Electrical Engineer II

About Merlin

Merlin is a venture-backed aerospace startup developing a non-human pilot for both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by leading investors, Merlin is scaling to address aviation's biggest challenges with autonomy.

About You

You are a motivated and detail-oriented electrical engineer with experience in aerospace, robotics, autonomous systems, or similar fields. You thrive in fast-paced startup environments and enjoy solving complex technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate electrical systems and hardware for autonomous aircraft platforms including power distribution, avionics interfaces, harnessing, sensors, communications, and embedded electronics
• Create schematics, wiring diagrams, and electrical documentation to support prototype and production hardware builds
• Support electrical architecture development, component selection, system integration, and hardware validation activities
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, avionics, software, systems engineering, manufacturing, and flight test teams to ensure seamless integration across aircraft systems
• Perform electrical analysis, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations to resolve hardware and integration issues
• Support prototype assembly, hardware bring-up, integration testing, environmental testing, and flight test operations
• Develop and execute electrical test plans, validation procedures, and qualification activities
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners to support fabrication, sourcing, and production readiness efforts
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, manufacturability, weight optimization, power efficiency, and system performance
• Operate effectively in a fast-moving development environment with evolving priorities and aggressive execution schedules

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related engineering discipline
• 3-5 years of professional electrical engineering experience in aerospace, autonomous systems, robotics, automotive, defense, or other high-performance hardware industries
• Experience designing and integrating electrical systems for complex electromechanical platforms
• Knowledge of power systems, signal integrity, embedded hardware, sensors, communications interfaces, and avionics integration principles
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, lab debugging, electrical testing, and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and other electrical lab equipment
• Understanding of EMC/EMI considerations, grounding strategies, and reliability-focused design practices
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Experience supporting autonomous aircraft, UAVs, eVTOL platforms, robotics systems, or flight hardware development is highly preferred
• Hands-on mechanical prototyping a plus (3D printing, laser cutting, etc.)
• Familiarity with FAA certification environments, aerospace standards, or regulated development processes is a plus

Benefits

Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We provide a top-notch benefits package including health, dental, life insurance, unlimited vacation, and a 401(k) with match. We also value diversity and are committed to equal opportunity employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship.