Merlin
Flight Test Engineer
North Kingstown, RI, USPosted 1 month ago
Full TimeSeniorVisa SponsorshipUS
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Job Description
Flight Test EngineerMerlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the worlds leading investors Merlin is sc
Key Highlights
- Join our flight test engineering team in supporting development of our autonomy systems by flying early and often.
- Develop and drive the application of the processes we need to prepare for execute and analyze our flight tests.
- Collaborate with hardware software flight controls integration and flight operation teams to develop and author test plans ensure readiness for test and drive efficient and effective collection of the data we need to test our systems.
- Participate in flight tests including building and approving cards verifying procedures and software via simulation serving as test director/conductor and supporting generation of analysis and deficiency reports after flight.
- BS in Engineering or a related subject.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- BS in Engineering or a related subject.
- 5+ years direct experience with experimental flight test or a combination of equivalent formal training and experience.
- Knowledge of basic concepts of fixed wing aircraft flight dynamics and control.
- Enthusiastic willingness to do what needs to be done to help our flight test program succeed including but not limited to: flying in airplanes traveling to our other sites for coordination and team building and learning new skills as necessary.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
- Must be eligible to work in the US without visa sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Flight Test Engineer Professional course (NTPS ITPS Military TPS)
- BS in Aerospace engineering
- Experience using software development environments and tools such as Linux git and Jira.
- Knowledge of Python and/or Matlab especially for scripting and engineering data analysis.
- Experience with flight controls product development including testing and troubleshooting at the system level as well as at the software component level.
- Experience with certification programs and flight test
Skills & Technologies
LinuxGitJiraPython
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Job Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Location
North Kingstown, RI, US
Posted
1 month ago
Visa Sponsorship
Available
Country
US