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Archer · 15 hours ago

Sr Staff System Engineer

positionSan Jose, California, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$182K/yr - $251K/yr
date6+ years exp

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, focused on advancing sustainable air mobility through the development of an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The role of Sr Staff System Engineer involves collaborating with various engineering disciplines to develop high-reliability systems for aircraft design, managing system requirements, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing
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Responsibilities

Collaborate with various engineering disciplines to develop high-reliability, safety-critical systems for aircraft design
Champion compilation of reports to defend System readiness for milestone reviews
Act as the focal point for system-level documentation and reports
Lead change management efforts in a complex product structure
Lead efforts to:
Conduct operational and functional analysis
Define and decompose system requirements with traceability through overall system architecture
Define and manage technical/programmatic performance measures (i.e. cost, weight, performance objectives)
Enable full system safety compliance to the appropriate regulations
Work with various technical disciplines to develop verification plans, support verification/test planning, and conduct to demonstrate compliance with system requirements

Qualification

Aerospace engineering experienceSAE ARP4754A expertiseRequirements management toolsModel Based EngineeringSystem safety analysisInterpersonal communicationCritical thinkingWriting skills

Required

6+ years of engineering experience on aerospace projects with significant software and complex hardware
BS, MS, or PhD in systems engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a comparable degree
Proven expertise in SAE ARP4754A and ARP4761 processes or similar standards
Experience with Polarion or other requirements management tools
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Exceptional critical thinking skills and engineering judgment
Excellent writing skills

Preferred

Experience with system safety (FMEA, FTA, HSA, FHA, STPA)
Model Based Engineering experience
Test experience
Operations experience
Mechanical design experience
Specialty engineering experience
You understand that 'done' beats 'perfect,' but you also refactor things because you do care
You are comfortable doing things that are out of your comfort zone

Company

Archer

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Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
dateFounded in 2020
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.archer.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.48B
Key Investors
BlackRockStellantis
2025-11-06Post Ipo Equity· $650M
2025-06-12Post Ipo Equity· $850M
2025-02-11Post Ipo Equity· $300M

Leadership Team

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Adam Goldstein
Founder and CEO
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Tom Muniz
Chief Technology Officer
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