Senior Flight Control Verification Engineer (SJ2025MB)

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.

What You'll Do:

• Contribute to the verification and test of Archer’s eVTOL aircraft Flight Control System and its subsystems, such as inceptors, flight control computers, GNC algorithms, electric engines, batteries, and actuators.
• Run verification tests in different hardware-in-the-loop test frameworks that includes the flight control computer, the flight control system, batteries, and electric engines.
• Work directly with system architects and engineers to define test plans, verification procedures and review test results.
• Continuously improve our processes to develop verification procedures, document test results and manage the hardware and software configuration of the labs.
• Execute test campaigns and develop test reports and dashboards.
• Support the management of the lab equipment, the organization of the lab, and ensure that the lab is both a safe and enjoyable work environment.
• Support the development of data acquisition and data visualization tools.
• Automate the execution of tests, developing test scripts, and contributing to improve our continuous integration and test environment.
• Write and maintain the documentation for the lab tools and instruments, and general guidelines for the lab users.
• Support design work for Archer’s GNC systems.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Master’s degree in Aircraft systems Engineering, Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Engineering, Controls Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: 3 years of experience as Flight Controls Engineer, or a related job title in which experience with eVTOL control systems, electric engines, electric actuators, flight controls computers, creating and executing test plans, and performing systems identification was gained.
ALTERNATE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Bachelor’s degree in Aircraft systems Engineering, Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Engineering Controls Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.
ALTERNATE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: 4 years of experience as Flight Controls Engineer, or a related job title in which experience with eVTOL control systems, electric engines, electric actuators, flight controls computers, creating and executing test plans, and performing systems identification was gained.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Must possess knowledge of MATLAB and MATLAB Simulink, CIFER, and BitBucket.
Please apply online at: https://www.archer.com/careers. Must put job code SJ2025MB on resume/CV and cover letter.

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. For this position we are offering $158,621.00 to $174,483.10 per year.

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