Merlin Labs

Manager

• Generate revenue by building and closing a robust pipeline for Air Mobility, leading capture efforts, and securing wins that directly contribute to Merlin’s growth.
• Shape customer requirements by engaging with stakeholders, translating mission priorities into actionable program and product strategies in close collaboration with the Chief Product Officer. In conjunction with the Chief Technical Officer and Chief Product Officer, guide technical development and demonstration to address customer operational challenges and increase probability of capture.
• Own and manage P&L for the business, ensuring consistent revenue growth, profitability, and long-term value creation.
• Provide portfolio-level leadership across all Air Mobility programs, with oversight of financials, staffing, schedules, and risk management in partnership with Program Management and Finance.
• Serve as Merlin’s executive presence with AMC customers and partners, representing the company at forums, engagements, and strategic events to strengthen visibility, trust, and influence.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration by driving accountability across execution teams and partnering effectively with Capture, BD, Program Management, Finance, and Product functions.

General Manager – Mobility

Director

• Lead all experimental and prototype flight test activities, from concept through certification.
• Develop and execute test strategies for first flights, envelope expansion, systems validation, and performance testing.
• Oversee creation of flight test plans, safety risk assessments, hazard analyses, and flight readiness reviews.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to validate new designs, avionics, autonomy, propulsion, and control systems under test.
• Direct the work of test pilots, flight test engineers, instrumentation specialists, and ground crews during experimental campaigns.
• Ensure adherence to FAA/EASA/DoD experimental test standards and experimental certificate requirements.
• Manage relationships with regulatory authorities, DERs, and other stakeholders to align test programs with certification objectives.
• Provide leadership in accident/incident prevention, emergency response planning, and operational risk management.
• Present technical and program-level updates to senior leadership, partners, and certification bodies.
• Foster a culture of safety, innovation, and technical excellence within the test organization.

Director of Flight Test

Systems Engineer

• About Merlin: Merlin is a venture-backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable reduced crew and uncrewed flight
• About You: Systems thinker who translates mission-level goals into technical direction for avionics and autonomous systems, with safety-critical software and integration expertise
• Provide systems-level leadership across the full product lifecycle, including architecture, integration, V&V, and certification
• Translate high-level mission and customer requirements into well-defined system architectures and technical requirements
• Lead design and integration of complex autonomous systems: avionics, flight controls, navigation, perception, and human-machine interfaces
• Bridge customer and technical domains to reflect stakeholder needs and regulatory drivers in the technical roadmap
• Build and lead a systems engineering team with expertise in autonomy, avionics, and safety-critical systems
• Develop and manage systems engineering processes, tools, and infrastructure, including requirements traceability, interface control, and MBSE frameworks
• Serve as technical lead for architecture reviews, design trades, FMEAs, and hazard analyses across subsystems
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and regulatory teams to ensure safe, certifiable system performance
• Engage with civil or defense certification authorities (e.g., FAA, DoD) and ensure alignment with applicable regulatory frameworks
• On-site at Merlin HQ in Boston, MA with flexible hybrid schedule

General Manager – Mobility

Director of Flight Test

Vice President of Systems Engineering