Process Engineer, Configuration Management

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

About Merlin:

Merlin (NASDAQ: MRLN) is a publicly traded aerospace and defense company building a non-human pilot to deliver full-stack autonomy for any aircraft from takeoff to touchdown. The Merlin Pilot autonomy system powers a growing range of aircraft and mission profiles and has been proven through hundreds of autonomous flights from Merlin's global flight test facilities, including Kerikeri, New Zealand; Quonset Point, Rhode Island; and soon, Bedford, Massachusetts. Headquartered in Boston, Merlin is expanding its organization to accelerate the development and deployment of its autonomy platform, helping customers solve some of aviation's most pressing challenges, from pilot shortages to improving flight safety. Backed by some of the world's leading investors prior to its public listing, Merlin continues to advance the certification and commercialization of autonomous flight across commercial and defense aviation.

About You:

You think of configuration management as a design discipline, not paperwork — the thing that makes it possible to trust exactly what was built, tested, and released, and to change it with confidence instead of guesswork. You have worked across civil and/or military programs, you know how ANSI/EIA-649 and its aerospace and defense counterparts translate into working process, and you enjoy the part of the job most engineers skip past: turning a good CM standard into something every team actually follows. You don't need a fully built process handed to you to be effective — you can walk into an existing standard, quickly spot what isn't working, and start fixing it.

We're looking for a Process Engineer to help mature and standardize configuration management across our Technology organization — partnering directly with engineering teams to make sure every piece of released design data and process documentation, civil and military, is identified, controlled, and changed the same rigorous way. Part of this role is near-term: sharpening our current process standards quickly. Part of it is a longer runway: helping chart Merlin's path from file-share-based configuration control today toward a dedicated PLM system. If you want to shape how a fast-growing aerospace company does CM rather than maintain a process someone else already finished building, this is that role

• Define, standardize, and continuously improve configuration management processes for all released engineering, design, and process data across Merlin's Technology organization, spanning civil and military programs.
• Partner directly with engineering, program, and process assurance teams to apply consistent 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 — so changes to released data are properly assessed, approved, and traceable.
• 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.

• Bachelor's degree engineering or related field with meaningful experience in configuration management within aerospace, defense, or another complex, regulated engineering environment.
• At least 8 years experience executing complex configuration management processes in aerospace including FAA TIA experience
• Working knowledge of configuration management principles per industry standards such as ANSI/EIA-649, and applicable civil (e.g., ARP4754A, AS9100D) and military (e.g., MIL-HDBK-61A or equivalent DoD configuration management guidance) frameworks.
• Experience administering configuration or PLM tooling for baselining, versioning, and access control spanning both civil and military configuration management environments.
• Experience helping define or improve a change control process, including change control board structure and change evaluation criteria.
• Experience with DO-178C / DO-254 release and configuration practices for software and airborne electronic hardware.

• Experience building or maturing configuration management processes at a scaling company.
• Experience partnering with or operating within a process assurance or quality assurance function.
• Experience evaluating or leading a transition from file-share or SharePoint-based configuration control to a dedicated PLM system.

This position is based on-site at Merlin HQ in Boston, MA.

Once you're here, you'll enjoy a variety of on-site perks designed to make your workday enjoyable and convenient. These include catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options, an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day, and a selection of beverages, including coffee, tea, and other drinks, to keep you refreshed.

• catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options
• an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day
• a selection of beverages, including coffee, tea, and other drinks, to keep you refreshed

Our goal is to create an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally

Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission.

Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service or obligation or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks.

At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.