Senior Systems Engineer

Merlin is developing autonomous flight systems for commercial and defense aviation. The Senior Systems Engineer develops and coordinates subsystem architecture, requirements, and testing strategies, and supports verification and validation in collaboration with safety, hardware, and software teams.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development of systems engineering development plans and processes as needed for technical execution
• Managing systems engineering tasking and aligning disciplines to support their successful and timely completion
• Development of descriptions of Features and Functions to be executed by the Sub-System
• Development of Sub-System Level Requirements
• Development of Sub-System Level Test Methods and Testing Strategies
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Support/Execution of verification and validation activities
• Reviews of System Engineering artifacts such as requirements, with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities as required
• Review of 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
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the safety, hardware, and software teams to capture, document, and communicate requirements and interfaces

Requirements:

• You are an experienced systems engineer with experience in the development of system/sub-system architecture, system/sub-system requirements, and testing of systems to comply with its requirements
• You have experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams of varying engineering domains, customers, suppliers, and partners
• You have experience in the definition of Autonomous behaviors and functions of AI enabled control systems
• You've worked in an experimental R&D of safety critical systems/sub-systems and have the ability to keep safety at the forefront while still moving quickly
• BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or a related subject
• 6+ years of experience conducting systems engineering (4-6 years with MS degree; 2-4 years with PhD)
• Specific experience in Flight Controls System Development with aspects of ML or Autonomy
• Experience in Flight Control System development
• Demonstrated ability in solving complex architectural and systems engineering-related problems
• Experience with requirements management tools and processes
• Demonstrated ability to develop system-level requirements, architecture, and interfaces, and perform requirements validation and verification
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
• MS
• Experience conducting systems engineering in FAA/EASA/DOD certification programs
• Hands-on experience in certifying avionics equipment using ARP4754A and RTCA DO-178B/C for safety-critical systems
• Specific experience in the area of Automatic Flight Controls, Flight Management, or Display Systems
• Specific experience in developing software requirements and performing software verification
• Working knowledge of FAA/EASA/DOD regulations and standards
• Familiarity with Simulink, Cameo, IADS, Jama