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Merlin Labs
This role involves designing, training, and evaluating learned predictive models of aircraft dynamics and environments to support autonomous flight planning. The engineer will build rollout machinery for evaluating candidate futures, characterize model validity boundaries, and ensure rigorous uncertainty quantification for safety monitoring. The position requires bridging the sim-to-real gap and benchmarking learned models against existing physics-based systems.
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2019
Merlin Labs develops autonomous aviation software for aerospace and defense applications. Their flagship product, the Merlin Pilot, is an aircraft-agnostic autonomy platform designed to adapt to any aircraft, with a current focus on military tactical transport — including a $105M contract with U.S. Special Operations Command to bring autonomy to the C-130J fleet. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA, and aims to extend the capabilities of existing fleets, improve operational safety, and unlock next-generation autonomous missions for American aerospace.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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