Senior Flight Controls Engineer — Autonomous Aircraft

Merlin; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Life

Unlimited vacation

401k with match

Job summary

Merlin is seeking an experienced flight controls engineer to advance autonomous flight for fixed-wing aircraft. You will design control laws, decompose requirements, and build models and simulations to validate performance across multiple aircraft types.

We value hands-on experience with model-based development, real-time software, and robust testing. Join a startup focused on delivering certifiable, cutting-edge autonomy in aviation.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years developing control systems for fixed-wing aircraft with both classical and modern control.
• Experience deriving high/low level flight control requirements from system requirements.
• Experience with Model Based Development and certification of flight control systems.
• Experience designing, implementing, and testing real-time software.
• Experience with linear models, frequency-domain tuning.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement flight controls for our aircraft automation system.
• Decompose requirements into low level flight controls requirements.
• Develop and use simulation tools for development and testing.
• Model with Simulink and analyze with MATLAB and Python.
• Participate in flight testing for system identification and verification of control law performance.
• Own the flight control system end-to-end for programs and customers.
• Collaborate across Merlin to develop certifiable autonomous systems.

Skills

Flight controls

Fixed-wing dynamics

Model-based development

Real-time software design

MATLAB/Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Job description

Merlin is seeking an experienced flight controls engineer to advance autonomous flight for fixed-wing aircraft. You will design control laws, decompose requirements, and build models and simulations to validate performance across multiple aircraft types.

We value hands-on experience with model-based development, real-time software, and robust testing. Join a startup focused on delivering certifiable, cutting-edge autonomy in aviation.