Senior Staff GNC Engineer

Archer

Senior Staff GNC Engineer at Archer designing algorithms for electric VTOL aircraft. Collaborating on complex systems verification and improving simulation models.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $220,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement flight control algorithms for novel VTOL aircraft
Implement creative solutions to efficiently verify complex systems and software
Build simulations to verify and validate system requirements
Run trade studies to inform aircraft design and system architecture
Work with the Flight Test team to design tests that safely evaluate the vehicle capabilities
Improve the fidelity and capabilities of our vehicle and environment simulation models
Analyze full-scale and sub scale flight data to improve our models
Author software requirements and test cases that drive the design of the GNC software
Collaborate with Systems Engineering to properly decompose higher level requirements
Collaborate with Systems Safety and Systems Engineering to identify and correct any deficiencies in the Flight Control System.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong knowledge of vehicle dynamics, optimization, and both classical and modern control theory
BS in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field with at least 10 years of relevant experience OR MS with at least 6 years of relevant experience OR PhD with at least 4 years of relevant experience
Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Diversity and inclusivity commitment

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Hard Skills & Tools

flight control algorithmsvehicle dynamicsoptimizationcontrol theoryMATLABSimulinksoftware requirementstest casessimulation modelsdata analysis

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcreativitycommunicationanalytical thinking

Certifications

BS in Aerospace EngineeringBS in Electrical EngineeringBS in Computer EngineeringMS in Aerospace EngineeringMS in Electrical EngineeringMS in Computer EngineeringPhD in Aerospace EngineeringPhD in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Computer Engineering