Archer is building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and needs to develop safety-critical software components for its charge control unit to advance sustainable air mobility.
Requirements
- Proficiency in C/C++ for developing firmware that controls and monitors electrical subsystems including volatage regulation, fault detection and sensor data acquisition
- Hands-on experience with ISO 15118-2/-3/-30, SAE J1772, HomePlug AV Specification Standards, or related industry standards.
- Familiarity with safety critical software development standards (DO-178C, ISO 26262, ASIL) to high criticality levels (DAL-A/B or ASIL C/D)
- Hands-on experience through the Full Software Development Life Cycle (development through verification and or certification/production)
- Hands-on understanding of low-level communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, SPI, I2C etc…) and their hardware implementation
- Working knowledge of sensor technologies and measurement techniques for high-voltage systems (e.g., current sensing, voltage monitoring, temperature measurement)
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and circuit simulation tools such as SPICE, LTspice or PLECS
Responsibilities
- Embedded development and verification of safety critical software components for the aircraft Charge Control Unit
- Design and implement charge control systems with a focus on interfacing embedded software with high voltage electrical components and analog/digital circuitry
- Collaborate with systems 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, integrate, verify and certify complex hardware/software systems
- Develop and implement fault detection and diagnostic algorithms in software to identify and respond to hardware-level events such as short circuits, and sensor failures
- Analyze hardware schematics and perform signal integrity and power distribution network design to inform embedded software development
- Participate in the definition and documentation of streamlined software development and verification processes supporting the certification of safety critical software to comply with DO-178C
Other
- 4+ years of experience in a related field
- At least a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree
- Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication
- Excellent Organizational skills
- Collaborative mindset
