

Cross-functional collaboration

Flight Control Systems

ML / Autonomy

Verifications & validations

Safety-critical systems

Education

BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering

MS preferred

PhD considered

Tools

Simulink

Cameo

IADS

Jama

Job description

Merlin Labs in Boston is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead a small team developing system and sub-system architecture, requirements, and testing for autonomous flight. You’ll own major portions of architecture, interfaces, and verification activities on a fast‑moving, safety‑critical program.

You will collaborate with safety, hardware, and software teams, and contribute to certification readiness.