Merlin · 2 days ago

Engineering Lead, Defense

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead the integration and testing of Merlin’s advanced autonomy system on a new-to-Merlin aircraft type

Work closely with the team that developed this system to understand previous integrations and Merlin’s new-aircraft spin-up process

Lead the adaptation of both the system integration design (including system, software, and hardware elements) and spin-up process to meet the requirements of the new integration

Serve as the main technical point of contact with relevant stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and partners

Collaborate closely with our internal project management, system safety, and flight test teams to ensure overall project success

Qualification

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Project ManagementSystem IntegrationAircraft Systems DevelopmentAutomatic Flight Control SystemsFlight TestCertification ProcessesSystem SafetyHuman FactorsUS Air Force Airworthiness StandardsNew Product DevelopmentCustomer Requirements GatheringProduct DefinitionTest EventsProblem-SolvingInterpersonal Communication

Required

BS in Aerospace Engineering or a related engineering discipline

5+ years leading projects and teams in whole system integration (software, hardware, and testing) in similar relevant projects, or 10+ years experience in aircraft systems development

Specific experience in automatic flight control systems, including both the hardware and software components that implement them

Experience in flight test of automatic flight control systems