Senior Flight Control Systems Architect

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is seeking a senior Systems Engineer for Flight Control Actuation, responsible for defining and validating actuation system requirements across aircraft interfaces. You will work with multiple teams to ensure regulatory and product compliance and drive cross-disciplinary integration from concept to certification.

The role emphasizes collaboration, rigorous verification, and crafting robust verification plans.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Experience with actuation control systems and practical controls implementation.

Responsibilities

• Author and own flight control and actuation system-level requirements.
• Ensure traceability to objectives and interfaces across systems.
• Coordinate with Systems Engineers to ensure fully integrated systems meet requirements.
• Collaborate with systems and safety engineering to define functional interfaces.
• Participate in architecture definition, trade studies, and multidisciplinary integration.
• Support suppliers in developing lower-level requirement sets with other engineers and subject matter experts.
• Review internal and supplier designs, documentation, and performance for correctness and quality.
• Coordinate system-level Validation and Verification processes and maintain process independence.
• Contribute to improving internal processes and tools.
• Contribute to writing system-level verification plans and procedures, including end-to-end testing.
• Support development of aircraft-level documentation such as manuals and procedures.

Skills

Collaborative mindset

Verbal and written communication

Organization and self leadership

Problem solving

Integrated systems experience

Actuation control systems

EMI/EMC design

Harsh environments design/testing

Aircraft development lifecycle

Requirements management tools

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Related field

Tools

Requirements management tools

Job description

Archer is seeking a senior Systems Engineer for Flight Control Actuation, responsible for defining and validating actuation system requirements across aircraft interfaces. You will work with multiple teams to ensure regulatory and product compliance and drive cross-disciplinary integration from concept to certification.

The role emphasizes collaboration, rigorous verification, and crafting robust verification plans.