Tilt Rotor Systems Lead, Tilt Rotor Actuation

Archer•San Jose, CA

10d

About The Position

As a member of our Flight Control Actuation Systems team you will define, design, validate, and verify system level requirements while working with internal teams and suppliers to ensure requirement compliance for the flight control actuation system of eVTOL aircraft. You will be responsible for showing compliance with product and regulatory requirements while acting as a multi-disciplinary integrator at the actuator subsystem, flight control system, and aircraft levels.

Requirements

General Collaborative mindset
Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication
Excellent organization and self leadership skills
Passion for learning and problem solving
10+ years of relevant experience, preferably in aerospace
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
Technical Experience developing or working with highly integrated systems (aerospace preferred)
Experience with actuation control system requirements and practical controls implementation.
Experience with actuation electronics, mechanical, and motor physics fundamentals
Experience with EMI/EMC design, physics, mitigation and related testing
Experience with design and testing for harsh environments
Familiarity with Systems Engineering standards used in civil aviation and the underlying reasons and purpose for each process and activity
Experience with aircraft development from concept to certification and entry into service
Experience using one or more requirements management tools
This position requires access to information which is subject to U.S. export control regulations. To conform to such regulations as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

Nice To Haves

Experience executing formal Validation and Verification activities in a civil aerospace program
Experience with low and high voltage electronics design, board layout, and testing
Familiarity with Matlab/Simulink
Familiarity with Python or similar scripting languages

Responsibilities

Contribute at an expert level to actuation product strategy, trades, architecture definition, and planning
Plan and coordinate engineering activities with a focus on disciplined and efficient execution
Author and take responsibility for the flight control and actuation system-level product requirements while ensuring compatibility with all interfacing systems.
Ensure the requirement set is complete and correct, with traceability to and fulfilling business, technical, and operational objectives
Coordinate with other Systems Engineers to ensure the fully integrated system meets its requirements and is optimized
Collaborate with systems and safety engineering team to define the functional breakdown, and identify functional and physical interfaces
Lead and drive mutli-disciplinary integration and problem resolution
Support suppliers and internal teams in the development of lower-level requirement sets with other systems engineers, technical leads, and subject matter experts
Review and assess internal and supplier designs, documentation, and performance to ensure correctness, completeness, and quality of the product
Coordinate the Validation and Verification processes at the system level, ensuring the plans are followed and process independence is maintained
Contribute to improving internal processes and tools
Contribute to writing system level verification plan and procedures, including formal requirements verification, end-to-end robustness testing, performance analysis, production acceptance test procedures
Support development of compliance documentation such as the system certification plan, system compliance checklists, system review reports, system descriptions, issue paper development and responses
Support development and review of aircraft level technical documentation such as aircraft manuals and procedures.