Lead Systems Engineer, Aerospace Safety-Critical

Archer

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Archer is seeking a senior Systems Engineer in San Jose, CA to design high-reliability, safety-critical aircraft systems for an all-electric VTOL program. You will lead cross-functional teams to define system requirements with traceability, develop architectures and verification plans to demonstrate compliance with DO-178/DO-254 and ARP4754/ARP4761 guidelines.

Collaboration with regulators and DERs will be essential.

Qualifications

BS, MS, or PhD in systems engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a comparable field.
10+ years of engineering experience on aerospace projects with software and hardware.
Experience with SAE ARP4754/ARP4761 and DO-178/DO-254.
Familiarity with requirements management tools such as Polarion.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineering disciplines to design high-reliability, safety-critical systems for aircraft design.
Lead cross-functional teams to define and decompose system requirements with traceability through overall system architecture.
Develop robust system/subsystem architectures along with interface definition.
Define and manage technical/programmatic performance measures (cost, weight, performance).
Enable full system safety compliance to the appropriate regulations.
Work with regulators/DERs on certification substantiation artifacts.