Process Engineer, Configuration Management

Merlin Labs • Boston, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Merlin is seeking a Process Engineer to mature and standardize configuration management (CM) across its Technology organization. This role involves partnering with engineering teams to ensure rigorous identification, control, and change management of all released design data and process documentation for both civil and military programs. The position has both near-term responsibilities, such as refining current process standards, and a longer-term focus on evolving Merlin's CM from file-share-based control to a dedicated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. This is an opportunity to shape how a fast-growing aerospace company implements CM.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree engineering or related field with meaningful experience in configuration management within aerospace, defense, or another complex, regulated engineering environment.
• At least 8 years experience executing complex configuration management processes in aerospace including FAA TIA experience
• Working knowledge of configuration management principles per industry standards such as ANSI/EIA-649, and applicable civil (e.g., ARP4754A, AS9100D) and military (e.g., MIL-HDBK-61A or equivalent DoD configuration management guidance) frameworks.
• Experience administering configuration or PLM tooling for baselining, versioning, and access control spanning both civil and military configuration management environments.
• Experience helping define or improve a change control process, including change control board structure and change evaluation criteria.
• Experience with DO-178C / DO-254 release and configuration practices for software and airborne electronic hardware.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building or maturing configuration management processes at a scaling company.
• Experience partnering with or operating within a process assurance or quality assurance function.
• Experience evaluating or leading a transition from file-share or SharePoint-based configuration control to a dedicated PLM system.

Responsibilities

• Define, standardize, and continuously improve configuration management processes for all released engineering, design, and process data across Merlin's Technology organization, spanning civil and military programs.
• Partner directly with engineering, program, and process assurance teams to apply consistent CM practices for configuration item identification, baselining, release, and change control.
• Help refine Merlin's change control process — including change evaluation criteria, approval routing, and change control board structure — so changes to released data are properly assessed, approved, and traceable.
• Establish and maintain configuration item identification, versioning, and release conventions company-wide so released data is uniquely identified, retrievable, and audit-ready.
• Define retention, archival, and obsolescence practices for configuration items consistent with applicable regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Administer and improve the configuration/PLM tooling used to manage configuration items, including access control, and drive consistent adoption across engineering and program teams.
• Assess Merlin's current configuration control tooling and build the roadmap for evolving it toward a dedicated PLM system as the company scales.
• Train engineering and program teams on configuration management practices to raise process adherence and consistency across the company.
• Apply configuration management principles consistent with civil and military industry standards across the full range of programs and product lines Merlin supports.
• Support improved configuration management of flight test vehicle integration activities.

Benefits

• health
• dental
• life
• unlimited vacation
• 401k with match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level