Data Engineer, Archer
$134-168k
Urban air mobility developer
Open for applications
Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$134-168k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field
- At least 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, with demonstrated expertise in both batch and near-real-time data processing
- Proficient in data processing technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, PySpark) and real-time data platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming)
- Strong understanding of SQL and programming languages (Python, Java, Scala) with a solid foundation in machine learning algorithms and other data science fundamentals
- Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and a deep understanding of data security and quality governance
- Exceptional analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
- Excellent communication abilities, both in written and verbal form, are essential for effective collaboration with diverse teams
Desirable
- Proficient with various cloud providers, e.g., AWS, and experienced in data development in cloud environments
- Experience in aerospace or a related field, particularly with flight test data analysis and aircraft health monitoring
- Advanced skills in predictive analytics and machine learning models for maintenance and anomaly detection
- Experience with AI which may include application, training, or infrastructure
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to make critical contributions supporting stakeholders from around the organization
- This role is vital for accelerating the design, manufacturing, and operations of our aircraft through the way data is modeled, ingested, processed, stored, and queried to our diverse users
- In this role, you will be tasked with various aspects of data engineering. Your responsibilities will include but not limited to the following:
- Architect and construct a comprehensive data warehouse, focusing on scalability, efficiency, reliability and solving business problems
- Engage actively with analytics teams and business stakeholders to understand their data needs, ensuring the data architecture supports decision-making processes effectively
- Develop and optimize ETL/ELT processes, data models, and data architectures for data transformation, structures, metadata, and workload management
- Develop novel applications from enterprise data to enable insights and decision making
- Implement and maintain robust data governance practices, ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and security
- Leverage big data technologies and tools for large-scale data processing and analytics
- Establish and oversee data quality monitoring and alerting systems to identify and rectify data inconsistencies and errors promptly
- Keep up to date of the latest trends in data engineering and big data technologies
Our take
Electric air taxis may sound like a pipedream, but companies like Archer are in the process of testing models that they hope to begin producing at scale in 2025. Designed to be quiet and efficient, its current model can fly at speeds of 150 miles per hour and cover 60 miles per flight. With urban transport in mind, these air taxis are both greener and vastly more efficient than traditional vehicles.
Given the congestion and pollution issues that many cities are facing, it's easy to imagine such transport taking over. It’s also worth noting that although Archer plans to run them with human pilots initially, the company has automation as part of its long-term goals.
Other players exist in this space: EHang, a Chinese firm, flew its first aerial taxi in America in 2020. However, Archer has big backers and customers such as United Airlines (acting both as an investor and launch customer) and manufacturing partner Stellantis with whom it is mass-producing its flagship Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
There's certainly a growing demand for clean transport without sacrificing speed, but many barriers still remain in Archer's way as it must help to initiate a seismic shift in transportation infrastructure and behaviors to reach mass adoption. That being said, it has the funding behind it, raising close to $2 billion in post-IPO funding since 2021.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$55.7m
SERIES A
Total funding: $55.7m
Company HQ
Tasman and Zanker, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Adam Goldstein
(CEO)Started their career in financial services, before co-founding Vettery, a talent marketplace, in 2012. Founded Archer in 2018.
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