Job Description

Who we are:

Archer is an aerospace company based in Palo Alto, 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 for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph 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:

• Assist the development of Archer’s high fidelity aircraft simulators supporting validation and verification activities, handling quality evaluations, human factor evaluations and test pilot training.
• Lead the development of Archer’s Out-the-Window visualization platform for use in piloted simulator platforms.
• Work with internal customers to prototype avionics displays in a COTS Out-the-Window simulation environment.
• Work with aircraft designers to convert and update existing aircraft digital assets for use in the simulation environment.
• Assist in the simulation and evaluation of environmental conditions such as weather and lighting.
• Build GUIs for end-users to interface with the real-time simulation environment.
• Assist in the execution of internal customer test plans.

What you need:

• 4+ years of experience in a related field.
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Industrial Design, Computer Visualization or related field.
• Experience developing user interfaces in real-time simulation environments (Unreal Engine, Unity, X-Plane, MSFS, P3D).
• Experience prototyping Graphical User Interfaces for 2D and 3D environments.
• Familiarity with modeling and animation pipelines.
• Experience with Python/C# scripting or C/C++ programming.
• Familiarity with standard software development tools:
• Continuous integration - TeamCity / Jenkins / Artifactory
• Version control - SVN / Git / Bitbucket / Perforce
• Issue tracking - Jira / Zendesk / MantisBT
• Willingness to learn and understand concepts outside your domain in order to bring a large, complex system to life.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Bonus qualifications

• Experience with Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) or multi-projector technologies.
• Experience generating custom simulation assets for ADS-33 testing.
• Fluency in Photoshop (or similar) to generate visual assets.
• Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies and tools.
• Experience developing for real-time aviation simulation platforms.
• Familiarity with or a passion for aviation.

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.