Archer56
Staff Systems Engineer, Electric Propulsion
San Jose, California, United States · Staff+
No sponsorship$160k-$220kDetected 1 day ago
Detection EngineeringEmbedded SystemsDO-178DO-254Systems EngineeringMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsControlsLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Own ARP4754A-compliant requirements at system, subsystem, and component levels: authoring, baselining, and maintaining traceability across all program configurations, spanning electrical, mechanical, and software elements.
- Author implementable requirements for propulsion hardware and embedded software - including fault detection logic, control state machine behavior, and communication interface definitions - and validate derived requirements for correctness
- Lead cross-functional engineering problem review forums. Triage system-level issues for classification, safety impact, ownership, and resolution priority
- own PR documentation and drive issues to formal closure across hardware, software, and systems teams.
- own the flight-critical open-issue portfolio and drive closure of all items blocking flight operations authorizations and flight readiness reviews.
- Own the technical assessment asserting propulsion system readiness at each program milestone. Compile requirements status, open issues, verification results, and risk dispositions into a structured flight readiness position.
- Support airworthiness and certification with propulsion technical understanding for FAA certification documentation, means of compliance definitions, and verification traceability from requirement through closure evidence.
- Own the propulsion SE interface to aircraft systems stakeholders. Coordinate motor controller behavioral specifications, fault response logic, and control interface definitions
- Coordinate with hardware, firmware, and controls teams on design reviews, FMEA reviews, and powertrain syncs
- Author implementable requirements for propulsion hardware and embedded software - including fault detection logic, control state machine behavior, and communication interface definitions - and validate derived requirements for correctness; participate in FHA/PSSA/SSA reviews.
Requirements
- If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com.
- 8+ years of systems engineering on aviation-certified or certification-bound programs with direct, hands-on ownership of an ARP4754A or equivalent certification compliance workstream.
Nice to have
- eVTOL, Part 23, or Part 33 type certification experience from a program that reached flight test or compliance closure milestones.
- HIL/SIL experience for integrated motor controller or powertrain software verification
- DER coordination
- working knowledge of ARP4761 and experience defining FAA means of compliance.
- Systems-level familiarity with electric propulsion including power electronics, motor control, and mechanical drivetrain and sufficient to author and evaluate requirements across the full stack.
- 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.
- Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Compensation
- For this position we are targeting a base pay between $160,000 - $220,000.
Company info
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.
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