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Merlin · 3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - Flight Autonomy

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Merlin Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, test, and certify flight-critical autonomy algorithms for next-generation aerospace systems. In this role, you will develop model-based flight software using MathWorks tools and support the full lifecycle of DO-178C compliant development.

Air TransportationInformation TechnologySoftwareTransportation

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Design and develop flight-critical software using Simulink, Stateflow, and related MathWorks tools for model-based design

Define software architecture, modeling standards, and development workflows aligned with DO-178C and DO-331

Create, maintain and review software requirements, models and auto-generated code

Ensure robustness and traceability through requirements-based design, verification, and certification artifact production

Collaborate with engineers from cross functional groups such as systems, safety, hardware, flight controls and test to ensure product and program level needs are met

Support integration into CI pipelines, including model checks, code generation, static analysis, and automated verification

Contribute to planning and execution of SOI audits and certification reviews

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software requirements, architecture and design decisions

Support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), processor-in-the-loop (PIL), and flight testing activities

Qualification

SimulinkDO-178CEmbedded C/C++Requirements managementCI/CD environmentsMATLAB scriptingHIL testingModel-based design

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

5+ years of experience developing embedded or safety-critical software

Extensive experience with Simulink, Stateflow and Embedded Coder for safety critical software development

Experience with Simulink Check, Simulink Code Inspector, Simulink Test and Polyspace Bug Finder

Strong experience with requirements management, including authoring high-quality software requirements, maintaining traceability, and using tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion

Working knowledge of DO-178C, including hands-on experience with DO-331

Experience with CI/CD environments and automated model/code quality checks

Experience developing embedded flight software using C/C++ and integrating auto-generated code with manual code

Experience performing HIL testing, automated test execution, troubleshooting integration issues and analysis of flight test data

Experience with MATLAB scripting, tool automation, and test automation