Senior Software Engineer, Archer
Tools
$134-167k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
Urban air mobility developer
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Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$134-167k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in a related field
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- Proficiency in Python or C++
- Experience with Matlab
- Experience in developing and maintaining relational databases
- Experience developing enterprise level applications
- Experience gathering user requirements and developing design diagrams, user documentations, and project plans for developing software
- Experience prototyping Graphical User Interfaces based on user feedback
- Solid understanding of standard software development tools:
- Continuous integration - TeamCity / Artifactory
- Version control - Git / Bitbucket
- Issue tracking - Jira
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Familiarity with fault injection methodologies
Desirable
- Experience developing real-time software for a Hardware-in-the-Loop aircraft simulator
- Experience building and developing for a COTS HIL platform (dSPACE, NI, ADI, etc)
- Proficiency in the National Instruments (NI) software suite
- Solid understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB etc…)
- Experience automating and executing test plans
- Proficiency in C\C++ or other low-level languages
- Proficiency and MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience with model based development using Matlab/Simulink
- Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies and tools
- Familiarity with or a passion for aviation
What the job involves
- Support the development and maintenance of Archer’s high fidelity aircraft simulators which facilitate validation and verification activities, handling quality evaluations, human factor evaluations and the overall aircraft development process
- Work with internal groups to design and build tools that consolidate data from multiple sources for lab configuration and hardware integration purposes
- Design, build, maintain and improve existing CI/CD infrastructure to support end-to-end automation of lab software
- Work with internal groups to create test automation functionality in support of aircraft certification testing
- Design and build graphical user interfaces to control the real-time simulation environment
- Assist in the execution of test plans and test automation
Our take
Electric air taxis may sound like a pipedream, but companies like Archer are in the process of testing models that they hope to begin producing at scale in 2025. Designed to be quiet and efficient, its current model can fly at speeds of 150 miles per hour and cover 60 miles per flight. With urban transport in mind, these air taxis are both greener and vastly more efficient than traditional vehicles.
Given the congestion and pollution issues that many cities are facing, it's easy to imagine such transport taking over. It’s also worth noting that although Archer plans to run them with human pilots initially, the company has automation as part of its long-term goals.
Other players exist in this space: EHang, a Chinese firm, flew its first aerial taxi in America in 2020. However, Archer has big backers and customers such as United Airlines (acting both as an investor and launch customer) and manufacturing partner Stellantis with whom it is mass-producing its flagship Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
There's certainly a growing demand for clean transport without sacrificing speed, but many barriers still remain in Archer's way as it must help to initiate a seismic shift in transportation infrastructure and behaviors to reach mass adoption. That being said, it has the funding behind it, raising close to $2 billion in post-IPO funding since 2021.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$55.7m
SERIES A
Total funding: $55.7m
Company HQ
Tasman and Zanker, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Adam Goldstein
(CEO)Started their career in financial services, before co-founding Vettery, a talent marketplace, in 2012. Founded Archer in 2018.
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