Senior GNC Engineer

Full Timesenior

San Jose, California, United StatesPosted 17 days ago

Role Overview

Archer56 is hiring a Senior GNC Engineer. This is a full-time role in San Jose, California. posted 2 weeks ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

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Job description

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:

Participate in design and implement flight control algorithms for electric VTOL aircraft
Work cross functionally to connect GNC requirements with other system requirements
Influence leadership with decisions that are affected by GNC systems.
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 subscale 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.

What you need:

Strong knowledge of vehicle dynamics, optimization, and both classical and modern control theory
BS in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field with at least 5 years of relevant experience OR MS with at least 3 years of relevant experience
Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink

Bonus Qualifications:

Experience verifying GNC systems in simulation and on hardware
Expert with aircraft or rotorcraft performance and handling qualities requirements
Experience with envelope protection
Experience with modeling physics, sensors, and actuators
Experience applying system identification techniques to aircraft or rotorcraft
Knowledge of fault detection and isolation techniques
Experience implementing trajectory generation and/or optimization algorithms
Experience flight testing piloted and/or autonomous aircraft or rotorcraft
Piloting experience (aircraft or rotorcraft)

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. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $140,000 - $180,000. 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 people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis

Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy.

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 People@archer.com. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.

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This position is based in San Jose, California. Archer56 has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.

What does a Senior GNC Engineer at Archer56 earn?

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When was the Senior GNC Engineer role at Archer56 posted?

This role was posted on June 22, 2026 (17 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

How much experience does the Senior GNC Engineer role at Archer56 require?

This is a senior-level position. Most senior roles call for 5+ years of directly relevant experience. Archer56 lists their specific requirements in the description below, so review the must-have qualifications closely before applying.