Company Overview:

• Archer is an aerospace company in San Jose, California.
• Builds all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
• Mission: advance sustainable air mobility with minimal noise.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and lead team managing lab integration environments for validation, verification, quality evaluations, human factor evaluations, and test pilot training.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate, instrument, and maintain simulation models in real-time hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Own end-to-end configuration of simulation environments (SIL, HIL, CeRT, Iron Bird), including data analysis and correlation with flight test data.
• Develop and optimize simulation pipelines with CI/CD integration for automated deployment, execution, and monitoring.
• Integrate third-party software/hardware into cohesive simulation architectures.
• Set technical standards, mentor team members, foster collaborative engineering culture.
• Guide design/build of graphical user interfaces for real-time simulation control.
• Lead task decomposition, technical planning, debugging of complex real-time/distributed system issues.
• Influence tool architecture supporting lab configuration and automation.

Requirements:

• 9+ years experience in simulation software development and systems integration.
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Aerospace, Software, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• Experienced technical lead providing guidance in planning/execution.
• Advanced proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Very experienced in MATLAB/Simulink.
• Extensive experience developing real-time HIL test infrastructures.
• Proven ability to develop usable, modular, high-performance simulation tools.
• Expert knowledge of communication standards/protocols (RS-422/485, CAN/CAN-FD, ARINC-429, Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB).
• Experience prototyping GUIs based on user feedback.
• Knowledgeable in software engineering practices including CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), test-driven development, agile methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving/debugging skills; proactive solutions-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable working cross-disciplinary teams; mentoring junior engineers.
• Comfortable leading Agile/SCRUM methodologies/tools organization-wide.
• Familiarity with Tool Qualification Levels (TQL).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with aerospace/spacecraft/robotics systems including flight dynamics modeling,...

Compensation:

Base pay targeted between $170000 - $215000 depending on knowledge/skills/experience.

Additional Notes:

Archer is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. No visa sponsorship available currently.