Flight Control Actuation Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Archer is an aerospace company based in Palo Alto, 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.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p></div><p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Author and take responsibility for the system-level product requirements</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ensure the requirement set is complete and correct, with traceability to and fulfilling business, technical, and operational objectives</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coordinate with other Systems Engineers to ensure the fully integrated system meets its requirements and is optimized</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collaborate with systems and safety engineering team to define the functional breakdown, and identify functional and physical interfaces</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Participate in architecture definition, trade studies, and multi-disciplinary integration problem solving</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support suppliers in the development of lower-level requirement sets with other systems engineers, technical leads, and subject matter experts</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coordinate the Validation and Verification processes at the system level, ensuring the plans are followed and process independence is maintained</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contribute to improving internal processes and tools</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contribute to writing system level verification plan and procedures, including formal requirements verification, end-to-end robustness testing, performance analyzes, production acceptance test procedures</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support development of compliance documentation such as the system certification plan, system compliance checklists, system review reports, system descriptions, issue paper development and responses</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support development and review of aircraft level technical documentation such as aircraft manuals and procedures.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>What You Need</strong></p> <h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">General:</span></em></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collaborative mindset</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excellent organizational and communication skills</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Passion for learning and problem solving</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Technical:</span></em></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience with control system requirements, control theory and practical controls implementation.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with Systems Engineering standards used in civil aviation and the underlying reasons and purpose for each process and activity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience with aircraft development from concept to certification and entry into service</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience using one or more requirements management tools</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Awareness of 14 CFR parts 23/25/91/135 and applicable guidance materials.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience developing or working with highly integrated aerospace systems</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience executing formal Validation and Verification activities in a civil aerospace program</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) modeling tools</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with Matlab/Simulink</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with Python or similar scripting languages</span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><h5><span style="font-weight: 400;">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, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.</span></h5></div>