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If so, you might be a good fit for the team in an Avionics Integration Engineer role here at Merlin Labs.\nResponsibilities:\nDefine and mature electrical and electronic aspects of the architecture for our aircraft autonomy system, including power distribution, communications, computer, electro-mechanical, control systems, and user interfaces and controls.\nIntegrate and verify Commercial/Modified-Off-the-Shelf (COTS/MOTS) electronic subsystems for aircraft and test lab installation.\nProvide guidance to lab and aircraft installation technicians.\nPrepare and release electrical design and fabrication drawings, test plans and reports, and associated aircraft installation and certification documents.\nThis position may require up to 50% travel, sometimes with short notice, to both domestic and international locations to support aircraft and system integration.\nQualifications:\nBS in Electronics, Electrical, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering.\n5+ years of relevant systems level electrical systems and integration design experience for the aviation and aerospace industries.\nExperience integrating and debugging systems containing COTS/MOTS modules, custom circuits, software, sensors, and human / machine / graphical user interfaces.\nWorking knowledge of integrating various components using standard interface protocols such as ARINC 429, RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485.\nFamiliarity with lab test equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes, data acquisition, and bus analyzers.\nExperience with creating and interpreting system schematics, wiring diagrams, and subsystem block diagrams.\nExperience with wire harness design and connector component selection and sourcing.\nOutstanding organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.\nNice to Have:\nSpecific experience with aircraft avionics, communications, and power distribution and management systems.\nWorking knowledge and understanding of the qualification and regulatory requirements for commercial and military aircraft. Specifically: RTCA DO-160, DO-178, DO-254, and MIL-STD-810.\nHands-on capability in lab, field, and aircraft settings and able to function comfortably as an electromechanical technician to build and prove out designs. 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