Archer · 1 day ago
(Tilt Rotor) Systems Lead, Tilt Rotor Actuation
San Jose, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expArcher 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 role involves defining, designing, validating, and verifying system-level requirements for the flight control actuation system of eVTOL aircraft while ensuring compliance with product and regulatory requirements.
AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Contribute at an expert level to actuation product strategy, trades, architecture definition, and planning
Plan and coordinate engineering activities with a focus on disciplined and efficient execution
Author and take responsibility for the flight control and actuation system-level product requirements while ensuring compatibility with all interfacing systems
Ensure the requirement set is complete and correct, with traceability to and fulfilling business, technical, and operational objectives
Coordinate with other Systems Engineers to ensure the fully integrated system meets its requirements and is optimized
Collaborate with systems and safety engineering team to define the functional breakdown, and identify functional and physical interfaces
Lead and drive multi-disciplinary integration and problem resolution
Support suppliers and internal teams in the development of lower-level requirement sets with other systems engineers, technical leads, and subject matter experts
Review and assess internal and supplier designs, documentation, and performance to ensure correctness, completeness, and quality of the product
Coordinate the Validation and Verification processes at the system level, ensuring the plans are followed and process independence is maintained
Contribute to improving internal processes and tools
Contribute to writing system level verification plan and procedures, including formal requirements verification, end-to-end robustness testing, performance analysis, production acceptance test procedures
Support development of compliance documentation such as the system certification plan, system compliance checklists, system review reports, system descriptions, issue paper development and responses
Support development and review of aircraft level technical documentation such as aircraft manuals and procedures
Qualification
Required
Collaborative mindset
Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication
Excellent organization and self leadership skills
Passion for learning and problem solving
10+ years of relevant experience, preferably in aerospace
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
Experience developing or working with highly integrated systems (aerospace preferred)
Experience with actuation control system requirements and practical controls implementation
Experience with actuation electronics, mechanical, and motor physics fundamentals
Experience with EMI/EMC design, physics, mitigation and related testing
Experience with design and testing for harsh environments
Familiarity with Systems Engineering standards used in civil aviation and the underlying reasons and purpose for each process and activity
Experience with aircraft development from concept to certification and entry into service
Experience using one or more requirements management tools
Preferred
Experience executing formal Validation and Verification activities in a civil aerospace program
Experience with low and high voltage electronics design, board layout, and testing
Familiarity with Matlab/Simulink
Familiarity with Python or similar scripting languages
Company
Archer
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
1001-5000 employees
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
Leadership Team
Adam Goldstein
Founder and CEO
Tom Muniz
Chief Technology Officer
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