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Merlin · 4 months ago

Staff Engineer, Flight Controls

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup focused on building a non-human pilot for reduced crew and uncrewed flight. They are seeking an experienced flight controls engineer to design and implement flight controls for their aircraft autonomy system.

Air TransportationInformation TechnologySoftwareTransportation

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and implement flight controls for our aircraft autonomy system

Write requirements for high level automation functions and low level flight control

Help create and use the simulation tools needed for development and testing including Simulink control law modeling, analysis using MATLAB and Python

Participate in flight testing to verify control law performance on multiple aircraft types

Write, test, and document Simulink control law models according to Merlin’s development standards, and participate in certification activities

Collaborate across Merlin to develop novel, certifiable systems to solve the toughest problems in aviation and autonomy

Qualification

Control systems developmentFixed wing aircraft dynamicsModel Based DevelopmentMATLAB/Simulink proficiencyRTCA DO-178 certificationReal-time systems softwareFlight test experienceC/C++ proficiencyAerospace Engineering degreePilots license

Required

15 + years of experience developing control systems for fixed wing aircraft, with demonstrated understanding of fixed wing aircraft dynamics, classical and modern control design / analysis

Experience decomposing systems requirements into high level requirements for both outer loop and inner loop control design

Experience working in Model Based Development and certification of flight control systems, including proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink or another model-based development toolset

Experience designing, implementing, and testing software for real-time systems

Experience developing certified software under RTCA DO-178

BS in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Preferred

MS/PhD in Aerospace Engineering and/or Controls

Experience developing aircraft simulations using system identification of flight test data to facilitate the rapid design and testing of flight control systems

Experience analyzing certification guidance materials for impact on automatic control system design

Flight test experience writing test cards to validate control system performance and perform failure testing

Pilots license

Proficiency in C/C++ or Python