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Senior Engineer, GNC (EU2026)

Archer (Private) · San Jose

9 months ago

Not specifiedFull Timeflight control systemsguidance navigation and control (gnc)vehicle dynamics

Workplace

Not specified

Employment

Full Time

Location

San Jose

Posted

9 months ago

Summary

Senior engineer role at archer to lead teams designing and implementing flight control algorithms for all-electric vtol aircraft. You will build and run simulations, verify and validate gnc requirements, analyze flight data, and author software requirements and test cases. The position also involves cross-functional work with systems engineering, systems safety, and flight test to design tests and improve simulation fidelity.

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams to design flight control algorithms
  • Connect gnc requirements with other system requirements
  • Verify complex systems and software efficiently
  • Build simulations to verify system requirements
  • Run trade studies for aircraft design decisions
  • Design safe flight test evaluations with flight test
  • Analyze flight data to improve simulation models
  • Author software requirements and test cases
  • Decompose higher level requirements with systems engineering
  • Identify and correct deficiencies in flight control system
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