Staff Applications Engineer

$151,680 - $189,600/Yr

Archer Aviation - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

In this role, you will collaborate with systems engineering, software, and configuration management teams to design, implement, and deploy solutions in Archer's requirements management, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and Interface Control Document (ICD) tools. You will support the implementation of a configuration management strategy for artifacts managed in Polarion and develop codeful solutions to enhance testing capabilities in Polarion. Additionally, you will work on extending requirements management capabilities, particularly in reporting and data analytics, and mature Archer's existing MBSE methodology to improve architectural analyses and aircraft integration efforts. You will also introduce OSLC connectivity between Archer's requirements management, MBSE, and internally developed tools, and coordinate with DevOps engineers to implement build and deployment automations and CI/CD pipelines for these tools. Your responsibilities will include connecting datastreams from various applications using no-code/low-code platforms, performing bug fixing and issue resolution, and collaborating with tool owners to propose improvements to software architecture for better application maintainability and administration.

Responsibilities

• Work with systems engineering, software, and configuration management teams to design, implement, and deploy solutions in Archer's requirements management, MBSE, and ICD tools
• Support the implementation of a configuration management strategy for artifacts managed in Polarion
• Develop codeful solutions to extend out of the box testing capabilities in Polarion
• Develop solutions to extend requirements management capabilities, especially for reporting and data analytics
• Mature Archer's existing MBSE methodology to enhance architectural analyses and aircraft integration efforts
• Support the implementation of a configuration management strategy for MBSE artifacts
• Develop codeful solutions that extend out of the box modeling capabilities to support use cases across the engineering and airline organizations
• Leverage responsive design principles to improve the UI/UX of internally developed applications
• Introduce OSLC connectivity between Archer's requirements management, MBSE, and internally developed tools
• Coordinate with DevOps engineers to introduce build and deployment automations and CI/CD pipelines for Archer's requirements management and MBSE tools
• Work with Archer's data engineering and digital transformation teams to connect datastreams from a variety of applications using no-code/low-code platforms
• Perform bug fixing and issue resolution based on existing backlog
• Collaborate with tool owners to propose improvements to the software architecture to improve application maintainability and administration

Requirements

• Expertise in the configuration and administration of Siemens Polarion
• Knowledge of aerospace requirements management solutions and methods
• Experience using the velocity templating language (VTL) and HTML to develop dashboards and reports in Polarion
• Experience customizing Siemens Polarion using the Professional Services Organization (PSO) Scripting Engine
• Strong experience defining MBSE methodologies and performing modeling
• Familiarity developing .NET and/or C# applications
• Familiarity with databases and backend development
• Experience developing utility scripts with Python, Javascript, or similar languages
• Experience with managing and manipulating data in JSON and XML formats
• Strong ability to manage source code and configurations with git
• Experience with agile planning and work execution
• Strong communication skills to directly interface with end users during development and testing

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with ARP4754A, DO178C, and DO254
• Experience with orchestration tools like Jetbrains Teamcity (or similar)
• Experience developing utility scripts with Python, Javascript, or similar languages
• Knowledge of Cameo Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) standard
• Experience with no-code/low-code platforms like Mendix or Retool
• Knowledge of data lakes and data warehouses
• Knowledge of system administration for both Windows and Linux platforms
• Experience with responsive web design, especially using ReactJS, Figma, REST APIs

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $151,680 - $189,600 based on experience and skills
• Commitment to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities or religious beliefs