Propulsion Controls Engineer, Motor

About this role

Archer, an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft company, seeks a Propulsion Controls Engineer to design and optimize motor control systems for sustainable urban air mobility. You'll develop flight-critical control algorithms, validate propulsion system performance, and ensure compliance with aviation safety standards.

What you'll do

• Design and validate advanced motor/generator control algorithms including sensorless and observer-based techniques
• Develop interfaces between flight control computers, inverters, propulsion controls, and battery management systems
• Create control system architectures with hardware-in-the-loop testing and plant model development
• Design redundant fault detection and isolation systems for safe flight operations
• Conduct system-level testing, HIL testing, and support flight testing activities
• Ensure compliance with DO-178C, DO-254, and aviation standards

What they're looking for

• Advanced motor control algorithms (FOC, DTC, observers, sensorless control)
• MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++ for real-time embedded systems
• Control system modeling, simulation, and plant model development
• Flight-critical and safety-critical system development
• Hardware-in-the-loop testing and system integration
• Battery management systems and high-voltage safety
• Python for analysis
• State machine design and fault-tolerant control