Senior Engineer, State Estimation and Modeling - (SJ2026DV)

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. As a Senior Engineer in State Estimation and Modeling, you will architect and design advanced state estimation algorithms for eVTOL aircraft, implement them primarily in Simulink, and integrate them with various hardware components such as air data systems, INS, GNSS, and other aviation-grade sensors. You will synthesize system requirements, develop verification and validation strategies including simulation, HIL testing, and flight testing, and analyze data to characterize real-world performance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex aircraft-level problems and build tools to maximize engineering capability.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design advanced state estimation algorithms for eVTOL aircraft, ensuring safety while considering performance, robustness, and computational efficiency.
• Implement state estimation algorithms, primarily in Simulink, ensuring adherence to modeling standards and best practices.
• Integrate state estimation solutions with various hardware components, including air data systems, Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and other aviation-grade sensors.
• Synthesize system requirements used to drive design and ensure cross-functional needs are met.
• Develop and execute creative verification and validation (V&V) strategies for state estimation algorithms, including simulation, hardware-in-the loop (HIL) testing, and flight testing.
• Develop and refine models to simulate sensors in nominal, degraded operation, and failure scenarios.
• Analyze and interpret data from simulation, lab testing, and flight testing to identify issues and characterize real-world performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including control laws, hardware, software, and test engineers, to solve complex aircraft-level problems and ensure seamless integration.
• Build tools and processes to maximize engineering capability.

Requirements

• Minimum Education Requirement: Master’s in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related Engineering field.
• Minimum Experience Requirement: 60 months of experience in sensor fusion algorithm development, modeling and simulation of sensors.
• Alternate Education Requirement: PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Robotics or related Engineering field.
• Alternate Experience Requirement: 36 months of experience in sensor fusion algorithm development, modeling and simulation of sensors.