Senior Mechanical Engineer
Merlin is a Boston-based aerospace and defense technology company developing AI-powered, aircraft-agnostic autonomy software for fixed-wing aircraft.
About Merlin
Merlin’s Merlin Pilot combines hardware and software intended to perform takeoff-to-touchdown flight functions for military and civil aircraft, supporting reduced-crew and autonomous operations. The operating business began as Apollo Flight Research in 2018, became Merlin Labs in 2020, and is now operated under public parent Merlin, Inc.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test labs. You will perform mechanical design, analysis, CAD, fabrication-documentation, and testing activities, supporting system development and certification. This role requires travel to support aircraft and system integration and testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years of technical work experience
- Advanced modeling experience with SolidWorks, Catia, OnShape, Fusion360, or Creo
- Experience taking designs from concept through detailed design, build, and test
- Experience leading mechanism design, controls design and analysis, environmental analysis, and structural analysis
- Organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship
Responsibilities
- Design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test labs
- Perform design and analysis tasks for system integration, including stress and model analyses
- Provide CAD work and apply industry best practices for GD&T
- Create test plans, analyze data, and generate test reports and documentation
- Prepare and coordinate mechanical design and fabrication drawings and related documents
- Travel up to 25–50% domestically and internationally to support aircraft and system integration and testing
Benefits
- Catered lunches
- Snacks and beverages
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- 401(k) matching
- Work/life integration