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Electrical Engineer II

Merlin Labs

Job Location:

Boston, MA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 115000 - 150000

Posted: 1 August 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 12 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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 Merlins 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 aviations most pressing challenges from pilot shortages to improving flight safety. Backed by some of the worlds 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 motivated and detail-oriented electrical engineer who is excited to help develop next-generation autonomous aerospace systems. You thrive in fast-paced startup environments where collaboration ownership and technical excellence are critical to success. You bring experience designing and integrating complex electrical systems for aerospace robotics autonomous systems or other high-performance hardware applications.

You enjoy solving challenging technical problems and working across multidisciplinary teams to bring advanced hardware from concept through flight testing and production. You are comfortable balancing rapid development timelines with the rigor required for mission-critical systems and regulated environments. You are hands-on adaptable and passionate about building reliable scalable electrical architectures that enable autonomous flight.

Responsibilities:

Design develop and integrate electrical systems and hardware for autonomous aircraft platforms including power distribution avionics interfaces harnessing sensors communications and embedded electronics
Create schematics wiring diagrams and electrical documentation to support prototype and production hardware builds
Support electrical architecture development component selection system integration and hardware validation activities
Collaborate closely with mechanical avionics software systems engineering manufacturing and flight test teams to ensure seamless integration across aircraft systems
Perform electrical analysis troubleshooting and root cause investigations to resolve hardware and integration issues
Support prototype assembly hardware bring-up integration testing environmental testing and flight test operations
Develop and execute electrical test plans validation procedures and qualification activities
Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners to support fabrication sourcing and production readiness efforts
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability manufacturability weight optimization power efficiency and system performance
Operate effectively in a fast-moving development environment with evolving priorities and aggressive execution schedules

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or related engineering discipline
35 years of professional electrical engineering experience in aerospace autonomous systems robotics automotive defense or other high-performance hardware industries
Experience designing and integrating electrical systems for complex electromechanical platforms
Experience creating wiring diagrams wiring harness documentation and electrical integration drawings
Knowledge of power systems signal integrity embedded hardware sensors communications interfaces and avionics integration principles
Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up lab debugging electrical testing and troubleshooting
Familiarity with oscilloscopes multimeters logic analyzers and other electrical lab equipment
Understanding of EMC/EMI considerations grounding strategies and reliability-focused design practices
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams
Experience supporting autonomous aircraft UAVs eVTOL platforms robotics systems or flight hardware development is highly preferred
Hands-on mechanical prototyping a plus (3d printing laser cutting etc.)
Familiarity with FAA certification environments aerospace standards or regulated development processes is a plus

$115000 - $150000 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 candidates qualifications skills experience education and training. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Merlins total compensation package. Additionally Merlin offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees.

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: emailprotected

Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

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