Staff Airframe Manufacturing Engineer
Staff Airframe Manufacturing Engineer
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$ 126400 - 158000
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Job Description
Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose California building an allelectric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing manufacturing and operating an allelectric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.
Our sights are set high and our problems are hard and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter drives better insights and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
What youll do:
- Provide overarching leadership and technical direction for airframe manufacturing processes including composite layup bonding trimming metallic integration and assembly sequencing.
- Own the endtoend lifecycle of airframe builds collaborating with design quality and certification teams to embed manufacturability compliance and risk mitigation from concept to flight test readiness.
- Drive tooling strategies and fixture development for prototype builds balancing the need for high precision with practical solutions suited to lowvolume rapidly evolving programs.
- Serve as the primary subject matter expert on the shop floor leading rootcause analysis and implementing timely corrective actions to maintain schedule quality and structural integrity.
- Act as a key liaison with supply chain and regulatory bodies (FAA) ensuring materials documentation and processes align with certification objectives.
- Mentor and guide manufacturing engineers and technicians at all levels setting best practices championing innovative problemsolving and fostering a handson culture of ownership and accountability.
What you need:
- Bachelors or advanced degree in Aerospace Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 8 years in aerospace manufacturing with a focus on airframe assembly and composite structures; prototype or experimental aircraft experience strongly preferred.
- Proven track record of driving DFM principles for complex composite parts (layup bonding cure)
- Expertise in advanced manufacturing tools (CAD PLM MES)
- Strong leadership communication and crossfunctional coordination skills to set direction and mentor a diverse engineering team.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic highiteration environment balancing bigpicture program goals with handson realtime build solutions.
Bonus Qualifications:
- NX Experience
- Teamcenter Experience
- SAP Experience
- Part 23 Certification Experience
- EVTOL Background.
At Archer we aim to attract retain and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a payforperformance culture and reward performance that supports the Companys business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $126400 $158000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as jobrelated knowledge skills and experience.
Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archers People Team at. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a casebycase basis.
Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archers Candidate Privacy Policy.
Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.
Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit qualifications and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race color religion sex sexual orientation age national origin disability status protected veteran status gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer please reach out to. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
