Software Integration Engineer

About the role

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. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

This role must be based onsite in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Integrate the onboard software stack onto flight hardware, including flight controllers and companion compute
• Own ground-control software and the operator interface, supporting single-operator, multi-platform operation
• Plan and execute test campaigns end-to-end, including test cards, instrumentation, and safety/site coordination
• Perform post-test data analysis to gate program milestones
• Own the overall operator experience of the system, from ground control to in-field operation
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, perception, navigation, and autonomy teams

Requirements

• Background in robotics or systems software engineering
• Experience with ROS 2 and Linux-based systems
• Experience with MAVLink and PX4/ArduPilot
• Experience with ground control station (GCS) or human-machine interface (HMI) development
• Hands-on test experience with small aircraft or robotic platforms, including data analysis using Python or MATLAB

Skills

• Part 107 certification or airspace-authorization experience (bonus)
• Front-end development experience for operator interfaces (bonus)
• Experience supporting field test operations (bonus)

Pay

For this position we are targeting a base pay between $140,000 - $260,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.