Archer · 6 hours ago
Data Engineer
Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, focused on advancing sustainable air mobility through all-electric aircraft. They are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to specialize in aviation data and analytics, responsible for processing flight test data and analyzing aircraft health data for predictive maintenance.
AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing
Responsibilities
Architect, build, and optimize our data processing systems to ensure reliability, efficiency, and scalability
Develop and optimize ETL processes, data models, and data architectures for data transformation, structures, metadata, and workload management
Develop and maintain data models that support analytics, reporting, and custom app development
Create robust data quality observability, monitoring, testing, and validation frameworks
Engage actively with analytics teams and business stakeholders to understand their data needs, ensuring the data architecture supports decision-making processes effectively
Support the integration of data systems with aircraft telemetry, flight testing, and operational systems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field
At least 3 years experience in data or software engineering with background implementing best practices for SQL and programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Rust)
Experience designing and managing data warehouse / lakehouse architectures for high performance and low latency
Led development of real-time data pipelines using Kafka or related technologies
Expertise with one or more cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
Deep understanding of data security and quality governance
Deployed and scaled data workloads using Docker and Kubernetes, with the ability to manage compute resources for high-volume processing
Familiarity with ERP systems and how to extract data to build custom tools & applications
Knowledge of integrating Gen AI into production data workflows
Exceptional analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams
Clear communication skills that are essential for working across diverse stakeholders
Preferred
Solid foundation in machine learning and other data science fundamentals
Familiarity with time series data applications and related technologies
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Advanced skills in predictive analytics and machine learning models for maintenance and anomaly detection
Experience in aerospace or a related field, particularly with flight test data analysis and aircraft health monitoring
Company
Archer
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.48BKey Investors
BlackRockStellantis
2025-11-06Post Ipo Equity· $650M
2025-06-12Post Ipo Equity· $850M
2025-02-11Post Ipo Equity· $300M
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