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Archer · 5 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, Battery Management System

San Jose, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$134K/yr - $165K/yr

4+ years exp

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. The Senior Software Engineer for the Battery Management System will be responsible for developing and verifying safety critical software components, integrating battery controls, and collaborating with systems engineers to ensure compliance with industry standards.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Embedded development and verification of safety critical software components for the aircraft battery management system

Develop and integrate battery controls and complex low-level drivers for battery microcontrollers to interface directly with analog and digital front-end circuitry

Work 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 insulation breakdown, short circuits, and sensor failures

Apply digital signal processing and filtering techniques to sensor data (e.g., cell voltages, pack current) to improve the accuracy and reliability of critical state estimation and protection functions

Analyze hardware schematics to inform the development of low-level software and lead the initial board bring-up and debugging of new BMS hardware designs

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

Qualification

C/C++DO-178CBattery management systemsLow-level communication protocolsDigital signal processingSensor technologiesPassion for learningMATLAB/SimulinkReal Time Operating SystemsHardware debuggingCommunicationOrganizational skillsCollaborative mindsetProblem solving

Required

4+ years of experience in a related field

At least a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree

Proficiency with C/C++

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 battery 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 Battery management systems

Excellent organizational and communication skills

Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication

Excellent Organizational skills

Collaborative mindset

Passion for learning and problem solving