Senior GNC Engineer – Electric VTOL Flight Control

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, is building an all-electric VTOL aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility. You will design and implement flight control algorithms, connect GNC requirements with system needs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to verify vehicle behavior.

We value rigorous modeling, simulation, and testing. Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink is required; a BS/MS in a relevant field plus 5+ years (or 3+ with MS) is expected.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering or Electrical/Computer Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience, or MS with 3+ years.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle dynamics and control theory, plus MATLAB/Simulink proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design and implement flight control algorithms for electric VTOL aircraft.
• Work cross functionally to connect GNC requirements with other system requirements.
• Influence leadership with decisions affected by GNC systems.
• Implement creative solutions to verify complex systems and software.
• Build simulations to verify and validate system requirements.
• Run trade studies to inform aircraft design and system architecture.
• Collaborate with Flight Test to design tests that safely evaluate vehicle capabilities.
• Improve fidelity and capabilities of vehicle/environment simulation models.
• Analyze flight data to improve models and author software requirements and test cases.

Skills

Vehicle dynamics

Optimization

Control theory

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

MS in related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Archer, an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, is building an all-electric VTOL aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility. You will design and implement flight control algorithms, connect GNC requirements with system needs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to verify vehicle behavior.

We value rigorous modeling, simulation, and testing. Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink is required; a BS/MS in a relevant field plus 5+ years (or 3+ with MS) is expected.