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Archer · 2 days ago
Chief Engineer - Airframe
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director
$269K/yr - $336K/yr
8+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Ensure the airframe meets weight, cost, manufacturing, safety, and certification requirements
Drive multi-disciplinary trade studies to arrive at actionable design solutions
Establish airframe design and analysis best practices
Lead airframe design reviews throughout the development process
Review structural analysis results
Review structural test plans for development, safety of flight, and certification tests
Act as the primary technical point of contact with key suppliers
Qualification
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Required
BS, MS, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering or a related field
10+ years of experience with a BS, or 8+ years of experience with a MS, or 5+ years of experience with a PhD designing aircraft and/or rotorcraft
Background in aircraft and/or rotorcraft structural design, including damage tolerance
Demonstrated experience designing production parts on certified aircraft
Experience with the integration of complex systems into an airframe (e.g. electromechanical actuators, hydraulics, fly-by-wire)
Comfortable with structural analysis from hand calcs through finite element analysis
Experience with loads and aeroelastic analysis
Familiar with 14 CFR Part 23 or 27 and their associated means of compliance
Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
Experience establishing or improving engineering processes
Experience in a fast-paced design environment
Preferred
Understanding of fixed-wing and rotorcraft aerodynamics
Structural design to meet electromagnetic effects requirements (HIRF, Lightning)
Familiarity with battery energy storage systems and electric propulsion systems
eVTOL design experience up through flight testing of full-scale prototypes
Experience with aircraft operating and production cost modeling
Experience with rotor dynamics simulation
Benefits
Reasonable accommodations for disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs
Company
Archer
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
501-1,000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
Stellantis
2023-08-10Post Ipo Equity· $215M
2023-01-04Post Ipo Equity· $150M
2021-09-17Post Ipo Equity· $600M
Leadership Team
Ben Lu
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Anderson
Chief Operating Officer, Urban Air Mobility
Recent News
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