Avionics Process Engineer
Avionics Process Engineer
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02-08-2025
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About Merlin:
Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the worlds leading investors Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviations biggest challenges.
About you:
You are a system level thinker with a keen eye for efficiency. Youll partner with engineering program and quality teams to ensure our development practices are scalable compliant with regulatory and customer standards and aligned with the fast-evolving demands of autonomy in aerospace.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable and compliant development processes for integrated software and hardware systems used in autonomous aerospace applications.
- Standardize workflows for systems engineering requirements management design reviews integration and validation across multi-disciplinary teams.
- Define interfaces between embedded software avionics hardware autonomy stacks and control systems to streamline collaboration and delivery.
- Drive tool selection integration and automation for development pipelines including PLM ALM version control simulation environments and CI/CD.
- Lead process documentation efforts to meet industry standards including DO-178C DO-254 ARP4754A and other applicable aerospace regulations.
- Collaborate with systems software hardware and flight test teams to ensure consistency traceability and verification from concept to deployment.
- Develop and monitor engineering process metrics (quality velocity traceability compliance) to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Facilitate retrospectives root cause analyses and corrective/preventive action planning to drive continuous improvement.
- Support audits technical reviews and certification documentation as required by regulatory and customer bodies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 4 years of experience in process engineering systems engineering or engineering operations within aerospace defense or autonomous vehicle domains.
- Strong understanding of the software and hardware development lifecycle including systems integration and verification for complex platforms.
- Experience with aerospace standards such as DO-178C DO-254 ARP4754A or MIL-STD processes.
- Familiarity with development and lifecycle tools such as Jira Confluence Git/GitLab Jenkins DOORS Polarion or similar.
- Ability to document and optimize technical processes across systems software and hardware engineering domains.
- Excellent analytical communication and facilitation skills.
Nice to Haves:
- Experience supporting FAA NASA DoD or other regulated aerospace programs.
- Background in autonomous systems robotics or AI/ML integration for mission-critical applications.
- Knowledge of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) digital thread or digital twin concepts.
- Certifications in Lean Six Sigma CMMI or related process improvement frameworks.
This position is based on-site at Merlin HQ in Boston MA. We offer flexible hybrid in office schedules.
We understand that relocating for a new role is a significant decision and were here to support you every step of the way. Thats why we offer comprehensive relocation assistance to help make your transition as seamless as possible. From covering moving expenses to providing guidance on finding housing we aim to ensure your relocation experience is stress-free.
Additionally once youre here youll 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 sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability
status. 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.
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
Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.
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