Autonomy & Mesh Networking Engineer

Socket.dev

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft aimed at sustainable air mobility with four-passenger capacity and minimal noise. This onsite role requires US residency and does not sponsor visas.

The engineer will own the communication layer, develop long-range wireless links, and integrate mesh radio systems into the onboard software stack, while collaborating with hardware, integration, and test teams to validate

Qualifications

Background in RF/communications engineering or networking-focused software engineering.
Experience with mesh radios (e.g., Silvus, Doodle Labs, Microhard).
Experience with IP networking.
Experience with MAVLink or similar telemetry protocols.
Experience with embedded Linux systems.

Responsibilities

Own the communication layer, including command-and-telemetry links and multi-platform mesh networking.
Develop and integrate resilient, long-range wireless communication links.
Integrate mesh radio systems into the onboard software stack.
Design and validate IP networking architectures for multi-platform communication.
Integrate MAVLink/telemetry links between platforms and ground systems.
Collaborate with hardware, integration, and test teams to validate communication performance in the field.