Merlin

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“Develops AI-powered autonomous flight technology that enables aircraft to operate without a human pilot, serving both civil and military aviation with a focus”

Washington Technology · Mar 18, 2026 · Supports System

“The company has developed Merlin Pilot, an AI tool that the company says is aircraft-agnostic and can fly any plane”

Merlin via GlobeNewswire · Jun 4, 2026 · Supports Organization, Organization technology

“Merlin, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRLN), an aerospace and defense technology company building the operating system of record for autonomous flight”

Merlin (GlobeNewswire) · Apr 29, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

“to raise $80 million of equity capital via a private investment in public equity”

AIN · Mar 17, 2026 · Supports Funding round

“has raised $200 million by closing its SPAC-backed business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV”

Merlin · Mar 16, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

“The transaction provides approximately $200 million in gross proceeds”

PR Newswire · Jul 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

“Merlin's 2021 $25 million Series A round led by GV and First Round Capital”

Dynamic Aviation · May 26, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

“it has raised $25 million in funding from GV (formerly Google Ventures) and First Round Capital”

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“{"founders": [{"id": "matt-george-d808", "type": "person", "value": "Matthew George"}]}”

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“Autonomy Software Engineer”

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“Avionics Integration Engineer”

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“Avionics Process Engineer”

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“Computer Vision Engineer”

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“DevOps Engineer”

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“Director of Flight Test”

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“Director of Safety and Quality”

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“Director of Strategic Finance and Programs”

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“Experimental Test Pilot”

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“Flight Test Engineer”

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“General Manager -Mobility”

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“GM- Civil”

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“Hardware Integration Engineer (Electrical)”

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“Hardware Integration Engineer (Mechanical)”

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“Human Machine Interface (HMI) Software Engineer”

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“Human Resources Generalist”

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“IT Administrator”

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“Mission Autonomy- Decision Making and Behaviors Lead”

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“Mission Autonomy- Situational Awareness Lead”

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“NLP Software Engineer”

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“Senior Program Manager”

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“Senior Systems Engineer”

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“Simulation Software Engineer”

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“Staff Engineer, Flight Controls”

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“Staff Systems Engineer”

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“Technical Program Manager”

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“UI/UX Designer”

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“Vice President of Autonomy”

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“{"company_size": "51-200 employees"}”

