Design and integrate avionics for aircraft, oversee system integration tasks, support testing activities, and prepare mechanical design documentation.
About Merlin:
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.
All of the sky, none of the limits!
About You:
Are you a creative and experienced mechanical engineer who is passionate about developing systems at the forefront of aviation technology? Do you believe you can build better aircraft systems using agile and robust development methods? Would you like to own a significant percentage of key aspects for a new product? If so, you might be a good fit for the team in a Mechanical Engineer role here at Merlin Labs.
The Role:
- Design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test labs
- Oversee 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, Fusion, or Creo
- Proven experience with rapid design cycles: taking a design from concept through detailed design, build, and test
- Experience leading 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
Bonus:
- 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 as an electromechanical technician 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.
- Experience with creating and interpreting system schematics, wiring diagrams, and subsystem block diagrams.
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.
Merlin Labs Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
31 Saint James Ave, Boston, MA, United States, 02116
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