Sr. Software Engineer, Electric Engine - Archer
San Jose, CA
About the Job
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:
- Conduct development and verification for certifiable safety critical software components of the aircraft motor control system software
- Participate in the definition and documentation of streamlined software development and verification processes supporting the certification of safety critical software to comply with DO-178C
- Work with systems 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, integrate, verify and certify complex hardware/software systems
- Foster team collaboration to promote and support personal development
General
- Collaborative mindset
- Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication
- Excellent Organizational skills
- Passion for learning and problem solving
What you need:
- 5+ years of experience in a related field
- At least a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree
- Proficiency with C/C++
- Experience with safety critical software development standards (DO-178C, ISO 26262, ASIL) to high criticality levels (DAL-A/B or ASIL C/D)
- Experience with Motor Control
- Hands-on experience through the Full Software Development Life Cycle (development through verification and certification/qualification)
- Experience developing software on bare-metal systems
- Understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, SPI, I2C, PCIe etc…)
- Familiarity with diverse tools and technologies used for the development, testing and analysis
- Experience working on software motor control systems
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
Bonus qualifications
- Experience with DO-254
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience with tools qualification (DO-330)
- Experience with modeling tools/certification (DO-331)
- Familiarity with modeling tools like UML or SysML
- Experience developing with RTOS
- Experience with board bring up and driver development
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company's business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $134,400 - $168,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
