# Staff Embedded Software Engineer, CCU - (SJ2026PS) at Archer Technologies

- Company: Archer Technologies
- What the company does: Building the aircraft and technologies to define the next era of aerospace and defense. Backed by AlleyCorp.
- Company website: https://archer.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $256K to $268K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/archer56/jobs/7977713003?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/archer-technologies-staff-embedded-software-engineer-ccu-sj2026ps/

## About the role

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Independently lead the architectural design, embedded development, and verification of safety-critical software components for the aircraft Charge Control Unit (CCU)
- Direct the implementation of charge control systems, serving as the primary technical authority for interfacing complex embedded software with high-voltage (800V+) electrical components and analog/digital circuitry
- Serve as Certification Authority by leading the decomposition of item requirements into high-level and low-level software requirements in strict compliance with DO178C (DAL-A/B)
- Act as a subject matter expert during FAA certification audits
- Architect and oversee the implementation of advanced fault detection and diagnostic algorithms to mitigate hardware-level events, including short circuits and sensor failures, ensuring aircraft safety
- Perform expert-level system analysis of hardware schematics, signal integrity, and power distribution networks to dictate embedded software constraints and hardware-software interface control documents (ICDs)

Tags: Software

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