Staff State Estimation 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.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design advanced state estimation algorithms for eVTOL aircraft, ensuring safety while considering performance, robustness, and computational efficiency
• Implement state estimation algorithms, primarily in Simulink, ensuring adherence to modeling standards and best practices
• Integrate state estimation solutions with various hardware components, including air data systems, Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and other aviation-grade sensors
• Synthesize system requirements used to drive design and ensure cross-functional needs are met
• Develop and execute creative verification and validation (V&V) strategies for state estimation algorithms, including simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, and flight testing
• Develop and refine models to simulate sensors in nominal, degraded operation, and failure scenarios
• Analyze and interpret data from simulation, lab testing, and flight testing to identify issues and characterize real-world performance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including control laws, hardware, software, and test engineers, to solve complex aircraft-level problems and ensure seamless integration
• Build tools and processes to maximize engineering capability

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in the design, implementation, and verification of state estimation algorithms
• Master's or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field
• Proficiency in Simulink/MATLAB for algorithm development and simulation
• Experience with sensor fusion from various sources, including INS, GNSS, airspeed sensors, and altimeters
• Demonstrated ability to think critically from high-level architecture down to low-level implementation details
• Prominent track record of developing effective V&V methodologies
• Working level knowledge of ARP4754A, DO-178C, and DO-331

Bonus Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with flight testing and test plan development
• Previous experience with flight control or state estimation systems for aircraft such as eVTOLS, helicopters, or fixed-wing airplanes
• Working knowledge of control algorithms
• Experience working with aerospace data buses and communication protocols
• Experience working with regulation authorities
• Experience developing or testing fly-by-wire flight control systems

Pay

Archer is targeting a base pay between $175,000 - $220,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Schedule

Not specified