Staff GNC Engineer

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors. Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members. What you’ll do: Participate in design and implement flight control algorithms for electric VTOL aircraft Work cross functionally to connect GNC requirements with other system requirements Influence leadership with decisions that are affected by GNC systems. Implement creative solutions to efficiently verify complex systems and software Build simulations to verify and validate system requirements Run trade studies to inform aircraft design and system architecture Work with the Flight Test team to design tests that safely evaluate the vehicle capabilities Improve the fidelity and capabilities of our vehicle and environment simulation models Analyze full-scale and subscale flight data to improve our models Author software requirements and test cases that drive the design of the GNC software Collaborate with Systems Engineering to properly decompose higher level requirements Collaborate with Systems Safety and Systems Engineering to identify and correct any deficiencies in the Flight Control System. What you need: Strong knowledge of vehicle dynamics, optimization, and both classical and modern control theory BS in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field with at least 9 years of relevant experience OR MS with at least 6 years of relevant experience Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink Bonus Qualifications: Experience verifying GNC systems in simulation and on hardware Expert with aircraft or rotorcraft performance and handling qualities requirements Experience with envelope protection Experience with modeling physics, sensors, and actuators Experience applying system identification techniques to aircraft or rotorcraft Knowledge of fault detection and isolation techniques Experience implementing trajectory generation and/or optimization algorithms Experience flight testing piloted and/or autonomous aircraft or rotorcraft Piloting experience (aircraft or rotorcraft) Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,…