Staff Engineer, Flight Controls at Merlin Labs

Candidates should possess 15+ years of experience developing control systems for fixed-wing aircraft, demonstrating a strong understanding of fixed-wing aircraft dynamics, classical and modern control design/analysis, and experience decomposing systems requirements into high-level requirements for both outer loop and inner loop control design. They should also have experience working in Model-Based Development and certification of flight control systems, including proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink or similar tools, and experience designing, implementing, and testing software for real-time systems. Furthermore, experience developing certified software under RTCA DO-178B in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering is desired, along with a Master’s or Doctoral degree in Aerospace Engineering and/or Controls, and familiarity with aircraft simulations using system identification of flight test data.