Test Data Engineer
Merlinlabs
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Job summary
Merlin Labs is seeking a leader to own the test data platform strategy across engineering, flight test, and analytics. You will drive adoption of scalable data platforms, set governance standards, and partner with multiple engineering teams to align platforms with corporate goals.
You will shape the long‑term data vision, oversee vendor relationships, and push for automation and data‑driven decision making across programs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
- 5+ years in aerospace, aviation, defense, or complex engineering environments.
- Experience with engineering systems, test operations, telemetry or data platforms.
- Experience managing enterprise software implementations and deployments.
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration across multiple levels.
Responsibilities
- Own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for Merlin's test data platforms.
- Drive adoption of scalable data platforms for lab, simulation, ground and flight test.
- Establish standards, governance, and best practices across Engineering.
- Manage vendor relationships, roadmap alignment, and platform performance.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and lead platform improvements.
- Ensure vendor solutions meet Merlin's technical and business needs.
- Define long-term vision for engineering test data management.
- Standardize data workflows and governance across programs.
- Lead modern digital engineering transitions from legacy workflows.
- Advise leadership on investments, capabilities and data strategy.
- Improve efficiency via automation and data-driven decisions.
- Partner with Systems Eng, Flight Test, Instrumentation, Software and PM.
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Job description
Merlin is a venture‑backed aerospace startup building a non‑human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviation’s biggest challenges.
You will be the primary interface between our internal data customers and various vendors (e.g., Marpin Labs, Epsilon3), ensuring the external products can be used by Merlin engineers by any combination of training Merlin employees or helping to develop external services to suit company needs. This mission‑critical role combines engineering process leadership, systems‑engineering, technical domain experience, understanding test data workflows, and configuration control and change management.
- Own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for Merlin's engineering test data platforms.
- Drive adoption of scalable data platforms supporting laboratory, simulation, ground test, and flight test activities.
- Establish platform standards, governance, and best practices across Engineering.
- Manage strategic vendor relationships, roadmap alignment, and platform performance.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and lead continuous platform improvement and deployment.
- Ensure vendor solutions meet Merlin's technical, operational, and long‑term business requirements.
- Define the long‑term vision for engineering test data management across Merlin.
- Standardize data workflows, governance, and engineering processes across programs.
- Lead the transition from legacy workflows to modern digital engineering platforms.
- Advise executive leadership on investments, capabilities, and future data strategy.
- Identify opportunities to improve engineering efficiency through automation and data‑driven decision making.
- Serve as the primary partner to Systems Engineering, Flight Test, Instrumentation, Software, and Program Management teams.
- Gather and prioritize platform requirements while balancing competing stakeholder needs.
- Drive integration between engineering platforms and enterprise systems.
- Ensure platform security, availability, access controls, and operational excellence.
- Define enterprise standards for telemetry, instrumentation, metadata, data quality, retention, permissions, and knowledge management.
- Ensure traceability, consistency, and data integrity across all engineering and test programs.
- Enable cross‑program data reuse and scalable collaboration.
- Champion analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and digital engineering capabilities across the organization.
- Develop common metrics, dashboards, and automated data processing pipelines.
- Enable reusable analysis workflows that accelerate engineering insight and decision making.
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related technical discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in aerospace, aviation, defense, transportation, or other complex engineering environments.
- Experience with engineering systems, test operations, telemetry systems, data platforms, or digital engineering initiatives.
- Experience with FTI management, telemetry systems, aero integration and test operations.
- Experience managing enterprise software implementations and deployments.
- Experience working across multiple technical disciplines and organizational levels.
- Data acquisition systems typical of aircraft
- Telemetry systems
- Instrumentation systems
- Engineering data management
- Systems engineering
- Configuration management
- Data analytics platforms
- Cloud‑based engineering systems
- Digital engineering frameworks
- Authoritative voice on test engineering information systems and data management.
- Understand both the technical details of test operations and information systems, as well as the organizational challenges of enterprise transformation.
- Can discuss avionics and telemetry architecture with engineers, data platform strategy with executives, and operational / security details with IT administrators.
- Vision to establish (CloudTS and Epsilon3.io) test data platforms as strategic enterprise capability rather than a low‑priority software application maintenance side‑project.
This position is based on‑site at Merlin HQ in Boston, MA.
We also offer a top‑notch benefits package (health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match) and work/life integration.
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.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: people@merlinlabs.com
Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.
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