System Integration & Labs Manager

Merlin Labs•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Systems Integration & Labs Manager to lead the design, build, and operation of HIL, AIR and SIL environments that support flight controls development, autonomy validation, and multi-aircraft integration. This role owns the physical integration layer of the simulation ecosystem — ensuring stable, repeatable, and scalable deployment of hardware-in-the-loop and lab-based validation environments across multiple aircraft platforms.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in systems integration, HIL/SIL environments, or complex hardware/software integration
Experience leading integration efforts across evolving system configurations
Strong understanding of real-time I/O, embedded interfaces, and hardware-in-the-loop validation
Experience managing technical teams in a multidisciplinary engineering environment
Demonstrated ability to bring structure and discipline to evolving integration workflows
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience with aerospace or autonomy systems
Experience deploying virtualized compute infrastructure in lab environments
Familiarity with configuration management and compatibility versioning strategies

Responsibilities

Lead the design, build, and lifecycle management of HIL, AIR, and SIL environments
Establish configuration control standards for hardware, networking, and physical integration
Ensure lab infrastructure scales cleanly across multiple aircraft platforms
Implement structured integration processes
Define and enforce bench configuration versioning and compatibility practices
Partner with the Simulation Platform pillar to ensure clean deployment of platform-defined topologies
Manage and grow a team of integration engineers
Set technical standards for hardware integration, signal integrity, and deployment
Provide escalation support during integration and validation events
Collaborate with Flight Dynamics and Simulation Platform teams
Support flight test preparation and remote integration events
Interface with Systems, Autonomy, and Compute Platform teams to align integration timelines