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“{"company_id": "18672152", "company_name": "Merlin", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/merlinlabs?trk=public_jobs_topcard-org-name", "job_employment_type": "Full-time", "job_location": "Greater Boston", "job_posted_time": "1 month ago", "job_posting_id": "4453206281", "job_seniority_level": "Not Applicable", "job_summary": "Merlin (NASDAQ: MRLN) is a publicly traded aerospace and defense company building a non-human pilot to deliver full-stack autonomy for any aircraft from takeoff to touchdown. The Merlin Pilot autonomy system powers a growing range of aircraft and mission profiles and has been proven through hundreds of autonomous flights from Merlin's global flight test facilities, including Kerikeri, New Zealand; Quonset Point, Rhode Island; and soon, Bedford, Massachusetts. Headquartered in Boston, Merlin is expanding its organization to accelerate the development and deployment of its autonomy platform, helping customers solve some of aviation's most pressing challenges, from pilot shortages to improving flight safety. Backed by some of the world's leading investors prior to its public listing, Merlin continues to advance the certification and commercialization of autonomous flight across commercial and defense aviation. About You: You are a technically deep software leader who has shipped production AI or autonomy systems in a safety-critical domain. You thrive at the intersection of rigorous engineering and ambitious product vision, and you know how to build and motivate world-class teams working on hard, long-horizon problems. You hold yourself and your team to the highest standards of software quality and safety — not because the process demands it, but because you genuinely care about the integrity of what you build. You're equally comfortable reviewing a pull request, debating system architecture, and presenting a roadmap to the executive team. You want your work to matter, and there's nothing more meaningful to you than putting reliable autonomous systems into the sky Responsibilities: Define and drive the technical strategy for Merlin's AI Core platform, spanning perception, sensor fusion, decision-making, planning, and control Lead, grow, and mentor a multi-disciplinary team of AI engineers, robotics engineers, and software engineers working on flight-critical autonomy software Collaborate with the VP of Engineering and CTO to translate company-level objectives into clear, achievable technical roadmaps with well-defined milestones Own the architecture of the AI Core stack from data pipelines and model training infrastructure through to real-time onboard inference and control Establish and enforce engineering standards, code quality practices, and safety review processes appropriate for an aviation-grade software system Partner closely with Flight Operations, Systems Engineering, and Certification teams to ensure AI Core software meets FAA and regulatory requirements Drive integration between AI Core components and the broader avionics and vehicle management systems Recruit senior engineering talent and build a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and psychological safety Represent the AI Core team in cross-functional planning, risk reviews, and stakeholder communications Track and evaluate emerging research and open-source developments relevant to autonomous flight, and translate promising work into product opportunities Qualifications: Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Math, or a related subject 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in Physical AI technical leadership and engineering management roles Proven track record of shipping production grade AI based autonomy in a safety-critical, deterministic and highly regulated environment (aerospace, automotive, industrial, medical, or similar) Deep expertise in at least one of: real-time perception and sensor fusion, motion planning and control, large-scale next gen AI model training and deployment, or onboard inference systems Strong command of modern software engineering practices including AI model distillation, MLOps, CI/CD, rigorous testing strategies, and design-for-safety principles Experience in deploying end-to-end Data strategy to collect, ingest and curate the data for AI model training, simulation and edge deployment Experience managing the managers, senior engineers and staff-level technical contributors, including performance management and career development Ability to define and communicate architectural decisions across organizational boundaries, including to non-technical stakeholders Proficiency in Pytorch, TensorFlow and C++ (or equivalent systems languages used in real-time embedded environments) Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to document complex technical decisions clearly and concisely Comfort operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment where priorities and requirements evolve Nice to Have: Background in vehicle dynamics, vehicle control systems, or avionics/Automotive software integration Familiarity with simulation-based validation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, or digital twin development Experience with airborne hardware platforms, embedded Linux, or real-time operating systems (RTOS) Published research or significant contributions to open-source projects in autonomy, robotics, or machine learning Prior experience at a Series A–C deep tech startup Pilot's license or meaningful hands-on experience with aircraft operations Logistics: We welcome remote applicants for this role, with a preference for candidates based in or willing to relocate to Boston, MA for a hybrid work schedule at our HQ Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, flexible paid time off, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission. Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service or obligation or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks. At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: people@merlinlabs.com Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. The compensation range provided is reflective of base salary only , and is a good-faith estimate based on a wide range of factors. The actual offer will be determined by a variety of factors including the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, education, and training. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Merlin's total compensation package. Additionally, Merlin offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees. Show more Show less", "job_title": "Director, AI Core Software", "timestamp": "2026-10-05T05:42:08.601Z"}”

