Staff Architect, PLM

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.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced PLM / Teamcenter Architect with 10 - 15 years of experience in Siemens Teamcenter configuration/customization to join our PLM/CAD team. This team sits at the intersection of engineering systems configuration management manufacturing systems integration and IT/PLM strategy at Archer Aviation.

What Youll Do At Archer

• Perform advanced configuration and customization of existing Teamcenter modules (Foundation Change Management NX Integration MPP/Easy Plan Active Integration Dispatchers etc).
• Collaborate directly with end-users and stakeholders to gather refine and document system requirements.
• Follow support and enhance existing Archer Teamcenter code management process utilizing Bitbucket (Git) Jira TeamCity.
• Guide technical activities of additional members of the team such as offshore developers or junior members of the PLM/CAD team.
• Support non-configuration tasks such as data migrations Teamcenter and NX upgrades AI integration and SOA layer usage.
• Contribute when required to performance tuning scalability security and system monitoring efforts.
• Work with technical project managers to plan estimate and break down projects into measurable and manageable work sprints.

• Lead periodic architecture reviews performance audits and PLM health checks.
• Drive innovation in PLM: explore scalable digital thread solutions cloud (on-prem/hybrid) PLM deployment integration of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and simulation data.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science Information Systems or related field (Masters preferred).
• 1015 years of experience working with Siemens Teamcenter (or equivalent PLM system) in aerospace defense or complex manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing PLM architectures data models interfaces and integrations.
• Hands-on programming/configuration experience: e.g. BMIDE ITK Workflow Manager SOAP/REST APIs Active Workspace customization scripting (Java C# Python etc.).
• Strong experience integrating PLM with CAD/CAE ERP MES digital simulation/analysis systems supplier portals.
• Solid understanding of configuration management variant/derivative management digital thread product lifecycle processes.
• Familiarity with the US aerospace regulatory environment (e.g. AS9100 FAA EASA Part 145 MRO) and ability to support traceability and audit readiness.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills; ability to engage with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience working in fast-paced dynamic environments with competing priorities and occasional ambiguity.
• Willingness to drive change challenge status-quo and lead architectural decisions.
• While remote is possible this role will require occasional travel for on-site work at Archer Aviation headquarters in San Jose CA

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree or MBA in relevant discipline.
• Experience with cloud-based (Amazon Web Service) PLM architecture
• Prior experience in eVTOL aerospace manufacturing or mobility industry.
• Experience mentoring or leading PLM/IT technical teams.
• Familiarity with DevOps/CI-CD practices applied to PLM deployments containerization microservices.

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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.

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