Staff Systems Engineer, Flight Autonomy

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead a small team of System Engineers and be accountable for the execution of System Engineering tasks and delivery of work products which includes the following:
• Lead the development of systems engineering development plans and processes as needed for technical execution.
• Managing systems engineering tasking and aligning disciplines to support their successful and timely completion
• Manage system-level verification and validation activities.
• Lead reviews of artifacts with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities as required.
• Review of concepts of operation, system architecture (including functional and physical architectures), system requirements, and system interfaces for Merlin products.
• Work cross-functionally with the safety, hardware, and software teams to capture, document, and communicate requirements and interfaces.

Job requirements

• BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or a related subject, MS preferred.
• 6-9 years of experience conducting systems engineering (4-6 years with MS degree; 2-4 years with PhD).
• Specific experience in Flight Control Systems with aspects of ML or Autonomy
• Experience in Flight Control System Development
• Demonstrated ability to lead small teams in solving complex architectural and systems engineering-related problems.
• Experience with requirements management tools and processes
• Demonstrated ability to develop system-level requirements, architecture, and interfaces, and perform requirements validation and verification