Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Flight Controls(Remote)

Merlin; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401k with match

Job summary

Merlin Labs seeks an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to lead a small team and drive the definition and verification of system architectures for autonomous flight solutions. You will own system-level requirements, interfaces, and cross-functional collaboration with safety, hardware, and software teams.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in systems engineering, experience with flight control systems, and familiarity with MBSE and certification processes.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or related; MS preferred.
• 6+ years in systems engineering; MS 4-6, PhD 2-4.
• Experience in Flight Control Systems with ML/Autonomy.
• Ability to lead small teams on complex architectural problems.
• Experience with requirements management tools and processes.
• Ability to develop system-level requirements, architecture, and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small systems engineering team and deliver engineering work products.
• Develop system engineering plans and processes for execution.
• Coordinate system requirements, architecture, and interfaces across Merlin products.
• Collaborate with safety, hardware, and software teams to capture interfaces.

Skills

Systems engineering

Team leadership

Requirements management

V&V planning

Flight control systems

Education

BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering

MS preferred

PhD acceptable

Tools

MBSE

Simulink

Cameo

Jama

IADS

Job description

Merlin Labs seeks an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to lead a small team and drive the definition and verification of system architectures for autonomous flight solutions. You will own system-level requirements, interfaces, and cross-functional collaboration with safety, hardware, and software teams.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in systems engineering, experience with flight control systems, and familiarity with MBSE and certification processes.