Senior Flight Control Software Engineer
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Job Description
What we are looking for:
We are looking for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join the software team at Archer. The role consists in designing, developing and testing safety critical software for Archer's fault tolerant flight controls system.
General
- Collaborative mindset
- Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication
- Excellent organizational skills
- Passion for learning and problem solving
What you'll do:
- Develop safety critical software components for Archer's flight control system.
- Participate in planning, design, scheduling, prioritizing, and tracking the project.
- Work with system engineers to decompose item requirements into high level and low level software requirements in compliance with DO-178C.
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and integrate the complex hardware/software flight control system.
- Development of software plans, processes & guidelines
- Software requirements decomposition, analysis, definition, and traceability
- Software design and development, performance, risk, safety, operation and cost optimization trade studies, and lead / conduct design reviews
- Software analyses, requirements-based testing, and structural coverage analysis
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes to increase safety and efficiency.
What you need:
- 5+ years of experience in a flight control software or a related field
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree
- Proficiency with C/C++
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink
- Fluency with widely used scripting languages like bash and Python
- Experience developing software complying with safety standards like DO-178C to high criticality levels (DAL-A/B)
- Understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, etc.)
- Familiarity with debuggers and lab instruments such oscilloscopes and bus analyzers
- Experience with Model Based Software development and certification (DO-331)
Bonus qualifications
- Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog development
- Familiarity with modeling tools like UML or SysML
- Knowledge of Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and multi-threading
- Experience in Linux
- Experience with DO-254
- Experience with tools qualification (DO-330)
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company's business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $134,400 - $168,000. 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. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer's People Team at people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.