Senior Human-Machine Teaming Engineer
Merlin is a Boston-based aerospace and defense technology company developing AI-powered, aircraft-agnostic autonomy software for fixed-wing aircraft.
About Merlin
Merlin’s Merlin Pilot combines hardware and software intended to perform takeoff-to-touchdown flight functions for military and civil aircraft, supporting reduced-crew and autonomous operations. The operating business began as Apollo Flight Research in 2018, became Merlin Labs in 2020, and is now operated under public parent Merlin, Inc.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will develop, test, document, and deploy software capabilities for human-machine and machine-machine teaming in autonomous airborne systems. You will conduct applied research and human-subject experiments, support simulation and flight testing, and integrate validated autonomy software into aircraft systems.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related subject
- 5+ years of professional experience developing software for airborne autonomous systems
- Experience in human-machine interaction, autonomy algorithms, physiological signal monitoring, or cognitive-state analysis
- Experience with version control, pipelines, unit testing, and peer review
- Experience with product development, system-level design, testing, and troubleshooting
- Experience with Linux and open-source development tools
- Proficiency in Python
- Technical writing experience
- Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the technical direction and implementation of human-machine and machine-machine teaming capabilities
- Design, develop, and deploy teaming capabilities for autonomous airborne systems
- Propose, design, and execute applied research and human-subject experiments
- Support simulation, integration, and flight-test activities
- Write, test, document, and review code
- Collaborate to solve aviation and autonomy problems
Benefits
- Catered lunches
- Snacks and beverages
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- 401k matching