Archer56
Lead Structures Engineer – Special Programs
San Jose, California, United States
No sponsorship$138k-$190kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- You'll have significant technical ownership and autonomy, working in a small team built to move fast on some of Archer's most forward-looking defense efforts.
- Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs.
- Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Responsibilities
- Lead structural design and analysis for prototype vehicles and systems, including airframe structures, loads (V-n diagrams, wing loads, fuselage loads, landing gear), and structural substantiation
- Support rapid prototyping efforts end-to-end, from concept sketches through detailed design, analysis, and test support
- Own the structural discipline within Special Programs - setting technical approach, standards, and analysis methods used across the program's structural work
- Collaborate with program leads, other Special Programs engineers, and broader Archer engineering teams to align technical approaches with program timelines and constraints
- Produce technical documentation, trade studies, and analysis packages supporting both design maturity reviews and opportunity/capture decisions
- Demonstrated experience in aerospace structural design and analysis, including airframe structures and loads analysis
- Comfort operating as a generalist when needed - willingness and ability to contribute outside your core focus area in support of program needs
- Ability to work independently with significant technical ownership and no direct-report support structure
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of structural analysis tools and methods (finite element analysis, hand-calc methods, relevant industry standards)
- Demonstrated ability to work across the full development lifecycle - concept through prototype - in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment
- Experience or strong aptitude for evaluating technical feasibility of early-stage concepts, not just executing against defined requirements
- 8-12 years of relevant engineering experience (or equivalent demonstrated experience in rapid-prototyping / advanced-programs environments)
- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee), as defined by ITAR/EAR
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Structural Engineering (advanced degree a plus)
Compensation
- For this position, we are targeting a base pay range of $138,200 - $190,100.
Company info
- 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.
- We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.
- Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success.
- We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
- The Lead Special Programs Engineer - Structures Integration brings deep structural engineering expertise as their organic core competency - airframe structures, loads, and structural substantiation for prototype vehicles and systems.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.
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