Archer Aviation

Senior Embedded Software Engineer (CCU) -

Archer Aviation · San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA $189K–$198K Posted 2026-08-25
Salary
$189K–$198K
Type
Full-time
Experience
5+ yr

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 You’ll Do

  • Perform 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.

Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or Electronics.

Minimum Experience Requirement: Embedded Software Engineer, Firmware Engineer or related job title in which 48 months of experience with design and development of safety-critical embedded software using C/C++; working with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) or custom schedulers and embedded frameworks; hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and debugging; and utilizing communication protocols such as CAN, SPI, or I2C was gained.

Please apply online at: https://www.archer.com/careers. Must put job code SJ2026JB on resume/CV and cover letter.

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. For this position we are offering $189,072 to $198,525.60   per year. #LI-DNI

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to  [email protected] . All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.

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Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation

Aviation · Public · San Jose, USA

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Archer Aviation designs and develops electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in urban air mobility networks. The company focuses on creating sustainable air mobility solutions, including air taxi operations.
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