The posting, in Merlin Labs's own words
archived Oct 6, 2026About 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 Merlin's 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 aviation's most pressing challenges, from pilot shortages to improving flight safety. Backed by some of the world's leading investors prior to its public listing, Merlin continues to advance the certification and commercialization of autonomous flight across commercial and defense aviation.
Responsibilities:
Design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test labs Oversee and/or perform design and analysis tasks for system integration including stress and model analyses Provide CAD work in support of design activities, including application of industry best-practices for GD&T Support and participate in testing activities – component, system development, and system certification – as needed including test plan creation, data analysis, and test report generation and documentation Prepare and coordinate mechanical design and fabrication drawings and related documents This position may require up to 25-50% travel, sometimes with short notice, to both domestic and international locations to support aircraft and system integration and testing
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Qualifications:
BS in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years technical work experience Advanced modeling experience with tools such as SolidWorks, Catia, OnShape, Fusion360, or Creo Proven experience with rapid design cycles: taking a design from concept through detailed design, build, and test Experience leading engineering activities such as mechanism design, controls design and analysis, environmental analysis (thermal, vibration, airflow), and structural analysis Outstanding organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills