Powertrain Operations Program Manager, Archer
$122.9-155k
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Office located in San Jose, CA
Urban air mobility developer
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Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$122.9-155k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or in a related field
- 5+ years Program Management or New Product Introduction (NPI) experience, automotive or aerospace preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective organizational and time management skills
- Efficient documentation and written communication
- Analytical capabilities to identify schedule critical paths and optimize engineering / supply chain timelines
- Skilled with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or other scheduling software
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Ability to work in a fast paced and highly regulated environment with adaptability to changing priorities
- Experience using PLM, MES, and ERP software
- Ability to provide off-hours and on-call support
- Ability to travel as needed
Desirable
- Knowledge / experience with electric powertrain, batteries and / or drive units
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Thorough understanding of engineering product development including design phases, manufacturing processes and global supply chain management
- Familiarization with Atlassian Jira and Confluence for task management and collaborative documentation
What the job involves
- Act as the primary interface between Manufacturing and Engineering, Program Management, Quality, Supply Chain
- Develop project task-based schedules and track/report milestone progress against the program management plan
- Create & maintain production plan
- Identify and manage project Risks, Issues and Opportunities to closure in partnership with functional leads and Program Managers
- Identify issues, propose solutions and drive recovery plans to closure
- Execute within project schedule and budget, tracking expenses and identifying cost-savings opportunities
- Relentlessly drive on-time execution both internally and at suppliers, finding creative ways to pull in delivery timing
- Communicate regularly with stakeholders, providing updates on project milestones, risks, and issues
- Prepare and present project reports, status updates, and performance metrics to senior leadership and key stakeholders
- Utilize configuration control and change management to maintain technical discipline of the program
- Identify areas of improvement or gaps in current processes and develop strategies to promote efficiency and productivity
- Compare actual performance against planned performance to identify variances, and help manage tasks on the Critical Path
- Collaborate with program team members and departments to establish plans and schedules that allocate resources to best achieve program requirements and service internal and external client or customer needs
- Provide guidance and best practices across the organization for planning and scheduling processes, procedures, tools and systems
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
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$55.7m
SERIES A
Total funding: $55.7m
Company values
- Transparency - We rely on transparent, direct, and honest communication to achieve our mission in the most productive way possible as one team. We’re all in this together
- Long-term thinking - We are long-term, mission-driven thinkers with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are not afraid to be bold, think creatively, and overcome any obstacles along the way to turning our dream into reality
- Safety - Safety first, always. We are dedicated to ensuring the safety of our employees, future passengers, and the environment by building a high redundancy aircraft with no single point of failure. Through testing, high quality materials, and precision we will never compromise on safety
- Sustainability - We’re dedicated to creating an aircraft that will push the world towards a zero-emissions future. By using advanced technology, electric batteries, and safe materials, the environment and health of our communities always comes first
- Celebration - Most importantly, we celebrate together. From team events to test flights and everything in between, we know how to have fun
Company HQ
Tasman and Zanker, San Jose, CA
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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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