Senior Systems Engineer, Aircraft Systems & Safety

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in San Jose, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer within the Air Vehicle group focused on Mechanical Systems. You will interact with Landing Gear, Cabin, Closures, Environmental Control, Airframe and Wiring Systems, bridging requirements to detailed component design.

You will lead system-level documentation, verification planning, and cross-discipline collaboration to ensure safety-critical performance, cost and weight objectives, with a strong emphasis on quality writing and analytical

Qualifications

• 6+ years of aerospace engineering experience with significant software and complex hardware.
• BS, MS, or PhD in systems engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a comparable degree.
• Proven expertise in SAE ARP4754A and ARP4761 processes or similar standards.
• Experience with Polarion or other requirements management tools.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Exceptional critical thinking skills and engineering judgment.
• Excellent writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering disciplines to develop high-reliability, safety-critical systems for aircraft design.
• Champion compilation of reports to defend System readiness for milestone reviews.
• Act as the focal point for system-level documentation and reports.
• Lead change management efforts in a complex product structure.
• Define and decompose system requirements with traceability through overall system architecture; manage technical/programmatic performance measures (cost, weight, performance).
• Work with various technical disciplines to develop verification plans and support verification/test planning to demonstrate compliance with system requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Critical thinking

Engineering judgment

Writing skills

Education

BS/MS/PhD in systems engineering or related field

Tools

Polarion

Job description

Archer in San Jose, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer within the Air Vehicle group focused on Mechanical Systems. You will interact with Landing Gear, Cabin, Closures, Environmental Control, Airframe and Wiring Systems, bridging requirements to detailed component design.

You will lead system-level documentation, verification planning, and cross-discipline collaboration to ensure safety-critical performance, cost and weight objectives, with a strong emphasis on quality writing and analytical