Staff GNC DevOps & Simulation Infrastructure Engineer
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. What you’ll do: Architect, build, and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) workflows and automated testing pipelines for the GNC and Vehicle Simulation groups using tools like GitHub Actions and TeamCity. Support developing and maintaining automated toolchains to generate, compile, and deploy Simulink and MATLAB code across multiple targets, including desktop simulation environments, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) lab hardware, and flight computers for both subscale and full-scale vehicles. Architect new, and manage existing, High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure to support large-scale Monte Carlo simulations, batch regression testing, and parallelized simulations and testing Manage the critical software interfaces between the "Virtual Vehicle" (Simulink models) and downstream platforms, including managing Interface Control Documents (ICDs), data dictionaries, and signal mapping to embedded middleware. Develop C/C++ wrapper functions, S-functions, and harnesses to integrate compiled code and external libraries seamlessly within the MATLAB/Simulink environment. Act as a cross-functional engineering multiplier: Leverage your familiarity with aerospace principles to flex across roles, contributing directly to vehicle simulation modeling, physics tooling, or GNC integration tasks when needed. Serve as the primary technical bridge between the Flight Dynamics & Control (FD&C) team and the Platform embedded software team, ensuring that complex algorithms translate predictably to real-time execution.
Requirements
- BS/Advanced Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field with at least 8 years of relevant experience
- Foundational understanding of aerospace principles, vehicle dynamics, or GNC concepts, enabling you to speak the exact same language as the engineers whose algorithms you are deploying.
- Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink, specifically including auto-code generation tools (Simulink Coder, Embedded Coder).
- Strong proficiency in modern C/C++ and experience integrating C/C++ with Simulink.
- Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or MATLAB scripting) for automating build systems and testing pipelines.
- Ability to use, understand and leverage modern LLMs and AI based coding tools.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience developing or verifying GNC/Vehicle Simulation systems in simulation or on hardware is a major plus!!
- Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) like Linux RT, VxWorks, or QNX.
- Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems (e.g., Speedgoat, dSPACE, VeriStand).
- Knowledge of communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, RS-422) and middleware (DDS, ROS2).
- Experience with Model-Based Design (MBD) certification standards like DO-331 or safety-critical software development (DO-178C).
- Experience packaging and containerizing simulation environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) workflows and automated testing pipelines for the GNC and Vehicle Simulation groups using tools like GitHub Actions and TeamCity.
- Support developing and maintaining automated toolchains to generate, compile, and deploy Simulink and MATLAB code across multiple targets, including desktop simulation environments, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) lab hardware, and flight computers for both subscale and full-scale vehicles.
- Architect new, and manage existing, High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure to support large-scale Monte Carlo simulations, batch regression testing, and parallelized simulations and testing
- Manage the critical software interfaces between the "Virtual Vehicle" (Simulink models) and downstream platforms, including managing Interface Control Documents (ICDs), data dictionaries, and signal mapping to embedded middleware.
- Develop C/C++ wrapper functions, S-functions, and harnesses to integrate compiled code and external libraries seamlessly within the MATLAB/Simulink environment.
- Act as a cross-functional engineering multiplier: Leverage your familiarity with aerospace principles to flex across roles, contributing directly to vehicle simulation modeling, physics tooling, or GNC integration tasks when needed.
- Serve as the primary technical bridge between the Flight Dynamics & Control (FD&C) team and the Platform embedded software team, ensuring that complex algorithms translate predictably to real-time execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
