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Merlin · 5 months ago

Mission Autonomy- Situational Awareness Lead

Boston

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

Merlin Labs is a venture-backed aerospace startup focused on creating a non-human pilot to enhance aviation safety and efficiency. They are seeking a Mission Autonomy- Situational Awareness Lead to drive the technical direction of perception and situational awareness for airborne autonomy systems, collaborating across teams to solve complex aviation challenges.

Air TransportationInformation TechnologySoftwareTransportation

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Drive the technical direction and deliver capabilities supporting perception and situational awareness for airborne autonomy systems

Define the research, experiments, and development projects to deliver situational awareness for mission autonomy using diverse sensors, fusion algorithms, and world model representations

Identify gaps and define staffing needs to develop and deliver perception, world modeling, and situational awareness capabilities

Ensure the situational awareness plans align with short term R&D objectives, long term objectives, and the Merlin technology roadmap

Lead architecture design and perform architecture and technology trade-off analysis, accounting for short term objectives and long term goals in decision making

Step in to a hands-on software development role as needed

Support simulation, integration, and flight test activities to validate real-world performance

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

Qualification

Autonomous systemsSensor modalitiesMulti-sensor fusionSoftware developmentTech leadershipKalman filteringPerception techniquesPythonC++Simulation softwareProposal writingTechnical roadmap developmentFlight testingAviation certification standards

Required

Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related subject

Professional experience developing software for airborne autonomous systems

Subject matter expert in one or more of the following: Sensor modalities including EO/IR cameras, radar, LIDAR, GPS/INS, ADS-B, and more

State estimation and Kalman filtering or similar techniques

Perception techniques including detection, classification, and automatic target recognition

Multi-sensor and multi-modal fusion

Alternative PNT for GPS-denied environments

World model and common operating picture representations

Experience providing tech leadership to a team of at least 4 engineers at different levels

Proficiency in modern software development workflows and practices, including version control, pipelines, and unit testing, and peer review

Experience with overall product development cycle, including design, testing, and troubleshooting at the system level as well as at the software component level

Proficiency writing both Python and C++

Familiarity with simulation software, especially aircraft simulation

Experience with proposal writing and technical roadmap development