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“{"company_id": "18672152", "company_name": "Merlin", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/merlinlabs?trk=public_jobs_topcard-org-name", "job_employment_type": "Full-time", "job_location": "Boston, MA", "job_posted_time": "2 weeks ago", "job_posting_id": "4457518757", "job_seniority_level": "Mid-Senior level", "job_summary": "About Merlin: Merlin (NASDAQ: MRLN) is a publicly traded aerospace and defense company building a non-human pilot to deliver full-stack autonomy for any aircraft from takeoff to touchdown. The Merlin Pilot autonomy system powers a growing range of aircraft and mission profiles and has been proven through hundreds of autonomous flights from Merlin's global flight test facilities, including Kerikeri, New Zealand; Quonset Point, Rhode Island; and soon, Bedford, Massachusetts. Headquartered in Boston, Merlin is expanding its organization to accelerate the development and deployment of its autonomy platform, helping customers solve some of aviation's most pressing challenges, from pilot shortages to improving flight safety. Backed by some of the world's leading investors prior to its public listing, Merlin continues to advance the certification and commercialization of autonomous flight across commercial and defense aviation. Who you are: Are you an experienced electrical engineering leader who is passionate about building and guiding teams developing systems at the forefront of aviation technology? Do you thrive at the intersection of deep technical work and people leadership — equally comfortable setting technical direction at the whiteboard and rolling up your sleeves in the lab? Would you like to shape the engineering culture, processes, and technical direction for a new class of aircraft autonomy products? If so, you might be a good fit for the Electrical Engineering Manager / Lead role here at Merlin Labs. Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of electrical engineers responsible for the electrical architecture of our aircraft autonomy system, including power distribution, communications, computing, electro-mechanical systems, control systems, and user interfaces. Own technical planning and execution for the electrical engineering function: define priorities, allocate resources, manage schedules, and balance competing demands across aircraft programs. Establish and continuously improve engineering processes, design standards, and review practices to ensure robust, certifiable designs delivered on agile timelines. Guide architectural decisions and design trade studies, providing technical oversight for the integration and verification of Commercial/Modified-Off-the-Shelf (COTS/MOTS) electronic subsystems. Review and approve electrical design and fabrication drawings, test plans and reports, and associated aircraft installation and certification documents. Partner with cross-functional leaders in software, systems, mechanical, certification, and flight test to align electrical engineering deliverables with program milestones. Recruit, hire, and onboard electrical engineers; conduct performance reviews, support career development, and foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture. Serve as the escalation point for technical issues in lab, field, and aircraft settings, and coordinate support for installation technicians. Act as the senior technical lead for the electrical discipline: personally own complex or highest-risk design problems, including power distribution architecture, signal integrity, and EMI/EMC challenges. Contribute hands-on to design work as needed — creating and releasing schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface control documents alongside the team, particularly during critical program phases. Lead root-cause investigations for electrical anomalies discovered during integration, ground test, and flight test, driving corrective actions to closure. Set the technical roadmap for the electrical discipline, including tooling, component standards, and reuse strategies that scale across future aircraft platforms. This position may require up to 25% travel, sometimes with short notice, to both domestic and international locations to support aircraft and system integration activities. Qualifications: BS in Electronics, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering; MS preferred. 8+ years of relevant systems-level electrical design and integration experience in the aviation and aerospace industries. 2+ years of direct people management experience, or demonstrated technical leadership (tech lead, project lead) with responsibility for team deliverables and mentorship. Deep experience integrating and debugging systems containing COTS/MOTS modules, custom circuits, software, sensors, and human/machine interfaces. Working knowledge of standard interface protocols such as Ethernet, ARINC 429, RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485, sufficient to guide design reviews and resolve integration issues. Strong command of system schematics, wiring diagrams, and subsystem block diagrams, with the ability to critically review the work of others. Experience with aviation/aerospace wire harness design, connector selection, and sourcing, including managing supplier relationships and lead times. Demonstrated ability to plan and manage engineering schedules, budgets, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects. Outstanding organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership and external partners or regulators. Nice to Have: Specific experience with aircraft systems including avionics, communications, and power distribution and management systems. Working knowledge of environmental qualification and regulatory requirements for commercial and military aircraft. Specifically: RTCA DO-160, DO-178, DO-254, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-810. Experience leading teams through aircraft certification programs (e.g., FAA Part 23/25, STC efforts) and interfacing with certification authorities or DERs. Hands-on capability in lab, field, and aircraft settings; comfortable diving in alongside the team when needed (soldering, wiring, crimping, cable assembly build and test). Familiarity with design tools such as SolidWorks, Altium, or KiCAD, sufficient to review designs and set tooling standards. Experience scaling an engineering team in a startup or fast-growth environment. $165,000 - $215,000 a year The compensation range provided is a good-faith estimate based on a wide range of factors, inclusive of base salary only. The actual offer will be determined by a variety of factors including the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, education, and training. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Merlin's total compensation package. Additionally, Merlin offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees. This position is based on-site at Merlin HQ in Boston, MA. Once you’re here, you’ll enjoy a variety of on-site perks designed to make your workday enjoyable and convenient. These include catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options, an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day, and a selection of beverages, including coffee, tea, and other drinks, to keep you refreshed. Our goal is to create an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission. Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service or obligation or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks. At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: people@merlinlabs.com Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. Show more Show less", "job_title": "Electrical Engineering Lead", "timestamp": "2026-10-05T05:42:11.866Z"}”

