Archer
Algorithm Engineer
About this role
Archer, an aerospace company developing all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, seeks an Algorithm Engineer to design and implement mission planning, path planning, and multi-agent coordination algorithms for autonomous aircraft systems. You'll develop optimization approaches for operations under uncertainty, integrate algorithms into the onboard software stack, and validate systems through simulation and field testing.
What you'll do
- Develop mission planning, multi-platform coordination, and onboard decision-making algorithms
- Design and implement path and motion planning algorithms for single and multi-agent systems
- Create optimization and decision-making approaches for operation under uncertainty
- Integrate algorithms with the broader onboard software stack
- Validate system behaviors through simulation and field testing
- Collaborate with perception, navigation, and integration teams on multi-agent systems
What they're looking for
- C++
- Python
- Path and motion planning algorithms
- Multi-agent and distributed coordination algorithms
- Optimization and decision-making under uncertainty
- ROS 2
- Simulation and testing
- Software integration
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Archer
Archer develops all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for sustainable aviation. The company is hiring engineers across electrical integration, software, aerodynamics, and controls to build and validate autonomous flight systems, propulsion architectures, and aircraft design.
View all jobs at ArcherLikely interview questions
- Describe your experience implementing path planning algorithms—what approaches have you used and in what contexts?
- Tell us about a time you worked on a multi-agent system. What coordination challenges did you face and how did you solve them?