Staff Engineer, Flight Controls Software

What you’ll do:

• Develop safety critical software components for Archer’s flight control system.
• Participate in planning, design, scheduling, prioritizing, and tracking the project.
• Work with system engineers to decompose item requirements into high level and low level software requirements in compliance with DO-178C.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and integrate the complex hardware/software flight control system.
• Development of software plans, processes & guidelines
• Software requirements decomposition, analysis, definition, and traceability
• Software design and development, performance, risk, safety, operation and cost optimization trade studies, and lead / conduct design reviews
• Software analyses, requirements-based testing, and structural coverage analysis
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes to increase safety and efficiency
• Archer Brazil is based in Sao Paulo, but this role is remote friendly anywhere in Brazil

What you need:

• 5+ years of experience in a flight control software or a related field
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree
• Proficiency with C/C++
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink
• Fluency with widely used scripting languages like bash and Python
• Experience developing software complying with safety standards like DO-178C or ISO 26262 to high criticality levels (DAL-A/B)
• Understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, etc…)
• Familiarity with debuggers and lab instruments such oscilloscopes and bus analyzers
• Experience with Model Based Software development and certification (DO-331)
• Excellent organizational and communication skills Bonus qualifications
• Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog development
• Familiarity with modeling tools like UML or SysML
• Knowledge of Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and multi-threading
• Experience in Linux
• Experience with DO-254
• Experience with tools qualification (DO-330)

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.