Configuration Management Engineer — PLM & Aerospace Scale

Merlinlabs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered lunches

Snacks and beverages

Health, dental, life insurance

Unlimited vacation

401k with match

Job summary

Merlin Labs in Boston, MA seeks a senior Process Engineer to mature and standardize configuration management across its Technology organization. You will partner with engineering teams to ensure all released data and process documentation is identified, controlled, and changed with rigor.

Initial focus on sharpening current standards, with a long runway toward a dedicated PLM system as the company scales. Join a growing aerospace team shaping CM practices company-wide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in aerospace CM with DoD/civil programs.
• Experience with ANSI/EIA-649 and ARP4754A/AS9100D.
• Experience with DO-178C/DO-254 release practices.
• Ability to define and implement CM standards across teams.
• Proven track record of implementing PLM and CM tooling.

Responsibilities

• Define, standardize, and improve CM processes across Merlin's Technology organization, spanning civil and military programs.
• Partner with engineering, program, and process assurance teams to apply CM practices for configuration item identification, baselining, release, and change control.
• Help refine Merlin's change control process — including change evaluation criteria, approval routing, and change control board structure.
• Establish and maintain configuration item identification, versioning, and release conventions company-wide so released data is uniquely identified, retrievable, and audit-ready.
• Define retention, archival, and obsolescence practices for configuration items consistent with applicable regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Administer and improve the configuration/PLM tooling used to manage configuration items, including access control, and drive consistent adoption across engineering and program teams.
• Assess Merlin's current configuration control tooling and build the roadmap for evolving it toward a dedicated PLM system as the company scales.
• Train engineering and program teams on configuration management practices to raise process adherence and consistency across the company.
• Apply configuration management principles consistent with civil and military industry standards across the full range of programs and product lines Merlin supports.
• Support improved configuration management of flight test vehicle integration activities.

Skills

Configuration management

Aerospace industry experience

DO-178C / DO-254

ANSI/EIA-649

Change control

PLM tooling

Training teams

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLM tooling

Configuration management tooling

Version control systems

Job description

Merlin Labs in Boston, MA seeks a senior Process Engineer to mature and standardize configuration management across its Technology organization. You will partner with engineering teams to ensure all released data and process documentation is identified, controlled, and changed with rigor.

Initial focus on sharpening current standards, with a long runway toward a dedicated PLM system as the company scales. Join a growing aerospace team shaping CM practices company-wide.