Senior System Engineer - Integration & Verification

Merlin Labs•Boston, MA

About The Position

Merlin is a venture-backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviation’s biggest challenges. This role is for an experienced systems engineer with primary experience in the Integration & Verification of System/Sub-Systems. The role involves experience in Integration & Verification test procedure and test case development as well as capturing definition of Test Facility definition. Experience will be applied during requirements review to ensure System/Sub-System requirements are testable and identify gaps between Test Facility capabilities and documented verification strategy for requirements. The engineer will align Test Procedure and Test Case development deliverables to program schedules to ensure execution of testing for a particular phase of the program is ready to run against deliveries from Mission Autonomy engineering teams. As a secondary domain of experience, the engineer will be capable of aiding in the development of system/sub-system architecture, system/sub-system requirements, and testing of systems to comply with its requirements. Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams of varying engineering domains, customers, suppliers, and partners is expected. Experience in the definition of Autonomous behaviors and functions of AI enabled control systems is also required. A passion for new development and a proven record of navigating the challenges in new product development is essential. Experience in experimental R&D of safety critical systems/sub-systems and the ability to keep safety at the forefront while still moving quickly is necessary.

Requirements

BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or a related subject, MS preferred.
6-9 years of experience conducting Integration and Verification/Systems Engineering activities
Specific experience in Integration and Testing of Flight Control Systems with aspects of ML or Autonomy
Experience in Integration and Verification of Flight Control Systems
Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting and finding root cause of issues found during Integration and Verification
Experience with requirements management tools and processes
Demonstrated ability to develop requirements for Test Facilities, architecture, and interfaces, and perform requirements validation and verification

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting in development of Testing artifacts which support FAA/EASA/DOD certification programs
Hands-on experience in integration and verification of avionics equipment using ARP4754A and RTCA DO-178B/C for safety-critical systems.
Specific integration and verification experience in the area of Automatic Flight Controls, Flight Management, or Display Systems.
Specific experience in developing software requirements and performing software verification.
Working knowledge of FAA/EASA/DOD regulations and standards is a plus.
Working knowledge of Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is a plus but not required.
Familiarity with Simulink, Cameo, IADS, Jama

Responsibilities

Responsible for the development of Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test Cases for the Integration and Verification of the Mission Autonomy Sub-System with the larger Merlin Pilot System
Responsible for the production of Test Reports, Problem Reports as a result of testing efforts
Responsible for the Traceability between requirements, test cases and test procedures
Responsible for ensuring development of Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test Cases are delivered in alignment with the program schedule
Responsible for assessing the test strategies to ensure that the Test Facilities support the testing of the Sub-Systems
Reviews requirements through the lens of ability to Test and provide feedback to correct requirements
Ensures Test Facilities are conformed for formal Integration and Verification testing.
Supports Integration and Verification of Flight Autonomy Sub-System on the Air Vehicle Platform
Participate in the development of systems engineering development plans and processes as needed for technical execution.
Managing systems engineering tasking and aligning disciplines to support their successful and timely completion
Development of descriptions of Features and Functions to be executed by the Sub-System
Development of Sub-System Level Requirements
Development of Sub-System Level Test Methods and Testing Strategies
Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams
Support/Execution of verification and validation activities.
Change Control and Change Impact Analysis of Test Cases, Test Procedures
Reviews of System Engineering artifacts such as requirements, with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities as required.
Review of concepts of operation, system architecture (including functional and physical architectures), system requirements, and system interfaces for Merlin products.
Collaborate cross-functionally with the safety, hardware, and software teams to capture, document, and communicate requirements and interfaces.