
Posted 8 days ago
Staff Engineer, Model Based Software
BostonHybridFull-time
AI Summary
Design, implement, test, and certify flight-critical autonomy algorithms for aerospace systems using model-based design and MathWorks tools.
About this role
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:
We are seeking a Staff 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.
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Qualifications:
Skills
C/C++CI/CDDO-178CDO-331DOORSEmbedded CoderHIL TestingJamaMATLAB ScriptingPIL TestingPolarionPolyspace Bug FinderRequirements ManagementSimulinkSimulink CheckSimulink Code InspectorSimulink TestStateflowStatic AnalysisTraceability
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