Director of Mission Autonomy & Embedded AI Systems

Merlin Labs, Inc.; Boston (MA); Presencial; USD 220.000 - 290.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health benefits

401k with match

Flexible PTO

Catered meals / lunches at site

On-site meals and snacks

Descripción de la vacante

Merlin Labs, based in Boston, MA, seeks a seasoned engineering leader to drive the Mission Management Computer software, integrating AI-enabled autonomy with embedded systems for safety-critical aviation applications.

You will scale a multidisciplinary software organization, establish rigorous development and verification practices, and partner with Core AI, Core Compute, and Flight Test to deliver production-quality airborne systems on-site in Boston.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience delivering complex software systems including embedded, real-time, safety-critical products.
• 7+ years of engineering leadership overseeing multiple teams.
• Proven track record delivering software from architecture through verification, integration, release, and deployment.
• Experience integrating AI-powered autonomous stack to enhance software capabilities.
• Strong CI/CD, configuration management, version control, and release processes.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, embedded software integration, distributed systems, middleware, and interfaces.
• Proven ability to recruit and lead high-performing engineering teams.
• Experience with software verification methodologies including unit, integration, system, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Experience implementing rigorous configuration management and build reproducibility.

Responsabilidades

• Lead design, development, integration, verification, and delivery of Merlin's Mission Management Computer software.
• Develop a robust roadmap for evolving mission autonomy capabilities.
• Own the architecture and implementation of mission autonomy applications.
• Establish disciplined software development practices and release control.
• Lead verification strategies: unit, integration, regression, performance, and HIL testing.
• Manage configuration, AI model versions, and build environments for reproducible releases.
• Coordinate with Core Compute for embedded hardware integration.
• Partner with Core AI to integrate AI models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for system integration and validation.
• Develop and scale a high-performing software organization.
• Own planning, staffing, risk management, and delivery commitments.
• Represent Mission Autonomy in architecture reviews and customer engagements.

Conocimientos

C++

Python

Embedded systems

Aerospace engineering

Software architecture

CI/CD

Team leadership

Safety-critical software

DO-178C knowledge

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Herramientas

ROS 2

DDS

Zenoh

Embedded Linux

RTOS

GPU/AI accelerators

Descripción del empleo

Merlin Labs, based in Boston, MA, seeks a seasoned engineering leader to drive the Mission Management Computer software, integrating AI-enabled autonomy with embedded systems for safety-critical aviation applications.

You will scale a multidisciplinary software organization, establish rigorous development and verification practices, and partner with Core AI, Core Compute, and Flight Test to deliver production-quality airborne systems on-site in Boston.