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Merlin Labs (NASDAQ: MRLN) is a publicly traded aerospace and defense company developing autonomous flight systems for commercial and military aircraft. The company has demonstrated its Merlin Pilot autonomy platform through hundreds of autonomous flights from facilities in New Zealand, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Merlin is expanding to accelerate development and deployment of its autonomy platform.
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test laboratories. You will oversee and perform design and analysis tasks for system integration, including stress and model analyses. Key responsibilities include:
• 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, applying industry best-practices for GD&T
• Support and participate in testing activities—component, system development, and system certification—including test plan creation, data analysis, and test report generation
• Prepare and coordinate mechanical design and fabrication drawings and related documents
• Travel up to 25-50% to domestic and international locations to support aircraft and system integration and testing
You will work in an innovative, entrepreneurial, team-focused environment at Merlin's Boston headquarters with on-site perks including catered lunches, snacks, and beverages.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 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
NICE TO HAVES:
• Working knowledge of qualification and regulatory requirements for commercial and military aircraft (RTCA D0-160, DO-254; MIL-STD-810)
• Hands-on capability in lab/field settings (SMT soldering, drilling, hand tools, mechanical assemblies)
• Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical systems (motors, EMI/EMC design and qualification testing)
• Expertise in weight-critical, high-performance design techniques for mechanical systems interface management
• Familiarity with lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes, data acquisition, bus analyzers)
