Merlin · 19 hours ago
Hardware Integration Engineer (Mechanical)
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expMerlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. The Hardware Integration Engineer will design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft, overseeing system integration and testing activities.
Air TransportationInformation TechnologySoftwareTransportation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test labs
Oversee design and analysis tasks for system integration including stress and model analyses
Provide CAD work in support of design activities, including application of industry best-practices for GD&T
Support and participate in testing activities – component, system development, and system certification – as needed including test plan creation, data analysis, and test report generation and documentation
Prepare and coordinate mechanical design and fabrication drawings and related documents
This position may require up to 25-50% travel, sometimes with short notice, to both domestic and international locations to support aircraft and system integration and testing
Qualification
Required
BS in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years technical work experience
Advanced modeling experience with tools such as SolidWorks, Catia, OnShape, Fusion, or Creo
Proven experience with rapid design cycles: taking a design from concept through detailed design, build, and test
Experience leading 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
Preferred
Working knowledge and understanding of the qualification and regulatory requirements for commercial and military aircraft - specifically: RTCA D0-160, DO-254; and MIL-STD-810
Hands-on capability in a lab/field setting and able to function comfortably as an electromechanical technician to build and prove out designs (SMT soldering, drilling, use of hand tools, design/build of complicated mechanical assemblies)
Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical systems such as motors and associated EMI/EMC design and qualification testing
Expertise in weight-critical, high-performance design techniques for mechanical systems interface management
Familiarity with lab test equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes, data acquisition, and bus analyzers
Experience with creating and interpreting system schematics, wiring diagrams, and subsystem block diagrams
Benefits
Health
Dental
Life
Unlimited vacation
401k with match
Company
Merlin
Merlin is the leading U.S.-based developer of cost-effective, takeoff-to-touchdown autonomy for both legacy and next-generation airborne systems.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$133.5MKey Investors
Baillie Gifford,Snowpoint VenturesFirst Round Capital
2025-08-14Acquired
2022-07-13Series B· $105M
2021-05-26Series A· $25M
Leadership Team
Matthew George
CEO
Ryan Carrithers
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-11-26
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