Staff Systems Engineer – Integration

Merlin Labs

Experienced Systems Engineer involved in integration and design for aerospace startup. Supporting system development for civil and military-certified avionics and mission systems with a focus on safety.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guide system development and traceability from system requirements capture, through design decision making, to final demonstration for systems being implemented on various aircraft.
Facilitate the development of concepts of operation, system architecture (including functional and physical architectures), system requirements, measures of performance, certification planning and execution from requirements through to demonstration for Merlin product integrations.
Work across the safety, hardware, simulation, and software teams to capture, document, and communicate requirements and interfaces
Host design reviews of architectures for senior leadership and review artifacts as the primary technical stakeholder across all supporting functional disciplines.
Managing systems engineering tasking and aligning disciplines to support their successful and timely completion.
Participate in the development of systems engineering development plans and processes as needed.
Participate in reviews of artifacts with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering or a related subject, MS preferred.
10+ years of experience conducting systems engineering in FAA/EASA/Military certification programs (8+ years with MS degree).
Demonstrated ability to lead as a Systems Engineer in solving complex architectural and systems engineering-related problems across aircraft integration and software.
Demonstrated experience facilitating design across multi-disciplined functional groups: hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, and test engineering.
Experience with requirements management tools and processes
Hands-on experience in integrating avionics equipment using ARP4754A/B and RTCA DO-178B/C or equivalent standards for flight-critical systems.
Demonstrated ability to develop system-level requirements, architecture, and interfaces, and perform requirements validation and verification.
Demonstrated familiarity with general aviation aircraft and integration.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health
dental
life
unlimited vacation
401k with match

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Hard Skills & Tools

Systems Requirements CaptureFunctional Architecture DevelopmentPerformance MeasuresRequirements ValidationRequirements VerificationARP4754A/BRTCA DO-178B/CIntegration of Flight-Critical SystemsDesign Decision MakingConcepts of Operation

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationFacilitationCollaborationProblem Solving

Certifications

BS in Electrical EngineeringBS in Aerospace EngineeringBS in Systems EngineeringMS in Engineering (Preferred)