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Archer · 6 days ago

Aerospace SW Certification Engineer

San Jose, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$230K/yr - $290K/yr

15+ 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 Aerospace SW Certification Engineer will act as a Subject Matter Expert for System, Software, Airborne Electronic Hardware, and Cybersecurity Design Assurance processes, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and regulations.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all aspects of System, Software, Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) and Cybersecurity Design Assurance processes for Archer internal development and for Suppliers

Review and approve Software/AEH life-cycle data for Archer internal development and for Suppliers as company DER, if delegated

Execute System Design Assurance Reviews for Archer internal system development according to the established system processes and tools for compliance with ARP4754A/ARP4761 and support the Certification Authorities reviews for ARP4754A

Execute Supplier Oversight and Design Assurance Company Reviews as SME for Systems, Software and AEH developments according to Archer established process for compliance with ARP4754A/ARP4761, DO-178C and supplements, DO-254 and other certification regulations

Support the approval of Cybersecurity processes with the Certification Authorities for Archer products

Support the generation and independent reviews of Archer System, Software/AEH and Cybersecurity development and verification processes, as needed

Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Archer System, Software and AEH processes, with focus on compliance with ARP4754A/ARP4761, DO-254 DO-178C and supplements

Interface with FAA DERs and Certification Authorities for coordination, execution and follow-up of systems, software and AEH compliance reviews

Maintain and control the issues found in all System/Software/AEH design assurance activities until resolution

Qualification

System Design AssuranceSoftware Design AssuranceAirborne Electronic HardwareCybersecurity Design AssuranceAerospace Standards ComplianceDO-178CDO-254ARP4754AAgile MethodologiesLean MethodologiesTool QualificationModel Based DevelopmentFAA Certification ComplianceCommunication SkillsOrganizational Skills

Required

15+ years of experience in System and Software/AEH Design Assurance activities for aerospace standards

At least a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Experience with full lifecycle safety critical systems, software/AEH complying with design assurance standards like ARP4754A/B, ARP4761, DO-254 and DO-178C with supplements

Experience with multiple systems and software/AEH environments and tools

Excellent organizational and communication skills

Experience in fast-paced, demanding work environments

Experience with agile/lean methodologies

Preferred

SW/AEH DER authorization

Experience with Tool Qualification following DO-330

Experience with Model Based Development and Verification following DO-331

Experience with DO-326/DO-356 and DO-355

Experience with System and Software/AEH developments for an aircraft OEM

Experience with FAA Certification Compliance Reviews and regulations such as: Familiarity with Archer CM Tools, e.g. Polarion, Collaborator, Git/Bitbucket, TeamCity, Jira and Teamcenter