Perception Engineer at Merlin Labs | Boston or Remote

Join Our Team at Merlin Labs!Merlin Labs is an innovative aerospace startup dedicated to revolutionizing aviation through autonomous flight solutions. Our mission is to develop advanced non-human pilot systems to facilitate both crewed and uncrewed flight operations, addressing some of the most significant challenges in the aviation industry. Backed by leading investors, we are scaling operations and enhancing autonomy to provide safer and more efficient air travel.

Merlin Labs is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join the team in Boston. The focus is on building and maintaining reliable cloud infrastructure, improving automation for deployments, and ensuring that core systems run smoothly. Role overview This position centers on making complex technology dependable and easy to use. The team appreciates individuals who take initiative and enjoy simplifying technical challenges. What you will do Enhance and maintain cloud infrastructure Automate deployment workflows Monitor and support system reliability Location This is an in-person role based in Boston.

Join the Revolution in Aviation!At Merlin Labs, we are pioneering the future of flight with our innovative non-human pilot technology, designed to facilitate both reduced crew and uncrewed aviation. As a venture-backed aerospace startup, we are supported by some of the world's foremost investors, working in tandem with our clients to harness the power of autonomy and address significant challenges in the aviation industry.Unlock New Horizons!Your Role:We are looking for a talented and innovative Avionics Integration Engineer who is eager to push the boundaries of technology. If you are passionate about creating advanced aircraft systems using agile and robust development practices and are excited about taking ownership of key components of groundbreaking products, then you might be the perfect addition to our team!

About Merlin Labs: Merlin Labs is an innovative aerospace startup focused on revolutionizing aviation through the development of a non-human pilot. Our mission is to enhance both crewed and uncrewed flight capabilities. Supported by some of the most prestigious investors in the industry, we are committed to scaling our technologies alongside our customers to address significant challenges in aviation using autonomy.About You: You are a dedicated builder who excels at the crossroads of technology, execution, and meaningful impact. As a Technical Program Manager at Merlin Labs, you will be pivotal in realizing our autonomy technology—bringing the Merlin Pilot into operational service on military aircraft and leading ambitious aerospace programs.Working closely with our dynamic autonomy and flight systems teams, you will collaborate with engineers, business stakeholders, and customer teams to ensure technical progress and cross-functional alignment. You possess technical fluency, a structured approach to problem-solving, and the ability to clarify complex issues. You thrive on tackling difficult challenges, embrace uncertainty, and are relentless in achieving results.This role is central to Merlin's mission and marks a critical phase in our growth. You will manage a diverse portfolio that includes internally funded R&D initiatives and customer programs. Above all, you are passionate about our mission: accelerating autonomy, supporting our warfighters, and redefining aviation possibilities.Join us in building the future of flight—let's make it a reality, one milestone at a time.

Join the Innovation at Merlin Labs: Merlin Labs is a pioneering aerospace startup focused on revolutionizing aviation through the development of non-human pilots, designed to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flights. Supported by leading investors in the industry, we are collaborating with our customers to harness the power of autonomy and address some of aviation's most pressing challenges.Soaring Beyond Limits!About You:Are you an innovative and skilled electrical engineer with a passion for cutting-edge technology? Do you have the expertise to develop advanced aircraft systems using agile and resilient methodologies? Would you relish the opportunity to take ownership of critical systems for a groundbreaking product? If this resonates with you, we invite you to explore the Senior Hardware Integration Engineer position at Merlin Labs.

About Merlin Labs: Merlin Labs is an innovative aerospace startup that is revolutionizing the aviation industry with its cutting-edge non-human piloting technology. With strong backing from top-tier investors, we are on a mission to empower both crewed and uncrewed flight, tackling some of the most pressing challenges in aviation through the power of autonomy.Your Role: As the Compute Platform Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of autonomous flight by ensuring our compute platforms deliver unmatched reliability, real-time performance, and scalability. You will design and oversee platforms that support complex, mission-critical systems, including cloud machine learning training, high-fidelity simulation, and embedded environments.Your Expertise: We are looking for a seasoned platform engineer who not only maintains infrastructure but innovates it. You will serve as a technical authority, collaborating closely with teams in autonomy, perception, controls, and flight software to create a robust compute foundation that accelerates development while ensuring safety and scalability.Your Impact: In this role, your designs will have a direct influence on real-world performance outcomes. You will balance long-term technical vision with hands-on involvement in addressing the most intricate systems challenges.

About Merlin Labs: Merlin Labs is an innovative aerospace startup, backed by prominent venture capital, dedicated to developing autonomous pilot systems that facilitate both crewed and uncrewed flight operations. With support from leading global investors, we are collaborating with our clients to harness autonomy today and tackle some of the most significant challenges in aviation.About You: As a Senior Program Manager at Merlin Labs, you will be a strategic leader with extensive program management expertise, focused on driving mission-critical outcomes. You will oversee a suite of impactful customer-oriented defense and autonomy programs, guiding them from initial capture through to successful deployment and operational integration.Your unique combination of technical proficiency, stakeholder engagement, and operational discipline makes you an invaluable asset in fast-paced environments characterized by ambiguity and the need for swift execution. You excel at deeply understanding military operator requirements, converting them into actionable technical and programmatic priorities, and leading teams to achieve meaningful results. If you are passionate about influencing the future of aviation while fostering lasting customer partnerships, we would be thrilled to connect with you.

About Merlin Labs: Merlin Labs is an innovative aerospace startup revolutionizing the aviation industry by developing cutting-edge non-human pilot technology. Supported by top-tier investors, we are committed to scaling our solutions to address significant challenges in aviation through increased autonomy and efficiency.About You: You are a dynamic and enthusiastic software engineer, deeply passionate about aviation, robotics, and autonomous systems. You excel in a variety of technical areas, ranging from perception and understanding to decision-making and human-machine collaboration. Your commitment to producing high-quality, maintainable code, coupled with your ability to work collaboratively with fellow engineers, positions you as an ideal candidate. You thrive on tackling new challenges and are eager to see your code implemented in real-world applications.

About Merlin Labs: Merlin Labs is a pioneering aerospace startup, supported by venture capital, which is dedicated to developing non-human pilots to facilitate both reduced crew and uncrewed aviation. With the backing of some of the world's foremost investors, Merlin Labs is rapidly expanding, working closely with clients to harness autonomy and tackle some of the most significant challenges in aviation today.About You: You are a passionate computer vision engineer with a knack for transforming raw sensor data into valuable insights. You excel at the intersection of algorithms, hardware, and real-world implementation, designing systems that can perceive, comprehend, and engage with the physical environment. Your expertise spans high-level model development to low-level camera calibration, and you take pride in creating resilient solutions that consistently perform outside the confines of the laboratory.

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About Merlin Labs:Merlin Labs is an innovative, venture-backed aerospace startup dedicated to revolutionizing the aviation industry through the development of autonomous flight technology. Our mission is to create a non-human pilot system that facilitates both reduced crew and uncrewed flight operations. Supported by some of the foremost investors in the field, we are rapidly scaling our operations to harness the power of autonomy and address the most pressing challenges in aviation today.Your Role:As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the development and testing of civil-certified and DOD safety-critical avionics systems. We are looking for a seasoned professional with a strong background in requirements development, system design, and testing. You should have a passion for innovation and a proven ability to navigate the complexities of product development within an experimental R&D flight test environment. Your experience in ensuring safety while advancing project timelines will be essential. Additionally, you will collaborate effectively with various engineering domains, customers, suppliers, and partners.

ABOUT VOLTA LABS:Volta Labs is an innovative applications company that is transforming the landscape of genomics. As a venture-backed biotech startup located in Boston, we simplify the extraction of vital information from biological samples with our flagship product, Callisto. This cutting-edge technology accelerates processing times for scientists and enhances access to crucial genetic information for patients. Join us as we redefine the future of genomics, where curiosity thrives, and every Voltarian contributes to meaningful change.JOIN OUR TEAM:You'll be part of a dynamic team of forward-thinking individuals who are eager to experiment, collaborate, and achieve success together. We are committed to advancing the fields of automation, biology, computing, robotics, design, and user experience to serve our customers and make a positive impact on the world.As we expand our global presence with the launch of Callisto, our automated NGS sample preparation platform, we are looking to grow our Field Service Engineering team. You will play a crucial role in supporting our customers, enhancing system reliability, and facilitating the integration of field insights into product development. Joining Volta at this pivotal stage means actively contributing to the scaling of a premier platform while shaping the collaboration between Field Service, Engineering, and Manufacturing as the company evolves.We seek a Field Service Engineer based in Boston to support the North American Callisto fleet, with occasional international travel to Europe, Asia, and Oceania. When not in the field, you will work at our headquarters, closely partnering with Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, and Software teams.This position is critical for bridging customer execution and system-level reliability enhancement. You will take on the technical lead role during field events while also contributing to internal efforts aimed at improving instrument robustness, qualification workflows, and service infrastructure.