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“{"company_id": "18672152", "company_name": "Merlin", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/merlinlabs?trk=public_jobs_topcard-org-name", "job_employment_type": "Full-time", "job_location": "Boston, MA", "job_posted_time": "2 weeks ago", "job_posting_id": "4467871908", "job_seniority_level": "Not Applicable", "job_summary": "Merlin (NASDAQ: MRLN) is a publicly traded aerospace and defense company building a non-human pilot to deliver full-stack autonomy for any aircraft from takeoff to touchdown. The Merlin Pilot autonomy system powers a growing range of aircraft and mission profiles and has been proven through hundreds of autonomous flights from Merlin's global flight test facilities, including Kerikeri, New Zealand; Quonset Point, Rhode Island; and soon, Bedford, Massachusetts. Headquartered in Boston, Merlin is expanding its organization to accelerate the development and deployment of its autonomy platform, helping customers solve some of aviation's most pressing challenges, from pilot shortages to improving flight safety. Backed by some of the world's leading investors prior to its public listing, Merlin continues to advance the certification and commercialization of autonomous flight across commercial and defense aviation. About You: You have spent years inside engineering organizations that built certified aircraft systems, and you know that a program lives or dies on the rigor of the process behind it. You have written, audited, or defended process documentation that successfully completed regulatory System Reviews/ Process Assurance audits. You have strong leadership and communications skills and a passion for developing and leading new initiatives backed by your years of experience. You lead by building relationships and processes, and you know how to get a team of engineers with different specialties, working in a fast-paced environment pulling in the same direction. Merlin Labs builds autonomous aviation systems for civil and defense customers, and the engineering organization behind that work needs a leader who owns the process backbone supporting certification across multiple programs. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for configuration management, development assurance, process assurance, and software quality reporting to the VP of Airworthiness & Certification. If you want to build the process infrastructure that enables a fast-moving company to certify complex autonomous systems repeatably instead of reinventing it every program, this is the role for you. Responsibilities: Lead and grow a team of engineers spanning configuration management, development assurance, process assurance, and software quality assurance Own configuration management and partner with key leaders in the engineering and flight test organization to manage the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of these processes Partner with all technical leaders to standardize and deploy core processes within engineering, ensuring they comply with established policies and guidance, and reflect best practices to support future certification Establish and run a compliance auditing program verifying that engineering process documents and their execution meet established policy and guidance for military and civil certification of autonomous systems Represent process assurance in interactions with certification authorities, designated engineering representatives, and customer quality, providing objective evidence of process compliance and maturity Serve as the primary point of contact for DCMA and other government quality assurance representatives on military programs, providing evidence of process compliance during surveillance and audits Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes based on audit findings, program lessons learned, and evolving regulatory guidance, balancing rigor with the pace a fast-growing company requires Lead root-cause and corrective action analysis to close audit findings and prevent recurrence Report to the VP of Airworthiness & Certification on process health, audit outcomes, open findings, and the improvement roadmap across engineering Build scalable, repeatable process frameworks so process assurance stays ahead of planned growth Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, with 12+ years of experience in aerospace systems, software, or hardware development, including significant experience in configuration management, process assurance, and development assurance Direct working knowledge on completed certification programs of configuration management, DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A/B, and ARP4761A Working knowledge of software/tool qualification (DO-330) as applied to development and verification tools used on certification programs 5+ years of experience leading or managing a team of engineers, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management across multiple technical disciplines Experience developing, auditing, or defending engineering process documentation for regulatory or customer compliance with a track record of successful internal or external audits (System Reviews, e.g., FAA Stage of Involvement per Order 8110.4C/8110.49) Working knowledge of military airworthiness process, civil (FAA) certification frameworks, systems safety, and quality management system standards (e.g., SAE EIA-649B, MIL-STD-882E, AS9100D) as applied to engineering process documentation U.S. citizenship required and ability to obtain security clearance Nice to Have: Experience with ASTM F3230 and F3061 consensus standards, or other Part 23 / consensus-based certification bases relevant to small and autonomous aircraft Experience leading development and implementation of complex PLM tools Experience managing problem reporting tools including standardization and analytics across common programs Background in autonomous or unmanned aviation systems, or another safety-critical domain where process rigor and rapid iteration must coexist Experience building or scaling configuration management and process assurance functions in a startup Active clearance. TS preferred Experience with CMMI-based process maturity appraisals for DoD-facing engineering organizations Experience with airworthiness cybersecurity certification (DO-326A/ED-202A, DO-356A) and integrating security risk assessment into certification evidence Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, flexible paid time off, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission. Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service or obligation or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks. At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: people@merlinlabs.com Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. The compensation range provided is reflective of base salary only , and is a good-faith estimate based on a wide range of factors. The actual offer will be determined by a variety of factors including the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, education, and training. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Merlin's total compensation package. Additionally, Merlin offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees. Show more Show less", "job_title": "Senior Manager, Process Assurance", "timestamp": "2026-10-05T05:42:06.779Z"}”

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“{"company_id": "18672152", "company_name": "Merlin", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/merlinlabs?trk=public_jobs_topcard-org-name", "job_employment_type": "Full-time", "job_location": "United States", "job_posted_time": "2 weeks ago", "job_posting_id": "4468490797", "job_seniority_level": "Not Applicable", "job_summary": "Merlin (NASDAQ: MRLN) is a publicly traded aerospace and defense company building a non-human pilot to deliver full-stack autonomy for any aircraft from takeoff to touchdown. The Merlin Pilot autonomy system powers a growing range of aircraft and mission profiles and has been proven through hundreds of autonomous flights from Merlin's global flight test facilities, including Kerikeri, New Zealand; Quonset Point, Rhode Island; and soon, Bedford, Massachusetts. Headquartered in Boston, Merlin is expanding its organization to accelerate the development and deployment of its autonomy platform, helping customers solve some of aviation's most pressing challenges, from pilot shortages to improving flight safety. Backed by some of the world's leading investors prior to its public listing, Merlin continues to advance the certification and commercialization of autonomous flight across commercial and defense aviation. About You: You are an experienced engineer with a background in autonomous systems, aviation, and robotics who wants to lead Merlin’s direction when it comes to decision making and behaviors for mission autonomy You understand both the commercial and military aviation domains, and enjoy pushing the boundaries on crewed and uncrewed technology to make aviation safer and to be a force multiplier for our military You have developed and deployed autonomy for airborne systems, have a deep understanding of the techniques enabling mission management and decision making, and understand how to build and test scalable teams of autonomous systems You want to focus more on leading and driving technical direction, but can get your hands dirty with day-to-day software development and experimentation when it’s needed Responsibilities: Drive the technical direction and deliver autonomous decision making, behavior execution, and motion planning capabilities for airborne systems Define the research, experiments, and development projects that support delivering mission autonomy capabilities Identify gaps and define staffing needs to develop and deliver decision making and behavior capabilities Ensure the decision making, behaviors, and motion planning technical plans align with short term R&D objectives, long term objectives, and the Merlin technology roadmap Lead architecture design and perform architecture and technology trade-off analysis, accounting for short term objectives and long term goals in decision making Step in to a hands-on software development role as needed Support simulation, integration, and flight test activities to validate real-world performance Collaborate across Merlin to develop novel systems to solve the toughest problems in aviation and autonomy Qualifications: Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related subject 5+ years of professional experience developing software for autonomous systems Subject matter expert in one or more of the following: Mission management frameworks such as behavior trees, hierarchical task networks, state machines, petri nets Single- and multi-vehicle autonomy, resource allocation, and decision making algorithms Airborne contingency and emergency management Machine learning for complex decision making and behavior generation 2+ years of experience managing a technical team of at least 4 engineers at different levels Proficiency in modern software development workflows and practices, including version control, pipelines, and unit testing, and peer review Experience with overall product development cycle, including design, testing, and troubleshooting at the system level as well as at the software component level Proficiency writing both Python and C++ Familiarity with simulation software, especially aircraft simulation Experience with proposal writing and technical roadmap development Nice to Have: Experience with ROS, DDS, or similar middleware for robotics/autonomy systems Experience with government open architectures such as A-GRA, OMS and FACE Experience developing and/or using modern avionics systems Experience with hardware and software integration and debugging Experience with flight testing (uncrewed or crewed aircraft) Awareness of aviation certification standards such as DO-178 Pilot license and flight experience is a plus Logistics: We welcome remote applicants for this role, with a preference for candidates based in or willing to relocate to Boston, MA for a hybrid work schedule at our HQ Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, flexible paid time off, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission. Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service or obligation or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks. At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: people@merlinlabs.com Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. The compensation range provided is reflective of base salary only , and is a good-faith estimate based on a wide range of factors. The actual offer will be determined by a variety of factors including the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, education, and training. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Merlin's total compensation package. Additionally, Merlin offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees. Show more Show less", "job_title": "Engineering Manager, Autonomy Planning & Behaviors", "timestamp": "2026-10-05T05:42:09.196Z"}”

