Responsibilities:
Design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test labs
Oversee and/or perform design and analysis tasks for system integration including stress and model analyses
Provide CAD work in support of design activities, including application of industry best-practices for GD&T
Support and participate in testing activities – component, system development, and system certification – as needed including test plan creation, data analysis, and test report generation and documentation
Prepare and coordinate mechanical design and fabrication drawings and related documents
This position may require up to 25-50% travel, sometimes with short notice, to both domestic and international locations to support aircraft and system integration and testing
Qualifications:
BS in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years technical work experience
Advanced modeling experience with tools such as SolidWorks, Catia, OnShape, Fusion360, or Creo
Proven experience with rapid design cycles: taking a design from concept through detailed design, build, and test
Experience leading engineering activities such as mechanism design, controls design and analysis, environmental analysis (thermal, vibration, airflow), and structural analysis
Outstanding organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
Nice to Haves:
Working knowledge and understanding of the qualification and regulatory requirements for commercial and military aircraft - specifically: RTCA D0-160, DO-254; and MIL-STD-810
Hands-on capability in a lab/field setting and able to function comfortably to build and prove out designs (SMT soldering, drilling, use of hand tools, design/build of complicated mechanical assemblies)
Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical systems such as motors and associated EMI/EMC design and qualification testing
Expertise in weight-critical, high-performance design techniques for mechanical systems interface management
Familiarity with lab test equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes, data acquisition, and bus analyzers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering
- 5+ years of technical work experience
- Advanced modeling experience with SolidWorks, CATIA, Onshape, Fusion 360, Creo, or similar tools
- Experience taking designs from concept through detailed design, build, and test
- Experience leading mechanism design, controls design and analysis, environmental analysis, and structural analysis
- Strong organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Knowledge of commercial and military aircraft qualification and regulatory requirements, including RTCA DO-160, DO-254, and MIL-STD-810
- Hands-on laboratory or field experience, including soldering, drilling, hand tools, and mechanical assembly design and build
- Experience with electromechanical systems, motors, and EMI/EMC design and qualification testing
- Experience with weight-critical, high-performance mechanical systems interface design
- Familiarity with oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes, data acquisition equipment, and bus analyzers
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship or visa transfer
What We Do
All of the sky, none of the limits. Merlin Labs is building the autonomous infrastructure for the sky above us, enabling goods, and eventually people, to fly without pilots. The Merlin Labs team is building the definitive autonomy system for all things that fly. We’re creating sophisticated software and hardware that fulfill the functions of a human pilot.
