Merlin Labs

You'll develop and improve aircraft simulation models for a **venture-backed aerospace startup** building a **non-human pilot system**. Your work will directly support flight test planning and validation of autonomous flight capabilities.

You'll lead **system safety processes** for **autonomous flight products** at a venture-backed aerospace startup. Your work will ensure safety-critical systems meet certification standards. This role offers the chance to **shape certification strategy** from the ground up in a fast-moving startup environment.

You'll own **full-cycle recruiting** for technical and GTM roles at a venture-backed aerospace startup building autonomous flight technology. Your work directly enables hiring for **hard-to-fill engineering positions** in autonomy, embedded systems, and robotics to advance uncrewed aviation.

You'll design robust computer vision systems for autonomous flight at a venture-backed aerospace startup. Your work will directly enable **reduced crew and uncrewed aircraft operations**. You'll own the vision pipeline from camera calibration to real-time object detection.

This role is for an operator who understands maritime domain awareness and uncrewed aircraft, persistent ISR, and multi-mission autonomy. You'll own the P&L for Merlin’s maritime business, turning mission needs into **revenue-generating programs** and representing Merlin at the highest levels with **government and commercial maritime customers**.

You'll lead avionics system design and integration for **advanced aircraft modifications** at Merlin Labs. Your work will directly impact the safety and certification of flight-critical systems. You'll manage a high-performing engineering team while collaborating with certification authorities and external vendors.

You'll design, implement, and certify flight-critical autonomy algorithms for next-generation aerospace systems using **model-based design tools** like Simulink and Stateflow. You'll develop DO-178C compliant software and support the full development lifecycle. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge flight autonomy for a **remote team**.

You'll define and drive the technical strategy for Merlin's **AI Core platform** and lead a multi-disciplinary team building **flight-critical autonomy software** in a safety-regulated environment. You'll own the architecture from data pipelines to real-time onboard inference and collaborate across the company to deliver **FAA-certified autonomous flight systems**.

You'll manage the **end-to-end proposal process** for Merlin, a venture-backed aerospace startup building autonomy for aviation. Your core impact is leading responses to commercial and government solicitations, ensuring compliance and deadlines are met. You'll bridge the government team with General Managers.

You'll join a small, agile team developing **autonomous flight systems** for a venture-backed aerospace startup. You'll own system architecture, requirements, and verification activities for safety-critical avionics. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge **reduced crew and uncrewed aircraft** technology.

You'll define the compute architecture for an autonomous flight startup, spanning cloud ML training, simulation, and onboard systems. Your work directly impacts the reliability and scalability of flight-critical autonomy. This role offers the chance to build infrastructure from scratch in a high-stakes, fast-scaling environment.

You'll define the electrical architecture for **aircraft autonomy systems** and integrate **COTS/MOTS subsystems**. This role is key to advancing uncrewed flight technology at a venture-backed aerospace startup. You'll own significant aspects of a new product from design through certification.

You'll develop software for aircraft autonomy systems at a venture-backed aerospace startup. Your code will **enable reduced crew and uncrewed flight**, solving aviation's biggest challenges. You'll see your work fly in the real world.

You'll design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test labs at **a venture-backed aerospace startup**. You'll own key aspects of **a new product** and support **system certification testing**.

You'll guide system development for **general aviation aircraft** at an **R&D flight test company**. You'll lead systems integration, requirements capture, and design while ensuring safety and rapid progress.

You'll own delivery of complex, cross-functional aerospace and defense programs—spanning autonomy development, flight test, integration, and certification. You'll drive technical execution rhythms across engineering, systems integration, and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment with **government customers** and **contractual objectives**. This role sits at the heart of Merlin's mission to accelerate autonomy and redefine flight.

You'll lead **avionics systems integration** for an **autonomous aircraft system** at a venture-backed aerospace startup. You'll own key electrical systems from requirements through certification. This role offers **significant ownership** of critical components in a cutting-edge product.

You'll lead a portfolio of defense and autonomy programs at a venture-backed aerospace startup. Your core impact is driving program execution from capture through fielding, building trust with military customers, and translating operator needs into technical priorities. This role stands out for shaping the future of aviation with cutting-edge **autonomous flight** technology.

You'll contribute to the technical direction and implementation of **human-machine teaming capabilities** for **autonomous airborne systems**. You'll design, develop, and deploy novel teaming capabilities that enhance performance, safety, and resilience. This role offers the opportunity to validate autonomy software in real flight tests.

You'll lead the technical direction for autonomous decision making and behavior execution for airborne systems at a venture-backed aerospace startup. Your core impact will be defining research and development projects that align with short-term and long-term technology roadmaps. This role offers the chance to push boundaries on **crewed and uncrewed aviation technology** to solve **safety and military challenges**.

You'll design and manage the compute and virtualization backbone for **HIL, AIR, and SIL environments** at a venture-backed aerospace startup. Your work ensures **reliable simulation execution** through hypervisors, VMs, containerization, and CI pipelines. This role offers exposure to both **autonomy technology** and **safety-critical aerospace systems**.

You'll lead the design, build, and operation of **HIL**, **SIL**, and **AIR simulation environments** for flight controls and autonomy validation. You'll own the physical integration layer, ensuring scalable deployment across multiple aircraft platforms. This role offers the opportunity to shape foundational infrastructure at a venture-backed aerospace startup.

**You'll** design and build **next-generation simulation infrastructure** for **autonomous aircraft systems**. You'll create scalable virtual environments and enable scenario-based validation across multiple platforms, directly impacting product development.

You'll own **product launch execution** for groundbreaking autonomy technology at a VC-backed aerospace startup, coordinating multi-channel campaigns across defense, aviation, and investor audiences. You'll shape how a company building the first autonomous flight system shows up in the world, with real ownership and visible impact.

You'll own **end-to-end video production** for Merlin, an aerospace startup building autonomy for aircraft. You'll document **first flights and military milestones**, shaping how the world understands autonomous aviation. This role offers direct involvement in historic moments while operating **solo on flight lines** or directing external crews.

You'll partner with the **Chief Revenue Officer** to drive **operational excellence** across the commercial organization. You'll establish operating rhythms and own the **Salesforce backbone** for forecasting and reporting. This role operates at the intersection of revenue, execution, and scale at a venture-backed aerospace startup.

You'll lead **government relations strategy** for a **venture-backed aerospace startup** building a non-human pilot for reduced crew and uncrewed flight. You'll shape opportunities within government channels to align autonomy with national priorities.

You'll shape Merlin Labs' public policy and regulatory strategy for autonomous aviation, working at the intersection of government, industry, and technical teams. Your work will directly enable the safe deployment of **non-human pilot technology** in defense and commercial sectors. This is a rare opportunity to influence the future of **aviation autonomy** amid evolving FAA and DoD frameworks.

You'll define business and corporate strategy for a venture-backed aerospace startup building non-human pilot technology. Your core impact is translating long-term vision into roadmaps and leading high-priority cross-functional initiatives. This role stands out for its deep involvement in **FAA certification pathways** and **defense procurement processes**.