Jobs at Merlin Labs

As a Systems Engineer, you will lead system architecture, requirements development, and verification for safety-critical avionics systems, collaborating across teams.

Lead and manage government and defense programs focusing on autonomy integration, ensuring strategy execution across various teams, and maintaining customer relationships.

The Marketing Specialist will oversee product launches, develop marketing content, manage social media, coordinate cross-functionally, and track performance metrics to enhance Merlin's visibility.

Lead the design, build, and operation of simulation environments for flight controls development. Manage integration processes and a team of engineers, ensuring stability and compliance across multiple aircraft platforms.

The Staff Simulation Platform Engineer will design and build simulation infrastructure, enhance scenario-based validation for autonomy systems, and modernize toolchains, while providing technical leadership to the team.

Lead the data strategy and own end-to-end data pipelines for AI training, simulation, and deployment in safety-critical autonomous systems. Build data flywheels, integrate with large-scale GPU/TPU training infrastructure, ensure simulator fidelity, partner with safety and certification teams, mentor engineers, and track KPIs for pipeline health and model readiness.

Lead end-to-end airframe integration programs for Merlin Pilot, managing certification, hardware/subcontractor integration, schedules, budgets, flight test, and customer/partner engagements. Scale program rhythms and mentor TPMs to ensure on-time, compliant deployments across multiple platforms.

Lead systems engineering activities, from requirements capture to demonstration for avionics systems, ensuring safety and timely completion of projects.

Lead the design of compute platforms for autonomous flight systems, ensuring reliability and performance while optimizing resources for complex compute tasks.

Lead the technical direction for mission autonomy, developing decision-making capabilities for airborne systems, while overseeing teams and driving R&D projects.

Design and integrate avionics for aircraft, oversee system integration tasks, support testing activities, and prepare mechanical design documentation.

Lead the development of autonomy and robotics software for aviation. Design, integrate, and optimize systems for uncrewed vehicles, focusing on reducing pilot workload and enhancing decision-making.

Lead technical strategy and execution for Merlin's AI Core platform across perception, sensor fusion, planning, and control. Build and manage a multidisciplinary engineering organization, own architecture from data pipelines to real-time onboard inference, enforce aviation-grade safety and quality, partner with certification and systems teams, recruit senior talent, and translate research into product opportunities.

Lead SEC periodic reporting and EDGAR filings, develop and test SOX internal controls, coordinate audits, research complex technical accounting (ASC 606/718/805), support investor relations and Audit Committee, and partner cross-functionally on disclosures and special transactions.

Lead accounting and financial reporting for a public defense contractor: support SEC filings and SOX compliance, manage government contract accounting (FAR/DFARS/CAS/DCAA), oversee close, revenue recognition, payroll, equity accounting, internal controls, and a team of accountants; liaise with auditors, program management, legal, and HR.

The Technical Program Manager will coordinate and manage complex aerospace and defense programs, ensuring execution and alignment across teams, while driving technical delivery and stakeholder communication.

The Strategic Supply Chain Director will lead supplier strategies, manage supply chain risks, and ensure supplier quality and performance, partnering across teams to align supply with production needs and scale processes.