Jobs at Merlin Labs

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

Lead strategy and lifecycle for Merlin's engineering test data platforms. Drive adoption, governance, vendor management, integration, and enterprise standards for telemetry, instrumentation, and test data. Partner with engineering teams to enable analytics, AI/ML, automated pipelines, and digital engineering to improve test operations and decision making.

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 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.

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 end-to-end systems integration for the air vehicle: define integration architecture, ICDs, and system-level verification; plan and execute subsystem-to-aircraft testing including HIL and flight validation; manage interface risk across disciplines; lead and hire systems integration team; drive root cause analysis and provide certification evidence.

Lead a small systems engineering team to develop system/sub-system architecture, requirements, and V&V for flight autonomy. Own development plans, manage cross-functional tasking, run reviews with customers/suppliers/regulators, and coordinate safety, hardware, and software integration.

Lead systems engineering for flight autonomy: define subsystem features, requirements, architectures, and test strategies. Manage cross-functional execution, perform V&V, review artifacts with customers and regulators, and collaborate with safety, hardware, and software teams to integrate requirements and interfaces for safety-critical autonomous flight systems.

Lead systems integration for avionics and mission systems from requirements through demonstration on civil-certified and commercial-derivative aircraft. Define CONOPS and architectures, manage requirements and interfaces across hardware/software/safety teams, host design reviews, coordinate suppliers/customers/regulators, and support certification planning, verification, and test in experimental R&D flight test environments.

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.

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.

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.