Senior Avionics Systems Engineer – Autonomy & Integration

Merlin; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Unlimited vacation

401k with match

Job summary

Merlin Labs in Boston is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead integration, requirements management, and certification activities for safety-critical avionics and mission systems.

You will drive architecture, interfaces, and verification across hardware, software, and test teams, guiding design reviews and coordinating with customers and regulators to ensure program success.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or related subject; MS preferred.
• 10+ years of systems engineering in FAA/EASA/Military certification programs (8+ years with MS).
• Demonstrated ability to lead as a Systems Engineer across aircraft integration and software.
• Experience facilitating design across hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, and test engineering.
• Experience with requirements management tools and processes.
• Hands-on avionics integration using ARP4754A/B and DO-178B/C or equivalent standards for flight-critical systems.
• Demonstrated familiarity with general aviation aircraft and integration.

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.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Aircraft integration

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Aviation safety standards

AR P4754A/B

DO-178B/C

Education

BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or related

MS preferred

Tools

Simulink

Cameo

IADS

Jama

JIRA

Job description

Merlin Labs in Boston is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead integration, requirements management, and certification activities for safety-critical avionics and mission systems.

You will drive architecture, interfaces, and verification across hardware, software, and test teams, guiding design reviews and coordinating with customers and regulators to ensure program success.