Senior Landing Gear Engineer
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing manufacturing and operating an all-electric 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:
- Support the development of the aircrafts Landing Gear & Brake Control Systems.
- Support the design build and implementation of flight hardware test stands procedures and reports for qualification certification and production applications.
- Team responsibilities include the landing gear brake system wheels and tires.
- Own the technical direction of the designs as well as the management of their delivery conformity test and certification.
- Coordinate with suppliers manage technical deliverables.
- Performance analysis eg: braking energy multibody dynamic landing analysis.
- Write review and conduct tests at the equipment and system level.
- Flight test data review.
What youll need:
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering (or related)
- 5 years in mechanical design Landing Gear design Brake system design or related experience
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership or leadership in an engineering project
- Demonstrated ability to seek out key (missing) information for challenging tasks
Relevant skills include:
- Mechanical design and drawing generation using CAD tools
- Kinematic analysis and optimization
- Structural analysis utilizing hand calculations and finite element methods
- Design for manufacturing and assembly
- Experience in areas such as:
- GD&T for mechanical systems.
- Design for 14 CFR Part 23/27 compliance to systems requirements.
- Structural analysis utilizing hand calculations and finite element methods.
- Materials selection inclusive of alloys heat treatments allowables and surface treatments.
- Siemens NX CAD and Simcenter FEA tools.
- Analyses: Modal nonlinear and linear buckling fatigue.
- Exhibits ownership
- Ability to thrive within ambiguity
Bonus qualifications:
- Siemens NX CAD and Simcenter or Ansys FEA tools
- Familiarity with PDM systems
- Familiarity with GD&T
- Familiarity with 14 CFR Part 23 & Part 27 regulations
- MSC Adams
- Proficiency in Matlab Python Mathcad.
- Hands-on machine shop or mechanic experience (professional or hobby)
- RTCA DO-160 structural or actuated mechanism testing experience
- Demonstrated interest in aviation including pilot training/license
Note: This is an On-site position at our San Jose location.
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 case-by-case 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:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- APIs
- C/C++
- Computer Graphics
- Go
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Library Services
- Assembly
- GraphQL
- High Voltage
About Company
Archer is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in urban air mobility networks. Archer’s mission is to unlock the skies, freeing everyone to reimagine how they move and spend time. Archer's team is based in Santa Clara, CA.
