Senior Systems Engineer

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, building an all-electric eVTOL aircraft for sustainable air mobility. The Vehicle Architecture Systems Engineering role focuses on defining, validating, and verifying requirements to ensure safety and certification.

You will drive architecture and interfaces, support major milestones, test and validate integrated systems, and collaborate with suppliers and testing labs to show compliance with FAA and global standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Experience developing or working with integrated systems (aerospace preferred).
• Experience in requirements based or model based product development including validation and verification activities (aerospace preferred).
• Experience with requirements management tools like DOORS, Polarion, Jama, etc.
• Exposure to product or system level testing including using data from digital buses (aerospace buses is a bonus).
• Familiarity with controls or software development (embedded software preferred, aerospace is a bonus).

Responsibilities

• Manage aircraft-level requirements and execute their validation and verification activities following Archer processes that are based on ARP-4754A.
• Coordinate with other Systems Engineers to ensure the fully integrated system meets its requirements and is optimized.
• Define and manage architecture and interfaces, while driving HW and SW definitions that accomplish mission objectives.
• Support systems and specialty engineering teams in the development of lower-level requirement sets with other systems engineers, technical leads, and subject matter experts.
• Participate in mutli-disciplinary integration testing, troubleshooting, and problem solving.
• Support major development milestones, including CoDR, PDR, CDR, as well as operational milestones such as FRR, TRR, etc.
• Support aircraft level and integrated behavior testing and Archer flight test.
• Support development of compliance documentation including test procedures and test reports to support validation, verification, and certification.
• Interface directly with other aircraft systems teams, with our suppliers, and with laboratories and aircraft testing teams.

Skills

Collaborative mindset

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Leadership by influence

Aerospace experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Software Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Jama

Matlab/Simulink/Cameo

Job description

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

As a member of our Vehicle Architecture Systems Engineering team you will define, validate, and verify Archer requirements while working with our systems and specialty engineering teams to ensure proper requirements flow-down and proper validation and verification activities. You will be supporting critical aircraft functions that are crucial for the safety and the success of the Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft. You will also be supporting the aircraft certification activities, defining and implementing the approach to showing compliance with regulatory requirements from the FAA and other authorities around the world.

What you’ll do:

• Manage aircraft-level requirements and execute their validation and verification activities following Archer processes that are based on ARP-4754A.
• Coordinate with other Systems Engineers to ensure the fully integrated system meets its requirements and is optimized.
• Define and manage architecture and interfaces, while driving HW and SW definitions that accomplish mission objectives.
• Support systems and specialty engineering teams in the development of lower-level requirement sets with other systems engineers, technical leads, and subject matter experts
• Participate in mutli-disciplinary integration testing, troubleshooting, and problem solving
• Support major development milestones, including CoDR, PDR, CDR, as well as operational milestones such as FRR, TRR, etc.
• Support aircraft level and integrated behavior testing and Archer flight test.
• Support development of compliance documentation including test procedures and test reports to support validation, verification, and certification.
• Interface directly with other aircraft systems teams, with our suppliers, and with laboratories and aircraft testing teams.

What we are looking for:

• Collaborative mindset, with ability to lead by influence
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Passion for learning and problem solving
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Experience developing or working with integrated systems (aerospace preferred)
• Experience in requirements based or model based product development including validation and verification activities (aerospace preferred)
• Experience with requirements management tools like DOORS, Polarion, Jama, etc.
• Exposure to product or system level testing including using data from digital buses (aerospace buses is a bonus)
• Familiarity with controls or software development (embedded software preferred, aerospace is a bonus)

Bonus Qualifications

• Familiarity with SAE ARP-4754A or any other System Engineering Requirement Based Development process
• Familiarity with 14 CFR parts 23/25/91/135 and applicable guidance materials
• Familiarity with test results data analysis
• Familiarity with Matlab/Simulink/Cameo
• Familiarity with AI tools

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company's business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $144,000 - $180,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer's People Team at [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to [e-mail]. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.