Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Archer
Charge Control Unit
$134.4-165k
More information about location
5 days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
Urban air mobility developer
Open for applications
Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$134.4-165k
More information about location
5 days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
Role
Who you are
- Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication
- Excellent Organizational skills
- Collaborative mindset
- Passion for learning and problem solving
- 4+ years of experience in a related field
- At least a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree
- Proficiency in C/C++ for developing firmware that controls and monitors electrical subsystems including volatage regulation, fault detection and sensor data acquisition
- Hands-on experience with ISO 15118-2/-3/-30, SAE J1772, HomePlug AV Specification Standards, or related industry standards
- Familiarity with safety critical software development standards (DO-178C, ISO 26262, ASIL) to high criticality levels (DAL-A/B or ASIL C/D)
- Hands-on experience through the Full Software Development Life Cycle (development through verification and or certification/production)
- Hands-on understanding of low-level communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, SPI, I2C etc…) and their hardware implementation
- Working knowledge of sensor technologies and measurement techniques for high-voltage systems (e.g., current sensing, voltage monitoring, temperature measurement)
- Familiarity with diverse tools and technologies used for the development, testing and analysis Experience working on Charge Control systems
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
Desirable
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and circuit simulation tools such as SPICE, LTspice or PLECS
- Experience with modeling tools/certification (DO-331)
- Familiarity with modeling tools like UML or SysML
- Working with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
- Demonstrated experience with initial board bring-up, hardware debugging, and using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies)
- Experience with the HW in the Loop, SW in the Loop or MIL 2
What the job involves
- Embedded development and verification of safety critical software components for the aircraft Charge Control Unit
- Design and implement charge control systems with a focus on interfacing embedded software with high voltage electrical components and analog/digital circuitry
- Collaborate with systems 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, integrate, verify and certify complex hardware/software systems
- Develop and implement fault detection and diagnostic algorithms in software to identify and respond to hardware-level events such as short circuits, and sensor failures
- Analyze hardware schematics and perform signal integrity and power distribution network design to inform embedded software development
- Participate in the definition and documentation of streamlined software development and verification processes supporting the certification of safety critical software to comply with DO-178C
- Foster team collaboration to promote and support personal development
- Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities
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.
Freddie
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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