Embedded Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

In Short

• Develop safety critical software components for Archer’s flight control system.
• Participate in planning, design, scheduling, prioritizing, and tracking the project.
• Work with system engineers to decompose item requirements into high level and low level software requirements in compliance with DO-178C.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and integrate the complex hardware/software flight control system.
• Development of software plans, processes & guidelines.
• Software requirements decomposition, analysis, definition, and traceability.
• Software design and development, performance, risk, safety, operation and cost optimization trade studies, and lead / conduct design reviews.
• Software analyses, requirements-based testing, and structural coverage analysis.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes to increase safety and efficiency.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a flight control software or a related field.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree.
• Proficiency with C/C++.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink.
• Fluency with widely used scripting languages like bash and Python.
• Experience developing software complying with safety standards like DO-178C to high criticality levels (DAL-A/B).
• Understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, etc.).
• Familiarity with debuggers and lab instruments such oscilloscopes and bus analyzers.
• Experience with Model Based Software development and certification (DO-331).

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity.
• Support for reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.