Senior Systems Engineer, Aerospace Safety-Critical

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in San Jose, California seeks a Staff Systems Engineer to advance high-voltage power systems and battery management for electric aircraft. You will collaborate across engineering disciplines and lead system-level analyses to meet safety and certification needs.

The role requires 10+ years in aerospace with software and hardware experience, degrees as specified, and familiarity with ARP4754/ARP4761, DO-178/DO-254, and Polarion. Base pay targets $160,000–$208,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience on aerospace projects with significant software and complex hardware.
• BS, MS, or PhD in systems engineering, electrical engineer, general engineering, computer engineering, or a comparable degree.
• Proven expertise in SAE ARP4754 and ARP4761 processes or similar standards.
• Experience working with RTCA DO-178 and DO-254.
• Experience with Polarion or other requirements management tools.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrate exceptional critical thinking skills and engineering judgment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various engineering disciplines to design high-reliability, safety-critical systems for aircraft design.
• Lead a cross-functional team to conduct operational and functional analysis, define and decompose system requirements with traceability through overall system architecture, develop robust system architectures and interface definitions, and manage technical performance measures.
• Work with various technical disciplines to develop verification plans, support verification/test planning, and demonstrate compliance with system requirements.
• Coordinate with regulators and DERs on certification substantiation artifacts development and review.
• Work closely with the chief engineer to ensure the product meets business and certification requirements.

Skills

Aerospace systems

Systems engineering

Electrical engineering

Computer engineering

General engineering

ARP4754/ARP4761

DO-178/DO-254

Polarion

Requirements management

Interpersonal communication

Engineering judgment

Education

BS/MS/PhD in systems engineering or related field

Tools

Polarion

Job description

Archer in San Jose, California seeks a Staff Systems Engineer to advance high-voltage power systems and battery management for electric aircraft. You will collaborate across engineering disciplines and lead system-level analyses to meet safety and certification needs.

The role requires 10+ years in aerospace with software and hardware experience, degrees as specified, and familiarity with ARP4754/ARP4761, DO-178/DO-254, and Polarion. Base pay targets $160,000–$208,000 annually.