💼 About This Role

You'll lead the team responsible for adapting and integrating the Merlin Pilot autonomy system across a fleet of aircraft. You'll define how autonomy meets airworthiness by owning aircraft adaptation, avionics, and mechanical integration. This role ensures safe, certifiable, and repeatable flight at scale.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Lead aircraft integration and adaptation for the Merlin Pilot across multiple platforms.
• Define integration plans for avionics architecture, wiring, structural installation, and EMI/EMC.
• Oversee DO-160 environmental qualification and airworthiness compliance.
• Develop and operate systems-integration labs, SILs, HILs, and flight-test instrumentation.
• Manage suppliers for harnesses, LRUs, racks, and test services.

📋 Requirements

• 12+ years in aircraft systems or integration leadership.
• 5+ years managing multi-disciplinary hardware teams delivering to flight.
• Proven record delivering certified or certifiable aircraft integrations under Part 23, 25, or equivalent military programs.
• Deep technical expertise in avionics architecture, wiring design, grounding/bonding, EMI/EMC, and power distribution.
• Hands-on experience planning and executing DO-160 environmental testing.

✨ Nice to Have

• DO-254 experience in custom electronics or avionics packaging.
• Integration of advanced sensors (radar, EO/IR, RF links).
• Familiarity with autonomy payloads or ASTM F3269.
• Active or prior U.S. security clearance.