Senior Electrical Lead, Aircraft Autonomy

Merlin Labs

Boston

On-site

PHP 10,154,000 - 13,231,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Catered lunches

Snacks + beverages

Top-tier benefits

401k with match

Unlimited vacation

Job summary

Merlin Labs is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager / Lead to guide the electrical architecture for our autonomous aircraft system. You will mentor engineers, set priorities, and drive certifiable designs while coordinating with software, systems, and flight test teams.

You will own technical roadmaps, perform design reviews, and lead root-cause investigations, with travel up to 25% as needed. Based on-site at our Boston HQ, you’ll influence our enduring aviation technology strategy.

Qualifications

BS in Electronics, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering; MS preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of electrical engineers responsible for the electrical architecture of our aircraft autonomy system, including power distribution, communications, computing, electro-mechanical systems, control systems, and user interfaces.
Own technical planning and execution for the electrical engineering function: define priorities, allocate resources, manage schedules, and balance competing demands across aircraft programs.
Establish and continuously improve engineering processes, design standards, and review practices to ensure robust, certifiable designs delivered on agile timelines.
Guide architectural decisions and design trade studies, providing technical oversight for the integration and verification of COTS/MOTS electronic subsystems.
Review and approve electrical design and fabrication drawings, test plans and reports, and associated installation and certification documents.
Partner with cross-functional leaders in software, systems, mechanical, certification, and flight test to align electrical engineering deliverables with program milestones.
Recruit, hire, and onboard electrical engineers; conduct performance reviews, support career development, and foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture.
Serve as the escalation point for technical issues in lab, field, and aircraft settings, and coordinate support for installation technicians.
Act as the senior technical lead for the electrical discipline: own complex or highest-risk design problems, including power distribution architecture, signal integrity, and EMI/EMC challenges.
Contribute hands-on to design work as needed - creating and releasing schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface control documents alongside the team, particularly during critical program phases.
Lead root-cause investigations for electrical anomalies discovered during integration, ground test, and flight test, driving corrective actions to closure.
Set the technical roadmap for the electrical discipline, including tooling, component standards, and reuse strategies that scale across future aircraft platforms.
This position may require up to 25% travel, sometimes with short notice, to both domestic and international locations to support aircraft and system integration activities.