Staff Equipment Design Engineer
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p>Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About The Team</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At Archer, our internal Equipment Design team enables rapid innovation by designing, procuring, and building custom tooling and automation in-house. By keeping this capability internal, we move faster through product and process iterations while driving significant capital efficiency.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As our scope has expanded from High Voltage Power Systems (HVPS) and Electric Propulsion Systems (EPS) to supporting all manufacturing teams across the company, we are hiring an Equipment Engineer. In this role, you’ll tackle ground-up equipment design under unique aerospace constraints, creating novel automation systems engineered to exceed the rigorous quality and traceability standards of the eVTOL industry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You will work cross-functionally with Aircraft Manufacturing, Powertrain, Controls, and Advanced Manufacturing teams to own cradle-to-grave equipment solutions for both current production and future programs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">End-to-End Ownership: Lead the complete lifecycle of custom manufacturing equipment, tooling, and automation—from initial greenfield concepts and engineering analysis through assembly, factory bring-up, and handoff.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mechanical & Mechatronic Design: Architect complex mechanisms, kinematic systems, and fluid power equipment, executing detailed stress, deflection, and tolerance stack (GD&T) analyses.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Component Integration: Select, size, and integrate off-the-shelf actuators, sensors, and hardware to build high-precision mechatronic systems with open and closed-loop controls.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with design teams on DFM/DFA feedback, document design trade-offs for stakeholders, and advise team members on robust machine architectures.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&g