Manager, GNC

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 youll do:

• Lead a team of GNC engineers who will design and implement flight control algorithms for novel electric VTOL aircraft
• Attract, hire, and retain top GNC engineering talent
• Build a culture of success and high velocity performance
• Implement creative solutions to efficiently verify complex systems and software
• Build simulations to verify and validate system requirements
• Organize cross-functional efforts with the Flight Test team to design tests that safely evaluate the vehicle capabilities
• Lead collaboration with Systems Engineering to properly decompose higher level requirements
• Lead joint project work with Systems Safety and Systems Engineering to identify and correct any deficiencies in the Flight Control System

What you need:

• Experience building and leading GNC teams at high growth environments
• Experience working with cross-functional teams on complex systems and long-term projects
• Strong knowledge of vehicle dynamics, optimization, and both classical and modern control theory
• BS in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field with at least 6 years of relevant experience OR
• MS with at least 4 years of relevant experience OR
• PhD with at least 2 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink

Bonus Qualifications:

Familiarity with aircraft or rotorcraft performance and handling qualities requirements

• Experience verifying GNC systems in simulation and on hardware
• Experience with envelope protection
• Experience with modeling physics, sensors, and actuators
• Experience applying system identification techniques to aircraft or rotorcraft
• Knowledge of fault detection and isolation techniques
• Experience implementing trajectory generation and/or optimization algorithms
• Experience flight testing piloted and/or autonomous aircraft or rotorcraft
• Piloting experience (aircraft or rotorcraft)