Automation Test Framework Engineer

Who we are: 

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 for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph 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:

• Assist the development of Archer’s high fidelity aircraft simulators supporting validation and verification activities, handling quality evaluations, human factor evaluations and test pilot training.
• Work with internal groups to create test automation functionality in support of aircraft certification testing.
• Design and build graphical user interfaces to control the real-time simulation environment.
• Design and build tools for reporting test results.
• Assist in the execution of test plans and test automation.

What you need:

• 2+ years of experience in a related field.
• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Proficiency in Python, Javascript, SQL, HTML
• Experience in developing and maintaining relational databases
• Experience prototyping Graphical User Interfaces based on user feedback.
• Solid understanding of standard software development tools:
• Continuous integration - TeamCity / Jenkins / Artifactory
• Version control - SVN / Git / Bitbucket
• Issue tracking - Jira / Zendesk / MantisBT
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Experience developing models of physical systems based on requirements.

Bonus qualifications

• Experience developing real-time software for a Hardware-in-the-Loop aircraft simulator.
• Experience building and developing for a COTS HIL platform (dSPACE, NI, ADI, etc)
• Proficiency in the National Instruments (NI) software suite
• Solid understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB etc…)
• Experience with Influx, Grafana
• Experience automating and executing test plans.
• Familiarity with fault injection methodologies.
• Proficiency in C\C++ or other low-level languages.
• Proficiency and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with model based development using Matlab/Simulink.
• Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and protocol analyzers.
• Experience with Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) or multi-projector technologies.
• Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies and tools.
• Experience supporting FHA evaluations.
• Familiarity with or a passion for aviation.

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $112,000 - $140,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.