Avionics Engineer

Join to apply for the Avionics Process Engineer, Mid-Level role at Jobright.ai 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Avionics Process Engineer, Mid-Level role at Jobright.ai Jobright is an AI-powered career platform that helps job seekers discover the top opportunities in the US. We are NOT a staffing agency. Jobright does not hire directly for these positions. We connect you with verified openings from employers you can trust. Job Summary: Merlin Labs is a venture-backed aerospace startup focused on developing a non-human pilot to enhance flight capabilities. The Avionics Process Engineer will design and implement scalable development processes for autonomous aerospace applications, ensuring compliance with industry standards and facilitating collaboration across teams. Responsibilities: • Design and implement scalable and compliant development processes for integrated software and hardware systems used in autonomous aerospace applications. • Standardize workflows for systems engineering, requirements management, design reviews, integration, and validation across multi-disciplinary teams. • Define interfaces between embedded software, avionics hardware, autonomy stacks, and control systems to streamline collaboration and delivery. • Drive tool selection, integration, and automation for development pipelines, including PLM, ALM, version control, simulation environments, and CI/CD. • Lead process documentation efforts to meet industry standards including DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A, and other applicable aerospace regulations. • Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, and flight test teams to ensure consistency, traceability, and verification from concept to deployment. • Develop and monitor engineering process metrics (quality, velocity, traceability, compliance) to identify opportunities for improvement. • Facilitate retrospectives, root cause analyses, and corrective/preventive action planning to drive continuous improvement. • Support audits, technical reviews, and certification documentation as required by regulatory and customer bodies. Qualifications: Required: • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. • 4+ years of experience in process engineering, systems engineering, or engineering operations within aerospace, defense, or autonomous vehicle domains. • Strong understanding of the software and hardware development lifecycle, including systems integration and verification for complex platforms. • Experience with aerospace standards such as DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A, or MIL-STD processes. • Familiarity with development and lifecycle tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git/GitLab, Jenkins, DOORS, Polarion, or similar. • Ability to document and optimize technical processes across systems, software, and hardware engineering domains. • Excellent analytical, communication, and facilitation skills. Preferred: • Experience supporting FAA, NASA, DoD, or other regulated aerospace programs. • Background in autonomous systems, robotics, or AI/ML integration for mission-critical applications. • Knowledge of model-based systems engineering (MBSE), digital thread, or digital twin concepts. • Certifications in Lean, Six Sigma, CMMI, or related process improvement frameworks. Company: Merlin is the aviation technology company propelling the future of fully autonomous flight. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Project Management Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Jobright.ai by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Get notified when a new job is posted. Sign in to set job alerts for “Process Engineer” roles. Woburn, MA $81,226.00-$131,131.00 2 days ago Burlington, MA $80,000.00-$100,000.00 1 week ago Andover, MA $85,000.00-$110,000.00 2 weeks ago Medford, MA $170,000.00-$220,000.00 1 hour ago Principal Chemical Process Engineer - Wisconsin - Relo offered Boston, MA $86,500.00-$135,960.00 2 weeks ago Watertown, MA $99,500.00-$144,500.00 3 weeks ago Lithography Process Development Engineer Waltham, MA $110,000.00-$150,000.00 1 week ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr