Senior Human-Machine Teaming Engineer

16 hours, 36 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Merlin Labs

Merlin Labs

Merlin Labs is an aviation technology firm focused on developing fully autonomous flight systems by combining advanced automation with human piloting to ensure safe and reliable air travel as global demand increases.

Aerospace & Defense
51-250
Founded 2018
$134M raised

Description

  • Contribute to the technical direction and implementation of human-machine and machine-machine teaming capabilities for autonomous airborne systems.
  • Design, develop, and deploy teaming features that improve the performance, safety, and resilience of human-machine teams.
  • Propose, design, and execute applied research and human subject experiments to evaluate teaming capabilities in realistic operations.
  • Support simulation, integration, and flight test activities to validate autonomy software in relevant environments.
  • Write, test, document, and review code in accordance with Merlin’s development standards.
  • Collaborate across teams to solve complex problems in aviation and autonomy.
  • Contribute independently or lead technical projects as needed.
  • Help develop novel systems that address key challenges in aviation autonomy.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of professional experience, including graduate work, developing software for airborne autonomous systems.
  • Deep experience in at least one area: human-machine interaction for crewed aircraft or UAS, multi-vehicle autonomy and decision-making algorithms, physiological signal monitoring software, or cognitive state modeling.
  • Experience with modern software development workflows, including version control, CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, and peer review.
  • Experience with the full product development cycle, including system-level and software-level design, testing, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience working in Linux and with open-source development tools.
  • Proficiency writing code in Python.
  • Experience with technical writing.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn and contribute across technical domains.
  • Preferred: proficiency with C++ and ROS.
  • Preferred: experience designing research plans and experiments to evaluate teaming effectiveness.
  • Preferred: experience with perception systems, sensor fusion, world modeling concepts, or Bayesian probabilistic methods.
  • Preferred: experience with proposal writing and technical roadmap development.
  • Preferred: familiarity with simulation software, especially aircraft simulation.
  • Preferred: experience with hardware/software integration and debugging.
  • Preferred: flight testing experience with uncrewed or crewed aircraft.
  • Preferred: pilot license and flight experience.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and life insurance.
  • Unlimited vacation.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Work/life integration support.
  • Professional development opportunities in a small, mission-driven team.
  • Innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment.

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