Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Archer
Assembly & Integration Engineering
$112-150k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
Urban air mobility developer
Open for applications
Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$112-150k
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 Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering or related field
- 10-15 years of experience in aircraft or automotive assembly and integration manufacturing
- Hands on experience in the processes involved in fabricating, installing, inspecting, and testing aerospace harnesses
- Manufacturing Work Instruction developing experience
- Understanding of design for manufacturing, lean manufacturing, and capacity planning techniques
- Strong organizational and communication skills
Desirable
- Siemens NX/Teamcenter/EasyPlan experience
- Demonstrated experience in statistical process control and GD&T
- Experience developing production lines from prototype to mass production
- FAR 23 experience
- Part 21 experience
- Working under an FAA Production Certificate
- Standing up a new production facility
- Experience in automation and robotics
- Willing to work alternative shifts
What the job involves
- 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
- Apply knowledge of electrical components, interiors, systems integration or structural assembly and installation to collaborate and influence our multidisciplinary Product Design Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing and Facilities teams in the development of a new eVTOL aircraft
- Use your knowledge of industry standard components to develop the manufacturingBuild Plan (line layout, manufacturing work instructions, part flow, tools, equipment, precedence network, testing processes, etc.)
- Develop and author detailed manufacturing work instructions for structural assembly, interiors integration, or systems installation
- Support the manufacturing shop floor through Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), red line activities, process improvements, and flow reduction activities
- Drive the Design for Manufacturability efforts with the product design team
- Develop and implement cost effective and improved processes for Lean production and tooling methodologies
- Work in a fast paced and flexible environment
- Willingness to look for alternative solutions and come up with improvements for the installation
- Planning of workflow, workflow utilization, layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
- Perform technical data analysis related to product workflow, manpower forecasting, and manufacturing performance
- Design of tools and fixtures to aid the manufacturing processes
- Develop specification for tooling and automation equipment
- Implement process control plans to ensure process capability
- Oversee Final Acceptance Testing of manufacturing equipment
- Conduct process failure mode and analysis (PFMEA) for the production system
- Support supply chain development and procurement
- Support first unit builds and testing of the production system
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 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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