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Archer · 2 hours ago

Mechanical Integration Lead

positionSan Jose, California, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$186K/yr - $233K/yr
date10+ 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 Mechanical Integration Lead will collaborate with various engineering disciplines to design high-reliability, safety-critical systems for the eVTOL aircraft, ensuring effective design and manufacturing processes.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing
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Responsibilities

Collaborate with various engineering disciplines to design high-reliability, safety-critical systems for an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft
Zonal management of the digital mock-up for a large section of the aircraft
Control space allocation for all subsystems
Manage routing envelopes for all subsystems
Ensure all subsystems are accessible and maintainable
Manage interface requirements models (IRMs) for their zone
Manage the top aircraft assembly part number and BOM structure
Hold regular design fly through meetings resolving any conflicts and maturing the design through CDR
Manage master geometry models for the respective zone
Ensure all system separation requirements are upheld
Work closely with manufacturing engineering to ensure the aircraft zone is designed for manufacturing

Qualification

Systems design engineeringCAD designBOM managementType certification experienceProject managementModel based engineeringInterpersonal communicationTeam leadership

Required

10+ years of systems or structural design engineering experience
BS, MS, or PhD in engineering
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Excellent project management skills
Experience working on type certification of an aircraft from start to finish under 14 CFR Part 23/25/27/29 or equivalent regulations
Expert in CAD design and BOM management

Preferred

2+ years leading teams
Prior experience with EWIS or Environmental control systems
Prior experience in structures design
Shop floor liaison engineering experience
Model based engineering definition experience

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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