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# Staff Software Engineer, EEC

- **Company:** ARCHER
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $215,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, PCI Express, Systems Development Life Cycle, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Tools, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Modeling Language, System Programming, TCP/IP, UML, Serial Peripheral Interface, Information Technology, Bare Metal, DO-178B
- **Published:** May 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=031384c23955d005

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Verification (System development task)?, * Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication

 * Excellent Organizational skills
 * Collaborative mindset
 * Passion for learning and problem solving, * 10+ years of experience in a related field
 * At least a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree
 * Proficiency with C/C++, Python
 * Hands-on understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, SPI, I2C, PCIe etc…)
 * Experience with safety critical software development standards (DO-178C, ISO 26262, ASIL) to high criticality levels (DAL-A/B or ASIL C/D)
 * Experience with Control Systems
 * Hands-on experience through the Full Software Development Life Cycle (development through verification and certification/qualification)
 * Experience developing software on bare-metal systems
 * Familiarity with diverse tools and technologies used for the development, testing and analysis
 * Experience working on software motor control systems
 * Excellent organizational and communication skills, * Experience with DO-254
 * Experience with MATLAB/Simulink
 * Experience with tools qualification (DO-330)
 * Experience with modeling tools/certification (DO-331)
 * Familiarity with modeling tools like UML or SysML
 * Experience developing with RTOS
 * Experience with board bring up and driver development

## Description

* Embedded development and verification of safety critical software components for the aircraft motor control system
 * Develop and integrate electric engine controls and complex low-level drivers for microcontrollers to interface directly with analog and digital front-end circuitry
 * Work 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 insulation breakdown, short circuits, and sensor failures.
 * Apply digital signal processing and filtering techniques to sensor data to improve the accuracy and reliability of critical control and protection functions.
 * Analyze hardware schematics to inform the development of low-level software and perform the initial board bring-up and debugging of new EEC hardware designs
 * 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
 * Foster team collaboration to promote and support personal development


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