Mission Overview: Join us as a distinguished Staff/Principal Engineer specializing in Perception Capabilities, where you will spearhead the development of innovative software solutions leveraging advanced computer vision and deep learning technologies. Your extensive experience will encompass key areas such as detection, classification, segmentation, and tracking, alongside critical support functions, including data engines, labeling policies, training pipelines, model optimization, simulation, and testing. You are motivated by the tangible impact of your work, taking initiative and ownership of outcomes. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to apply your expertise to the perception stack of autonomous vehicles, navigating the unique challenges inherent in safety-critical, open-world applications while ensuring engineering excellence and thorough evaluation. As a creative problem solver, you'll collaborate with interdisciplinary teams focused on capability enhancement to design, implement, and validate comprehensive solutions.

Join our dynamic team at Zoox as a Data Scientist specializing in Perception Verification and Validation. In this pivotal role, you will be integral to the verification and validation of our advanced perception stack within our cutting-edge autonomous driving system. Collaborating with a talented group of data scientists, perception engineers, and systems engineers, you will spearhead the development of innovative datasets and metrics to effectively assess the performance of our perception system. Your insights will guide the establishment of critical performance metrics, empowering perception engineers to accurately measure the impact of new features on both the perception stack and the overall system behavior.

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Join our dynamic team as an Engineer/Senior Engineer focused on Perception Capabilities, where you will have the opportunity to develop innovative software products leveraging advanced computer vision and deep learning technologies. Your expertise in detection, classification, segmentation, or tracking will play a crucial role in creating impactful solutions in a production-oriented environment.We value curiosity and motivation, and we encourage you to learn from our experienced team. If you enjoy tackling complex technical challenges, asking insightful questions, and collaborating to produce top-notch software, this is the place for you.Your contributions will directly impact the perception stack of our self-driving vehicles, enhancing safety-critical applications in an open-world context.

Merlin Labs seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to join the team in Boston. This role focuses on building stronger cloud infrastructure and refining deployment workflows. The position involves close collaboration with teams across the organization to ensure systems run reliably and efficiently at scale. Key responsibilities Maintain and enhance cloud infrastructure for stability and performance Automate deployment and management tasks to streamline operations Work with engineering and other departments to develop scalable solutions Advance continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) practices Location This position is based in Boston.

About You: As a highly skilled Systems Engineer, you bring extensive experience in systems integration, requirements management, system design, and testing, particularly within civil-certified or Department of Defense (DOD) safety-critical avionics systems. Your enthusiasm for innovative product development is matched by a proven ability to effectively navigate the complexities of new product development cycles. You have hands-on experience in experimental R&D flight testing with general aviation aircraft, consistently prioritizing safety while driving rapid progress. Your expertise encompasses collaboration with diverse engineering domains, as well as interactions with customers, suppliers, and partners.

Role overview Volta Labs is hiring a Technical Deployment Manager to oversee the rollout and integration of new technologies at client locations. This position is located in the Seaport District of Boston, MA. The focus is on guiding projects from initial planning through successful implementation at client sites. Main responsibilities Coordinate deployment projects, collaborating with engineering, product, and client teams from start to finish. Manage project schedules and monitor progress to ensure timely delivery that meets client requirements. Troubleshoot technical issues during deployments, resolving problems as they occur. Support clients during the transition period by answering questions and addressing concerns to promote smooth adoption of Volta Labs’ solutions. Maintain clear communication with internal teams and clients, setting and managing expectations throughout each deployment. What helps in this role Background in managing technology deployments or integrations. Strong troubleshooting abilities with a systematic approach to solving problems. Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams and clients. Clear and effective communication skills, with confidence in managing expectations.

Join our innovative Perception team at Zoox, where we harness the power of cutting-edge sensor data to decode the intricacies of dynamic driving environments. In this pivotal role, you will leverage world-class sensor data and a robust infrastructure to test and validate groundbreaking algorithms. Your contributions will be instrumental in developing advanced algorithms for segmentation, tracking, classification, and high-level scene understanding, allowing you to engage with any or all of these exciting components.As a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will spearhead the creation of machine learning algorithms that significantly influence both onboard and offboard autonomy and validation processes. You will work collaboratively with specialized teams in Prediction, Planning, Simulation, and Safety Validation, shaping our overarching technical framework. Your innovative approach will bridge team boundaries, enabling the prototyping of new methodologies that guide the long-term technical vision across multiple divisions within the organization. The impact of your work will range from achieving immediate company objectives to leading pioneering exploratory initiatives.