Lead AI Dataloop, Release Engineer

Merlin Labs

Lead AI Dataloop and Release Engineer at aerospace startup Merlin, focusing on deployment of AI models and data strategy.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute a comprehensive data strategy that spans AI model training, simulation, and production deployment across safety-critical autonomous systems
Own the end-to-end data pipeline ensuring the reliability and scale that training and simulation workflows demand
Build and maintain data flywheels that continuously improve model performance
Collaborate closely with teams provisioning and operating large-scale GPU/TPU training clusters
Drive the design and integration of data pipelines for simulations
Partner with safety, validation, and certification teams for data quality standards
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data and infrastructure engineers
Define and track KPIs for data pipeline health, simulation fidelity, and model readiness

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of engineering experience
at least 4 years in a technical leadership role owning data infrastructure, MLOps, or AI platform engineering at scale
demonstrated experience building and operating data pipelines for AI/ML model training
hands-on experience integrating data systems with large-scale distributed training infrastructure (e.g., GPU/TPU clusters)
deep understanding of simulation pipelines
experience working in or alongside safety-critical domains
strong systems-thinking mindset
track record of building platforms and tooling that other engineering teams depend on day-to-day
excellent cross-functional communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options
an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day
a selection of beverages, including coffee, tea, and other drinks, to keep you refreshed
top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match)
work/life integration
support for professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

data strategydata pipelineAI model trainingsimulationMLOpsAI platform engineeringdata systems integrationdistributed training infrastructuresimulation pipelinesKPI tracking

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcross-functional communicationsystems thinking