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Merlin Labs

Staff Engineer, Core Flight Controls

OR · On-site +1

$200K - $265K/yr

You are an experienced flight controls engineer passionate about autonomous flight who wants to ... Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional ...

Merlin Labs

Senior Systems Engineer, Integration

OR · On-site +1

$165K - $215K/yr

You've worked in an experimental R&D flight test environment with general civil certified or ... Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional ...

Merlin Labs

Autonomy Software Engineer

OR · On-site +1

$130K - $175K/yr

Contribute to simulation, integration, and flight test activities to validate autonomy software in ... Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional ...

Epic Aircraft

Liaison Engineer I

Bend, OR · On-site

... Epic Flight Support fleet * Support in-depth engineering projects involving Manufacturing ... attitude and professional presence * Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities and ...

AeroVironment

Electrical Engineer, Sr.

Wasco, OR · On-site

$111K - $170K/yr

Supports Flight Test operations, as needed * Troubleshoots complex systems. Documents designs with ... Uses professional concepts & company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ...

Epic Aircraft

Liaison Engineer I

Bend, OR · On-site

... Epic Flight Support fleet * Support in-depth engineering projects involving Manufacturing ... attitude and professional presence * Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities and ...

IRPI

Engineering Technician

Wilsonville, OR · On-site

$29 - $41/hr

Professional Growth: Hands-on flight-hardware experience, direct mentorship from engineers at every level, and the chance to grow your skills across manufacturing, test, and assembly * Mission-Driven ...

IRPI

Engineering Technician

Wilsonville, OR · On-site

$29 - $41/hr

Professional Growth: Hands-on flight-hardware experience, direct mentorship from engineers at every level, and the chance to grow your skills across manufacturing, test, and assembly * Mission-Driven ...

IRPI

Engineering Technician

Wilsonville, OR

$29 - $41/hr

Professional Growth: Hands-on flight-hardware experience, direct mentorship from engineers at every level, and the chance to grow your skills across manufacturing, test, and assembly * Mission-Driven ...

Robots and Pencils

Staff AI Engineer

OR · On-site +1

$177K - $209K/yr

You'll be joining real, in-flight work where reliability, security, and scalability are critical ... years professional software engineering experience, with 4+ years focused on AI/ML systems in ...

Robots and Pencils

Forward Deployed Engineer

OR · On-site +1

You'll parachute into in-flight work where reliability, security, and scalability are critical ... years professional software engineering experience, with 4+ years focused on AI/ML systems in ...

Panthalassa

Senior Prototype Engineer, Welding

Portland, OR · On-site

$110K - $152K/yr

As a Senior Prototype Engineer, Welding, you will design and build prototype and flight hardware ... Professional CAD experience (NX preferred) * Ability to read and interpret weldment drawings and ...

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Staff Engineer, Core Flight Controls

Merlin Labs

OR • On-site, Remote

$200K - $265K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 26 days ago

Job description

About Merlin:
Merlin (NASDAQ: MRLN) is a publicly traded aerospace and defense company building a non-human pilot to deliver full-stack autonomy for any aircraft from takeoff to touchdown. The Merlin Pilot autonomy system powers a growing range of aircraft and mission profiles and has been proven through hundreds of autonomous flights from Merlin's global flight test facilities, including Kerikeri, New Zealand; Quonset Point, Rhode Island; and soon, Bedford, Massachusetts. Headquartered in Boston, Merlin is expanding its organization to accelerate the development and deployment of its autonomy platform, helping customers solve some of aviation's most pressing challenges, from pilot shortages to improving flight safety. Backed by some of the world's leading investors prior to its public listing, Merlin continues to advance the certification and commercialization of autonomous flight across commercial and defense aviation. 

About you:
You are an experienced flight controls engineer passionate about autonomous flight who wants to contribute to making airplanes fly themselves. You are familiar with fixed wing aircraft and the classical and modern methods used to control them automatically. You know how to use industry standard tools for this work, and you are excited to work on novel applications.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement flight controls for our aircraft automation system.
  • Decompose system requirements into low level flight controls requirements
  • 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 for system identification and verification of control law performance on multiple aircraft types.
  • Own the flight control system from end-to-end and be responsible for product delivery to programs and customers
  • Collaborate across Merlin to develop novel, certifiable systems to solve the toughest problems in aviation and autonomy.
Qualifications:
  • BS in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
  • 10+ 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 with linear model development, linear analysis and frequency domain gain tuning techniques
Nice to Haves:
  • MS/PhD in Aerospace Engineering and/or Controls
  • Experience developing never-before-flown control systems
  • Experience extracting linear state space models from flight test data
  • Experience working directly with customers and being a company representative
  • Pilot license
  • Proficiency in C/C++ or Python
$200,000 - $265,000 a year
The compensation range provided is a good-faith estimate based on a wide range of factors, inclusive of base salary only. The actual offer will be determined by a variety of factors including the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, education, and training. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Merlin's total compensation package. Additionally, Merlin offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission.
 
Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service or obligation or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks.
 
At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. 
 
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
 
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: [email protected]
 
Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.
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