Archer
- Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Engineering · San Jose, United States
Job description
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 You’ll Do:
- Design, build and operate integrated test labs for one of the world's first FAA certified eVTOL aircraft
- Work with subsystem stakeholders to develop mechanical test equipment requirements
- Design test rigs and test benches to be used in hardware integration test labs
- Select commercially available components to be used in lab builds
- Complete handbook calculations to verify margins of safety of your designs
- Manage CAD library of test equipment in Team Center
- Manage external suppliers to procure lab components and/or manufacture Archer designed test equipment and oversee fabrication through final buy-off
- Aid technicians in installation and check-out of test equipment to ensure proper function as designed
What You Need:
- 5+ years of mechanical design experience with either product design and/or test equipment in aerospace, automotive, or a related industry
- BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field
- Strong engineering fundamentals with the ability to complete analysis without the aid of application specific software
- Familiarity with aerospace or automotive lab test hardware
- Strong mechanical design skills with the ability to own a project from requirements through detailed design and fabrication
- Hands-on skills with both mechanical and electrical systems
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
- Experience with finite element analysis
- Experience with HIL test labs
- Experience with test instrumentation and data acquisition equipment
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $94,080.00 - $117,600.00 . Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related 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 Archer’s People Team at people@archer.com. 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 Archer's 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 People@archer.com. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.
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