Senior Embedded Software Engineer - HV Charge Control

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for sustainable air mobility. The role focuses on embedded development and verification of safety-critical software for the Charge Control Unit, interfacing with high-voltage components and DO-178C-compliant processes.

You will work with systems engineers and a multidisciplinary team to decompose requirements, implement fault-detection algorithms, and support certification activities

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 4+ years in related field with embedded software experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for firmware controlling subsystems.
• Experience with safety-critical software development standards (DO-178C, ISO 26262, ASIL).
• Knowledge of high-voltage systems, sensors, and power distribution.

Responsibilities

• Embed development and verification of safety-critical software for Charge Control Unit.
• Design charge control systems interfacing with high voltage electronics.
• Decompose requirements to DO-178C-compliant software specs.
• Collaborate to integrate hardware/software systems and certify.
• Develop fault detection and diagnostic algorithms for hardware events.

Skills

C/C++

Firmware development

Safety critical

DO-178C

Sensor data acquisition

High voltage systems

RTOS

Hardware interfacing

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

ISO 15118-2/ -3/ -30

SAE J1772

HomePlug AV

RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429

Ethernet, TCP/IP, SPI, I2C

Job description

Archer is an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for sustainable air mobility. The role focuses on embedded development and verification of safety-critical software for the Charge Control Unit, interfacing with high-voltage components and DO-178C-compliant processes.

You will work with systems engineers and a multidisciplinary team to decompose requirements, implement fault-detection algorithms, and support certification activities