Merlin Labs

Manager

• Drive the technical direction and deliver autonomous decision making, behavior execution, and motion planning capabilities for airborne systems.
• Define the research, experiments, and development projects that support delivering mission autonomy capabilities.
• Identify gaps and define staffing needs to develop and deliver decision making and behavior capabilities.
• Ensure the decision making, behaviors, and motion planning technical plans align with short term R&D objectives, long term objectives, and the Merlin technology roadmap.
• Lead architecture design and perform architecture and technology trade-off analysis, accounting for short term objectives and long term goals in decision making.
• Step in to a hands-on software development role as needed.
• Support simulation, integration, and flight test activities to validate real-world performance.
• Collaborate across Merlin to develop novel systems to solve the toughest problems in aviation and autonomy.

Mission Autonomy – Planning and Behaviors Manager

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Support the end-to-end investor relations operating model, including earnings preparation, investor and analyst materials, KPI definition and narrative consistency, guidance posture (as applicable), investor outreach tracking, and partnership with the CFO and CEO on disciplined investor communications and repeatable quarterly and annual IR workflows.
• Own short- and medium-term liquidity planning through 13-week cash forecasting, scenario and sensitivity modeling, runway and capital allocation analysis, covenant compliance, and ongoing engagement with banking partners.
• Lead treasury operations and strategy encompassing payments and disbursements, investment policy execution, debt facilities, FX exposure (as applicable), insurance coordination, and establishment of public-company-appropriate treasury policies and controls.
• Partner with the Controller and IT to design and implement scalable, public-company-ready financial systems that support planning, forecasting, management and external reporting, unit economics, and investor-grade analytics.
• Prepare and elevate finance-related Board and executive materials, including liquidity and capital structure updates, capital allocation frameworks, scenario analyses, and strategic finance deep dives, with a focus on clear, consistent financial storytelling.
• Provide financial leadership for corporate development activities, including deal modeling, valuation, return and synergy analysis, integration planning, post-close tracking, and coordination with the Controller and external advisors on purchase accounting.
• Build and scale a high-performing Strategic Finance function while serving as a trusted partner across Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, and People, and driving a culture of rigor, ownership, and sound financial decision-making.

Vice President, Strategic Finance

Engineer

• Develop, improve, and update aircraft models that simulate aerodynamics, control systems, servos, brakes, landing gear, etc.
• Support flight test planning, instrumentation requirements, and test data analysis to gather quality data for simulation development and validation.
• Write software to support continuous improvements to our existing simulation.
• Collaborate with virtual test environment users to ensure that their objectives are met.
• Support expansion of our virtual test environment to include additional advancements needed to support our customers

Flight Dynamics Engineer – Virtual Test Environment

Recruitment

• Coordinate and schedule interviews across multiple time zones, ensuring a smooth experience for candidates and interview teams.
• Manage interview logistics including calendar coordination, virtual meeting setup, onsite scheduling, and interview confirmations.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for candidates throughout the interview process, providing timely communication and a high-touch experience.
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to support full-cycle recruiting activities and maintain hiring momentum.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records within the applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Prepare interview materials, agendas, and interviewer guidance as needed.
• Support offer-stage coordination, including scheduling offer discussions and assisting with pre-employment steps.
• Track interview activity, scheduling metrics, and recruiting workflow status to ensure process efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to improve coordination processes and candidate experience during the contract period.
• Provide general administrative and operational support to the recruiting team as hiring needs evolve.

Mission Autonomy – Planning and Behaviors Manager

Vice President, Strategic Finance

Flight Dynamics Engineer – Virtual Test Environment

Contract Recruiting Coordinator