Flight Control Software Engineer

Archer

full-time

Posted on: 9/9/2025

Location: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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About the role

Design, develop, and test safety critical software components for Archer’s fault tolerant flight control system
Participate in planning, design, scheduling, prioritizing, and tracking projects
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
Develop software plans, processes, and guidelines
Perform software requirements decomposition, analysis, definition, and traceability
Conduct software design and development, performance, risk, safety, operation and cost optimization trade studies, and lead/conduct design reviews
Perform software analyses, requirements-based testing, and structural coverage analysis
Contribute to continuous improvement of processes to increase safety and efficiency

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 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)
Collaborative mindset; excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication; excellent organizational skills; passion for learning and problem solving
Must have work authorization (Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position)