Flight Systems Integration Engineer

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Aviation in San Jose, CA, is seeking a robotics/software engineer to integrate the onboard software stack onto flight hardware and lead ground-control software development for single-operator and multi-platform operation.

You will plan test campaigns, analyze data, and collaborate across hardware, perception, navigation, and autonomy teams to deliver a safe, scalable air-mobility system.

Qualifications

• Background in robotics or systems software engineering.
• Experience with ROS 2 and Linux-based systems.
• Experience with MAVLink and PX4/ArduPilot.
• Experience with ground control station (GCS) or human-machine interface (HMI) development.
• Hands-on test experience with small aircraft or robotic platforms, including data analysis using Python or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Integrate the onboard software stack onto flight hardware, including flight controllers and companion compute.
• Own ground-control software and the operator interface, supporting single-operator, multi-platform operation.
• Plan and execute test campaigns end-to-end, including test cards, instrumentation, and safety/site coordination.
• Perform post-test data analysis to gate program milestones.
• Own the overall operator experience of the system, from ground control to in-field operation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, perception, navigation, and autonomy team.

Skills

Robotics or Systems Software Eng

ROS 2

Linux-based systems

MAVLink

PX4/ArduPilot

GCS/HMI development

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Archer Aviation in San Jose, CA, is seeking a robotics/software engineer to integrate the onboard software stack onto flight hardware and lead ground-control software development for single-operator and multi-platform operation.

You will plan test campaigns, analyze data, and collaborate across hardware, perception, navigation, and autonomy teams to deliver a safe, scalable air-mobility system.