Archer Aviation Inc.

Staff GNC Engineer

Archer Aviation Inc. • $175K — $220K *
San Jose, CA 95123In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Aerospace or Electrical/Computer Engineering with 9+ years or MS with 6+ years relevant experience.
  • Strong knowledge of vehicle dynamics, optimization, and both classical and modern control theory.
  • Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement flight control algorithms for electric VTOL aircraft.
  • Connect GNC requirements with other system requirements across teams.
  • Influence leadership decisions related to GNC systems.
  • Create efficient verification solutions for complex systems and software.
  • Build simulations for system requirement validation and verification.
  • Conduct trade studies to inform aircraft design and system architecture.
  • Collaborate with Flight Test team to design safety evaluations for vehicle capabilities.

Benefits

  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunity to influence key design and operational decisions.
  • Engagement in innovative projects within the electric VTOL space.
Full Job Description
What you'll do:
  • Participate in design and implement flight control algorithms for electric VTOL aircraft
  • Work cross functionally to connect GNC requirements with other system requirements
  • Influence leadership with decisions that are affected by GNC systems.
  • Implement creative solutions to efficiently verify complex systems and software
  • Build simulations to verify and validate system requirements
  • Run trade studies to inform aircraft design and system architecture
  • Work with the Flight Test team to design tests that safely evaluate the vehicle capabilities
  • Improve the fidelity and capabilities of our vehicle and environment simulation models
  • Analyze full-scale and subscale flight data to improve our models
  • Author software requirements and test cases that drive the design of the GNC software
  • Collaborate with Systems Engineering to properly decompose higher level requirements
  • Collaborate with Systems Safety and Systems Engineering to identify and correct any deficiencies in the Flight Control System.

What you need:
  • Strong knowledge of vehicle dynamics, optimization, and both classical and modern control theory
  • BS in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field with at least 9 years of relevant experience OR MS with at least 6 years of relevant experience
  • Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink

Bonus Qualifications:
  • Experience verifying GNC systems in simulation and on hardware
  • Expert with aircraft or rotorcraft performance and handling qualities requirements
  • Experience with envelope protection
  • Experience with modeling physics, sensors, and actuators
  • Experience applying system identification techniques to aircraft or rotorcraft
  • Knowledge of fault detection and isolation techniques
  • Experience implementing trajectory generation and/or optimization algorithms
  • Experience flight testing piloted and/or autonomous aircraft or rotorcraft
  • Piloting experience (aircraft or rotorcraft)

For this position we are targeting a base pay between $175,000 - $220,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

About Archer Aviation Inc.

Archer Aviation is an American aerospace manufacturer that develops electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air mobility. The company was founded in 2018 by Brett Adcock and Adam Goldstein. Archer Aviation is developing an eVTOL aircraft that can travel up to 60 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph. The aircraft is designed to be quiet, safe, and efficient, with zero emissions. The company has partnerships with United Airlines and Stellantis, and plans to launch its first aircraft in 2024.
Learn more about Archer Aviation Inc.
Market Cap
$403.1 million
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
NASDAQ
ACHR
* Ladders Estimates

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