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Process Engineer, Configuration Management
Job Location:
Job Location:
Boston, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
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Posted:
16 August 2026 (7 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
13 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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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 think of configuration management as a design discipline not paperwork the thing that makes it possible to trust exactly what was built tested and released and to change it with confidence instead of guesswork. You have worked across civil and/or military programs you know how ANSI/EIA-649 and its aerospace and defense counterparts translate into working process and you enjoy the part of the job most engineers skip past: turning a good CM standard into something every team actually follows. You dont need a fully built process handed to you to be effective you can walk into an existing standard quickly spot what isnt working and start fixing it.
Were looking for a Process Engineer to help mature and standardize configuration management across our Technology organization partnering directly with engineering teams to make sure every piece of released design data and process documentation civil and military is identified controlled and changed the same rigorous way. Part of this role is near-term: sharpening our current process standards quickly. Part of it is a longer runway: helping chart Merlins path from file-share-based configuration control today toward a dedicated PLM system. If you want to shape how a fast-growing aerospace company does CM rather than maintain a process someone else already finished building this is that role
Responsibilities:
- Define standardize and continuously improve configuration management processes for all released engineering design and process data across Merlins Technology organization spanning civil and military programs.
- Partner directly with engineering program and process assurance teams to apply consistent CM practices for configuration item identification baselining release and change control.
- Help refine Merlins change control process including change evaluation criteria approval routing and change control board structure so changes to released data are properly assessed approved and traceable.
- Establish and maintain configuration item identification versioning and release conventions company-wide so released data is uniquely identified retrievable and audit-ready.
- Define retention archival and obsolescence practices for configuration items consistent with applicable regulatory and contractual requirements.
- Administer and improve the configuration/PLM tooling used to manage configuration items including access control and drive consistent adoption across engineering and program teams.
- Assess Merlins current configuration control tooling and build the roadmap for evolving it toward a dedicated PLM system as the company scales.
- Train engineering and program teams on configuration management practices to raise process adherence and consistency across the company.
- Apply configuration management principles consistent with civil and military industry standards across the full range of programs and product lines Merlin supports.
- Support improved configuration management of flight test vehicle integration activities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree engineering or related field with meaningful experience in configuration management within aerospace defense or another complex regulated engineering environment.
- At least 8 years experience executing complex configuration management processes in aerospace including FAA TIA experience
- Working knowledge of configuration management principles per industry standards such as ANSI/EIA-649 and applicable civil (e.g. ARP4754A AS9100D) and military (e.g. MIL-HDBK-61A or equivalent DoD configuration management guidance) frameworks.
- Experience administering configuration or PLM tooling for baselining versioning and access control spanning both civil and military configuration management environments.
- Experience helping define or improve a change control process including change control board structure and change evaluation criteria.
- Experience with DO-178C / DO-254 release and configuration practices for software and airborne electronic hardware.
Nice to Have:
- Experience building or maturing configuration management processes at a scaling company.
- Experience partnering with or operating within a process assurance or quality assurance function.
- Experience evaluating or leading a transition from file-share or SharePoint-based configuration control to a dedicated PLM system.
This position is based on-site at Merlin HQ in Boston MA.
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 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.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Merlin is the aviation technology company propelling the future of fully autonomous flight.
