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Staff Engineer, Autonomy Simulation Platform

Archer · San Jose, California, United States

Posted 22 days ago

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This role has been open
22 days
Archer's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
93% of Archer's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Archer
high
117 stale, 5 reposted of 158 open
Hiring momentum
226 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Staff Autonomy Engineer on the Simulation Platform at Archer, you will develop simulation environments and models to support the testing and training of Physical AI systems. Your role includes building tooling for automated scenario generation, generating synthetic data, and defining metrics for evaluation. You will also collaborate with flight test teams to ensure simulations reflect real-world conditions and help set the platform's architecture and roadmap.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Archer as an employer.

What you need

  • 5+ years in simulation, robotics, or backend infrastructure
  • M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field, or equivalent (exceptional B.S. candidates considered)
  • Experience architecting simulation or orchestration/configuration layers across a large codebase
  • Experience building synthetic data and evaluation pipelines
  • Working knowledge of AI development methods
  • Comfort with ambiguity and evolving scopes

Nice to have

  • Neural rendering or generative AI for synthetic data
  • Integrating heterogeneous data (satellite, GIS, camera, telemetry)
  • Simulation for embodied/physical AI (aerial, ground, indoor robotics)
  • Flight dynamics / 6-DOF simulation or aerospace M&S tools
  • Safety-critical or regulated engineering background

What you get

  • Base pay between $195,000.00 - $235,000.00
  • Pay-for-performance culture
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusivity
  • Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed in the posting, only a range is provided
  • Position requires comfort with ambiguity and evolving scopes
  • Much of the work being done is not public yet, details will be shared during the interview process
  • No work visa sponsorship available for this position

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Listed by Archer on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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