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“{"company_id": "18672152", "company_name": "Merlin", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/merlinlabs?trk=public_jobs_topcard-org-name", "job_employment_type": "Full-time", "job_location": "Boston, MA", "job_posted_time": "2 weeks ago", "job_posting_id": "4468833179", "job_seniority_level": "Director", "job_summary": "Who You Are You have spent years inside engineering organizations that built certified aircraft systems, and you know that a program lives or dies on the rigor of the process behind it. You have written, audited, or defended process documentation that successfully completed regulatory System Reviews/ Process Assurance audits. You have strong leadership and communications skills and a passion for developing and leading new initiatives backed by your years of experience. You lead by building relationships and processes, and you know how to get a team of engineers with different specialties, working in a fast-paced environment pulling in the same direction. Merlin Labs builds autonomous aviation systems for civil and defense customers, and the engineering organization behind that work needs a leader who owns the process backbone supporting certification across multiple programs. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for configuration management, development assurance, process assurance, and software quality reporting to the VP of Airworthiness & Certification. If you want to build the process infrastructure that enables a fast-moving company to certify complex autonomous systems repeatably instead of reinventing it every program, this is the role for you. Responsibilities ● Lead and grow a team of engineers spanning configuration management, development assurance, process assurance, and software quality assurance. ● Own configuration management and partner with key leaders in the engineering and flight test organization to manage the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of these processes. ● Parter with all technical leaders to standardize and deploy core processes within engineering, ensuring they comply with established policies and guidance, and reflect best practices to support future certification. ● Establish and run a compliance auditing program verifying that engineering process documents and their execution meet established policy and guidance for military and civil certification of autonomous systems. ● Represent process assurance in interactions with certification authorities, designated engineering representatives, and customer quality, providing objective evidence of process compliance and maturity. ● Serve as the primary point of contact for DCMA and other government quality assurance representatives on military programs, providing evidence of process compliance during surveillance and audits. ● Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes based on audit findings, program lessons learned, and evolving regulatory guidance, balancing rigor with the pace a fast-growing company requires. ● Lead root-cause and corrective action analysis to close audit findings and prevent recurrence. ● Report to the VP of Airworthiness & Certification on process health, audit outcomes, open findings, and the improvement roadmap across engineering. ● Build scalable, repeatable process frameworks so process assurance stays ahead of planned growth. Qualifications ● Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, with 12+ years of experience in aerospace systems, software, or hardware development, including significant experience in configuration management, process assurance, and development assurance. ● Direct working knowledge on completed certification programs of configuration management, DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A/B, and ARP4761A. ● Working knowledge of software/tool qualification (DO-330) as applied to development and verification tools used on certification programs. ● 5+ years of experience leading or managing a team of engineers, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management across multiple technical disciplines. ● Experience developing, auditing, or defending engineering process documentation for regulatory or customer compliance with a track record of successful internal or external audits (System Reviews, e.g., FAA Stage of Involvement per Order 8110.4C/8110.49). ● Working knowledge of military airworthiness process, civil (FAA) certification frameworks, systems safety, and quality management system standards (e.g., SAE EIA-649B, MIL-STD-882E, AS9100D) as applied to engineering process documentation. ● U.S. citizenship required and ability to obtain security clearance. Nice to Haves ● Experience with ASTM F3230 and F3061 consensus standards, or other Part 23 / consensus-based certification bases relevant to small and autonomous aircraft. ● Experience leading development and implementation of complex PLM tools ● Experience managing problem reporting tools including standardization and analytics across common programs. ● Background in autonomous or unmanned aviation systems, or another safety-critical domain where process rigor and rapid iteration must coexist. ● Experience building or scaling configuration management and process assurance functions in a startup. ● Active clearance. TS preferred. ● Experience with CMMI-based process maturity appraisals for DoD-facing engineering organizations. ● Experience with airworthiness cybersecurity certification (DO-326A/ED-202A, DO-356A) and integrating security risk assessment into certification evidence. 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