Senior Aviation Cyber Certification Engineer

merlinlabs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k with match

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Merlin Labs in Boston is seeking a civil aviation cybersecurity certification specialist to build and own processes for DO-326A/ED-202A, ARP4754B, and DO-356A/ED-203A compliance.

You will collaborate with the IS security team and aviation programs, developing PSecAC artifacts and ensuring FAA/EASA DER approvals while supporting security posture across civil and defense projects. Merlin Labs offers a dynamic startup environment and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience navigating airworthiness security certification on civil aviation programs.
• Knowledge of DO-326A/ED-202A, ARP4754B, DO-356A/ED-203A and related standards.
• Experience building PSecAC or equivalent artifacts where no process existed before.
• Ability to show compliance for FAA/EASA or DER approvals.

Responsibilities

• Build the processes, procedures, and documentation for Merlin's civil aviation cybersecurity certification work.
• Collaborate with the Information Systems Security team on military airworthiness certification.
• Own the security certification approach with a builder's, 0-to-1 mentality.

Skills

Aviation cybersecurity

Airworthiness security

Certification processes

FAA/EASA compliance

Job description

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 have hands-on experience navigating airworthiness security certification on a civil aviation program. You understand how DO-326A/ED-202A, ARP4754B, and DO-356A/ED-203A apply to certification programs, and you've built or contributed to a Plan for Security Aspects of Certification (PSecAC) or equivalent artifact where no process existed before. You know how to show compliance to applicable requirements for FAA/EASA or a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) approval.

Merlin Labs builds autonomous aviation systems for demanding defense customers, and we are establishing the civil side of our aviation cyber certification capability as our program portfolio grows. This is a foundational role: you will build the processes, procedures, and documentation that carry Merlin's civil aviation cyber certification work, working with minimal supervision and closely with our Information Systems Security team on the military airworthiness side. If you have a builder's, 0-to-1 mentality and want to own how Merlin approaches aviation cybersecurity certification, this is the role.

Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment.

• We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, flexible paid time off, 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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