Staff Software Simulation Engineer, Archer
$163.4-204k
Office located in San Jose, CA
Urban air mobility developer
Open for applications
Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$163.4-204k
Office located in San Jose, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in a related field
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- Demonstrated ability to architect large scale software following good design practices
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and Python
- Mastery of build systems (cmake or similar) and good understanding of standard software development tools:
- Continuous integration - TeamCity / Jenkins / Artifactory
- Version control - SVN / Git / Bitbucket
- Issue tracking - Jira / Zendesk / MantisBT
- Experience prototyping Graphical User Interfaces
- Deep understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB etc…)
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
Desirable
- Experience developing real-time software for a Hardware-in-the-Loop aircraft simulator
- Experience with model based development using Matlab/Simulink
- Familiarity with fault injection methodologies
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and protocol analyzers
- Experience with Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) or multi-projector technologies
- Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies and tools
- Experience supporting FHA evaluations
- Familiarity with or a passion for aviation
What the job involves
- Assist the development of Archer’s high fidelity aircraft simulators supporting validation and verification activities, handling quality evaluations, human factor evaluations and test pilot training
- Work with internal groups and suppliers to integrate, instrument and maintain configuration of aircraft simulation models in the real-time simulation environment
- Maintain and improve the existing simulation framework that integrates the desktop simulation into a real-time environment
- Build software bridges between real-time simulation instrumentation and desktop simulation analysis tools
- Design and build graphical user interfaces to control the real-time simulation environment
- Write drivers to integrate novel hardware using non-standard communication protocols
- 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.
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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