Staff Flight Controls Engineer — Autonomous Flight Systems

Merlin Labs, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with match

Unlimited vacation

Job summary

Merlin Labs is seeking a seasoned Flight Controls Engineer to design and implement the aircraft automation system for fixed-wing platforms. You will decompose requirements, build model-based control solutions, and contribute to certification efforts with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, real-time testing, and collaboration with customers to deliver certifiable, robust control laws across multiple aircraft types.

Qualifications

• BS in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• 5+ years designing control systems for fixed-wing aircraft.
• Experience with model-based development and flight control certification.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement flight controls for our aircraft automation system.
• Decompose system requirements into low-level control specifications.
• Develop and maintain simulation tools for development and testing.
• Model control laws in Simulink; analyze with MATLAB and Python.
• Support flight testing for system identification and verification.
• Own the flight control system end-to-end for programs and customers.
• Collaborate across Merlin to certify novel control solutions.

Skills

Flight controls

Autonomy systems

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C/C++

Control theory

Systems integration

Education

BS in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Merlin Labs is seeking a seasoned Flight Controls Engineer to design and implement the aircraft automation system for fixed-wing platforms. You will decompose requirements, build model-based control solutions, and contribute to certification efforts with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, real-time testing, and collaboration with customers to deliver certifiable, robust control laws across multiple aircraft types.