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Senior Flight Control Systems Engineer

2 months ago

San Jose, California, United States Archer Full time

Archer is an innovative aerospace organization headquartered in San Jose, California, dedicated to developing an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft aimed at enhancing sustainable air mobility. Our mission is to design, manufacture, and operate an electric aircraft capable of transporting four passengers while minimizing noise pollution.

We set ambitious goals and tackle complex challenges, believing that a diverse workforce fosters smarter solutions, deeper insights, and collective success. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace that values our differences and supports all team members.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute flight control specifications and algorithms for cutting-edge electric VTOL aircraft guidance, navigation, and control systems.
  • Establish requirements for aircraft sensors and state estimation algorithms, including sensor selection, monitoring, fault detection, and sensor fusion techniques.
  • Implement innovative strategies to effectively validate intricate systems and software.
  • Conduct trade studies to guide aircraft design and system architecture decisions.
  • Enhance the accuracy and functionality of our vehicle and environmental simulation models.
  • Create and validate system and software requirements along with test cases that inform the design of GNC and State Estimation software.
  • Assist in the integration and testing of the flight control system, evaluating system performance during lab integration and flight testing.
  • Analyze flight and lab test data to refine our models.
  • Collaborate with Systems Engineering to effectively decompose higher-level requirements.
  • Work with Systems Safety and Systems Engineering to identify and rectify any issues within the flight control system.
  • Partner with Software Engineering to ensure proper implementation and verification of flight control system algorithms.

Qualifications:

  • In-depth knowledge of vehicle dynamics and both classical and modern control theories.
  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related discipline with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with at least 8 years of experience, or a PhD with a minimum of 6 years of experience.
  • High proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with aircraft or rotorcraft performance and handling qualities requirements.
  • Experience with envelope protection systems.
  • Background in modeling physics, sensors, and actuators.
  • Experience with source selection and fault detection for redundant sensor inputs.
  • Knowledge of sensor signal processing and sensor fusion algorithms, including Kalman Filters.
  • Experience in implementing trajectory generation and/or optimization algorithms.
  • Technical understanding of various aircraft inertial sensor types, such as AHRS, INS, GNSS, and others like Air Data Systems and Radar Altimeters.
  • Familiarity with SAE ARP4754A, RTCA DO-178C, or RTCA DO-331 standards.
  • Experience in flight testing piloted and/or autonomous aircraft or rotorcraft.
  • Piloting experience (aircraft or rotorcraft) is a plus.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

At Archer, we strive to attract, retain, and motivate talent with the skills and leadership necessary to advance our business. We promote a pay-for-performance culture and reward contributions that align with the company's strategic goals.

Archer is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, as well as those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants requiring accommodations during the application or hiring process should reach out to Archer's People Team for assistance.

Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at this time.