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Archer · 1 day ago

Staff Autonomy Engineer

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$168K/yr - $200K/yr

8+ years exp

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. They are seeking a Staff Autonomy Engineer to lead the system architecture and feature development for autonomous flight systems, ensuring safety compliance and driving performance analysis in cross-functional teams.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Architect Autonomy Frameworks: Lead the system architecture and feature development for autonomous flight systems, with a specific focus on multi-agent coordination, task allocation, and resource scheduling in real-time environments

GNC Software Integration: Design, implement, and integrate C++ product software for guidance, navigation, and control modules. Ensure portability and scalability across diverse aerial platforms, overseeing the transition from algorithmic design to embedded deployment

State Estimation & Localization: Serve as the subject matter expert for state estimation and localization, developing software packages that fuse data from passive sensing, GPS, and IMU to ensure robust navigation in day, night, and off-road environments

Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Systems Engineering and Flight Test teams to drive performance analysis. Lead the definition of verifiable software requirements, ensuring GNC considerations are integrated into vehicle navigation and obstacle avoidance algorithms

Safety & Compliance: Direct the development of safety-critical autonomy software, coordinating safety compliance with agencies like the FAA or NASA, and managing rigorous validation processes for flight control and autonomous path following

Simulation Infrastructure: Champion the development of simulation and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test infrastructure. Drive performance analysis of compute loads and communications to improve the rigor of delivered features before flight

Mentorship & Methodology: Lead engineering teams in Agile environments, providing oversight on trajectory generation and control implementation while mentoring engineers in best practices for autonomy and robotics

Qualification

C++Aerospace autonomyRobotics frameworksState estimationAgile environmentsSafety complianceSimulation infrastructureOrganizational skillsMentorshipTeam leadership

Required

8+ years of professional experience in aerospace autonomy, robotics systems, or GNC software development

BS in Aerospace, Electrical, or Computer Engineering

Expert proficiency in C++ for real-time embedded software

Experience with robotics frameworks (such as ROS)

Familiarity with integrating software onto autopilots like Pixhawk

Proven track record in robotic teaming, trajectory generation, and mission planning for Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) or planetary exploration vehicles

Advanced knowledge of state estimation techniques, including vision-based navigation and sensor fusion for operational environments

Strong organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to lead complex development initiatives and specialized engineering team