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Archer · 2 hours ago

Design Engineer, Airframe

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$173K/yr - $216K/yr

10+ years exp

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. The Design Engineer, Airframe will lead the development of major structural airframe assemblies, applying their expertise in load paths and design best practices to create robust and cost-effective designs while mentoring other engineers and supporting manufacturing validation.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the development of major structural airframe assemblies from preliminary design through certification, and manufacturing ramp up

Apply in depth understanding of load paths, design best practices, and hand calcs to design robust structural configurations

Apply design for manufacturing concepts to create designs that are cost effective and easy to fabricate at rate. Preferred experience with composite sandwich construction and adhesive paste bonding

Develop company standards for composite and metallic part CAD models and drawings

Work closely with and mentor other engineers on the design, stress and M&P teams

Provide technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance)

Support manufacturing to validate and verify that designs meet requirements and specifications

Qualification

Lightweight structures experienceCAD skills in NXLoad paths understandingComposite part manufacturingFAA certification knowledgeTeam playerSelf-starterFast-paced environment