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title: 'Process Engineer, Configuration Management at Merlin Labs'
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# Process Engineer, Configuration Management at Merlin Labs

- **Company:** Merlin Labs
- **Location:** Boston, MA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/merlinlabs/c34942a6-430b-4476-aa22-b43d29ff386b

## Job description

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 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.

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 don't need a fully built process handed to you to be effective — you can walk into an existing standard, quickly spot what isn't working, and start fixing it.

We're 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 Merlin's 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 Merlin's 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 Merlin's 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 Merlin's 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:

- Bachelor's 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.

## About Merlin Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Merlin Labs is a U.S.-based developer of takeoff-to-touchdown autonomy software for military and civil aircraft, building the operating system of record for autonomous flight.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: MRLN) – went public via SPAC merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp IV in 2026.
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Matthew George (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Aerospace & Defense, Autonomous Aviation, AI Software
- **Target customers**: Military (U.S. Special Operations Command, Air Force), civil aviation operators, aircraft OEMs
- **Mission**: To provide safe, reliable autonomy that extends the capabilities of existing fleets and unlocks next-generation missions, forging the next 100 years of American aviation.

## Products & Services
- **[Merlin Pilot](https://merlinlabs.com/)**: An aircraft-agnostic, AI-powered software platform for autonomous flight from takeoff to touchdown. Designed to adapt to any plane in operation today and in the future.
- **[Condor](https://merlinlabs.com/)**: A product family for large, multi-crew aircraft, announced in 2026, targeting high-capacity military and cargo platforms.
- **Prime Contract with USSOCOM**: Merlin is partnering with U.S. Special Operations Command to bring autonomy to the C-130J fleet, extending operational range for high-frequency routes.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed as of the latest filings. Total cumulative funding (including IPO) is **$704.3M**.
- **Key Metric**: **Revenue** – $2.194M in Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026) per SEC 10-Q filing. The company is still in high-growth, pre-profit stage (Net Income: -$58.4M in Q2). **Employees** – 145 as of mid-2026, growing 26.7% YoY.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: First Round Capital (seed lead), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp IV (SPAC sponsor), U.S. Special Operations Command (customer/partner), Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (regulatory partner).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Over 100 hours of autonomous flight across test facilities in the U.S. and New Zealand.
  - Completed Critical Design Review for the C-130J program with USSOCOM.
  - Achieved Stage of Involvement 3 (SOI 3) from the New Zealand CAA for the Merlin Pilot’s Flight Control Computer and Automated Communication System.
  - First autonomous landing of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (July 2026).
  - Acquired EpiSys Science (EpiSci) in 2024 to bolster AI/autonomy capabilities.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Aircraft-agnostic platform**: The Merlin Pilot is designed to work with any aircraft, reducing integration complexity for customers.
- **Proven autonomy**: Hundreds of hours of autonomous flight, including military-grade operations, de-risking adoption.
- **Regulatory leadership**: Early approvals from the New Zealand CAA (Part 146 Design Organization certificate, SOI 3) pave the way for commercial certification.
- **Prime military contracts**: Direct relationship with USSOCOM for the C-130J program provides a strong revenue and credibility anchor.
- **Talent density**: Engineers from top aerospace firms (Collins Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky, Aurora Flight Sciences) and a strong culture of safety and innovation.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale the C-130J program**: Move from CDR to production and deployment with USSOCOM.
- **Expand Condor product line**: Target large, multi-crew aircraft for both military and civil markets.
- **Achieve commercial certification**: Continue working with regulators (FAA, EASA, CAA) to certify the Merlin Pilot for commercial operations.
- **Grow government and defense contracts**: Leverage the public listing and existing relationships to win additional programs.
- **Hire aggressively**: Open roles in AI, autonomy software, systems engineering, program management, and business development (22 active openings as of Sept 2026).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Breaking new ground at 10,000 ft” – collaborative, respectful, and tangible work that is “in use and progressing rapidly.” High morale driven by real-world impact.
- **Work Models**: Hybrid and on-site roles available. Primary locations: Boston, MA (HQ); North Kingstown, RI; Kerikeri, New Zealand; and Washington, DC.
- **Notable Perks**: Work on one of aviation’s hardest problems with a team that includes alumni from top aerospace and defense companies. Employees have delegated authority from the regulator to approve certain aircraft design changes, empowering engineers. The company prioritizes safety and partners with best-in-class aerospace players.
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong emphasis on AI, autonomy, and software engineering. The engineering team is 39% of the workforce, with senior and specialist roles heavily represented. Open roles include Staff Software Engineer (AI Foundation Model), Autonomy Software Engineer, and Lead AI Dataloop Engineer.

## Sources
1. [Merlin Labs – Company Page](https://merlinlabs.com/company/)
2. [Merlin Labs – Homepage](https://merlinlabs.com/)
3. [Merlin Labs – Careers Page](https://merlinlabs.com/careers/)
4. [Merlin Labs – Open Roles on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/merlinlabs)
5. [Merlin Labs – LinkedIn Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/merlinlabs)
6. [SEC Filing – FY2026 Q2 10-Q](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0002028707) (via Apollo data reference)

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