Sr Staff System Engineer

Archer•San Jose, CA

About The Position

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. 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. The Role You are a Systems Engineer acting within the Air Vehicle group focused on Mechanical Systems. You will have the opportunity to interact with Landing Gear, Cabin, Closures, Environmental Control, Airframe and Wiring Systems, and be the Systems Engineer of one of these. You will bridge the gap between aircraft-level requirements and detailed component design, and interfaces. You have the confidence and willingness to interact with multiple disciplines across the organization.

Requirements

6+ years of engineering experience on aerospace projects with significant software and complex hardware
BS, MS, or PhD in systems engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a comparable degree
Proven expertise in SAE ARP4754A and ARP4761 processes or similar standards
Experience with Polarion or other requirements management tools
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Exceptional critical thinking skills and engineering judgment
Excellent writing skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with system safety (FMEA, FTA, HSA, FHA, STPA)
Model Based Engineering experience
Test experience
Operations experience
Mechanical design experience
Specialty engineering experience
You understand that “done” beats “perfect,” but you also refactor things because you do care
You are comfortable doing things that are out of your comfort zone

Responsibilities

Collaborate with various engineering disciplines to develop high-reliability, safety-critical systems for aircraft design
Champion compilation of reports to defend System readiness for milestone reviews.
Act as the focal point for system-level documentation and reports.
Lead change management efforts in a complex product structure.
Lead efforts to:
Conduct operational and functional analysis,
Define and decompose system requirements with traceability through overall system architecture
Define and manage technical/programmatic performance measures (i.e. cost, weight, performance objectives)
Enable full system safety compliance to the appropriate regulations
Work with various technical disciplines to develop verification plans, support verification/test planning, and conduct to demonstrate compliance with system requirements