<div>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.</div>As a Senior Software Engineer - Engineering Tools and Computing, you will be a key contributor to the internal software used by engineers across the company to design and analyze eVTOL aircraft.We’re looking for a candidate equally comfortable in the worlds of aerospace and software engineering. Perhaps an aerospace engineer with strong interest and demonstrated skill in software engineering, or a software engineer with a past life in aerospace.What you’ll do:<ul><li>Develop and maintain the internal software libraries and applications that engineers use to design and analyze eVTOL aircraft.</li><li>Work closely with design engineers to understand the blockers in their workflows. Design/write/maintain the software tools they need to work faster or more efficiently.</li><li>Improve developer infrastructure, tooling, and practices.</li><li>Promote a culture of software excellence across the engineering organization.</li></ul>What you need:<ul><li>5+ years of experience in a related field.</li><li>B.S., M.S, or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Engineering, or related field.</li><li>Advanced, recent knowledge of scientific software development in Python.</li><li>Exceptional debugging skills.</li><li>Familiarity with standard practices in software development, including version control, CI/CD, software testing, environment management.</li><li>Experience as an engineer in one or more of the following areas of aircraft design - aerodynamics, conceptual design, rotor/propeller design, vehicle simulation, loads and dynamics, structural design, stress analysis, GNC.</li><li>Ability to understand and anticipate the needs of design engineers, and to design/implement software to make their lives easier.</li><li>Experience with at least one CI/CD framework.</li><li>Experience in a fast-paced design environment.</li><li>Knowledge of Linux.</li></ul>Bonus qualifications<ul><li>Contributions to open source scientific software projects.</li><li>Matlab experience.</li><li>Proficiency in a compiled language (C/C++, Fortran, Rust).</li><li>Experience as a user or administrator of HPC systems (SLURM/PBS, parallel file systems, etc.).</li><li>A passion for aviation.</li><li>Experience with any of the following:</li><ul><li>Parallelism/concurrency patterns for scientific software in Python.</li><li>Software packaging for Python (conda, wheels, conda-forge).</li><li>Software packaging for HPC (e.g., Spack, EasyBuild).</li><li>Software build systems (e.g., CMake, Meson, Bazel).</li><li>Containerization (Docker, Singularity/Apptainer).</li><li>Mathematical understanding of 3D geometry representation (NURBS).</li><li>CAD kernels (e.g., ACIS, ParaSolid, OpenCASCADE).</li><li>ML/AI tools and methods (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX).</li><li>Writing database applications in Python.</li><li>Web application development.</li><li>AWS infrastructure and services (EC2, S3, ParallelCluster, database services, etc.)</li></ul></ul>Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualificationsAt Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $115,200- $144,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at <a href="mailto:people@archer.com">people@archer.com</a>. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. <div><hr>Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's <a href="https://archer.com/legal/personnel-candidate-privacy-policy">Candidate Privacy Policy</a>.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 <a href="mailto:People@archer.com">People@archer.com</a>. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.</div>

Archer is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for use in urban air mobility networks. Archer&rsquo;s mission is to unlock the skies, freeing everyone to reimagine how they move and spend time. Archer's team is based in Santa Clara, CA. To learn more, visit www.archer.com.

Senior Software Engineer - Engineering Tools and Computing

<div>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.</div>As a Senior Software Engineer - Engineering Tools and Computing, you will be a key contributor to the internal software used by engineers across the company to design and analyze eVTOL aircraft.We’re looking for a candidate equally comfortable in the worlds of aerospace and software engineering. Perhaps an aerospace engineer with strong interest and demonstrated skill in software engineering, or a software engineer with a past life in aerospace.What you’ll do:<ul><li>Develop and maintain the internal software libraries and applications that engineers use to design and analyze eVTOL aircraft.</li><li>Work closely with design engineers to understand the blockers in their workflows. Design/write/maintain the software tools they need to work faster or more efficiently.</li><li>Improve developer infrastructure, tooling, and practices.</li><li>Promote a culture of software excellence across the engineering organization.</li></ul>What you need:<ul><li>5+ years of experience in a related field.</li><li>B.S., M.S, or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Engineering, or related field.</li><li>Advanced, recent knowledge of scientific software development in Python.</li><li>Exceptional debugging skills.</li><li>Familiarity with standard practices in software development, including version control, CI/CD, software testing, environment management.</li><li>Experience as an engineer in one or more of the following areas of aircraft design - aerodynamics, conceptual design, rotor/propeller design, vehicle simulation, loads and dynamics, structural design, stress analysis, GNC.</li><li>Ability to understand and anticipate the needs of design engineers, and to design/implement software to make their lives easier.</li><li>Experience with at least one CI/CD framework.</li><li>Experience in a fast-paced design environment.</li><li>Knowledge of Linux.</li></ul>Bonus qualifications<ul><li>Contributions to open source scientific software projects.</li><li>Matlab experience.</li><li>Proficiency in a compiled language (C/C++, Fortran, Rust).</li><li>Experience as a user or administrator of HPC systems (SLURM/PBS, parallel file systems, etc.).</li><li>A passion for aviation.</li><li>Experience with any of the following:</li><ul><li>Parallelism/concurrency patterns for scientific software in Python.</li><li>Software packaging for Python (conda, wheels, conda-forge).</li><li>Software packaging for HPC (e.g., Spack, EasyBuild).</li><li>Software build systems (e.g., CMake, Meson, Bazel).</li><li>Containerization (Docker, Singularity/Apptainer).</li><li>Mathematical understanding of 3D geometry representation (NURBS).</li><li>CAD kernels (e.g., ACIS, ParaSolid, OpenCASCADE).</li><li>ML/AI tools and methods (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX).</li><li>Writing database applications in Python.</li><li>Web application development.</li><li>AWS infrastructure and services (EC2, S3, ParallelCluster, database services, etc.)</li></ul></ul>Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualificationsAt Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $115,200- $144,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:people@archer.com">people@archer.com</a>. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.&nbsp;<div><hr>Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's <a href="https://archer.com/legal/personnel-candidate-privacy-policy">Candidate Privacy Policy</a>.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&nbsp;<a href="mailto:People@archer.com">People@archer.com</a>. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.</div>

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