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Principal Autonomy Software Engineer - Remote Eligible
Design and integrate autonomous systems for aircraft to operate safely without human pilots.
Remote
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1 month ago
Merlin
Merlin is the aviation technology company propelling the future of fully autonomous flight.
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✨ About The Role
- The Principal Autonomy Software Engineer will serve as the technical lead for autonomy, robotics, and machine learning software within the Advanced Capabilities Team.
- Responsibilities include designing, building, and integrating airborne autonomy capabilities to assist pilots and enable cargo aircraft to operate without human pilots.
- The role involves close collaboration with the R&D software engineering manager to align on team objectives and technology roadmaps.
- The engineer will lead architecture design and perform trade-off analysis to balance short-term objectives with long-term goals.
- The position requires collaboration with the R&D software team throughout the research, design, implementation, and testing phases of projects.
âš¡ Requirements
- The ideal candidate is an expert in autonomous systems and software, with a strong desire to develop technology that enables aircraft to fly autonomously.
- They should possess hands-on experience and a theoretical background in robotics and autonomy, particularly in aerospace applications.
- A generalist experience across the software stack, from embedded systems to high-level algorithms, is essential, along with deep specialist knowledge in relevant core areas.
- The candidate should be comfortable leading a team of engineers, making key decisions, and guiding the technical direction of projects.
- They must have a proven track record of providing technical leadership to teams of 5-7 engineers at various levels of experience.
About Merlin
Merlin is the aviation technology company propelling the future of fully autonomous flight.