Chief Engineer - Airframe

What you’ll do:

• Ensure the airframe meets weight, cost, manufacturing, safety, and certification requirements
• Drive multi-disciplinary trade studies to arrive at actionable design solutions
• Establish airframe design and analysis best practices
• Lead airframe design reviews throughout the development process 
• Review structural analysis results
• Review structural test plans for development, safety of flight, and certification tests
• Act as the primary technical point of contact with key suppliers

What you need:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering or a related field
• 10+ years of experience with a BS, or 8+ years of experience with a MS, or 5+ years of experience with a PhD designing aircraft and/or rotorcraft 
• Background in aircraft and/or rotorcraft structural design, including damage tolerance
• Demonstrated experience designing production parts on certified aircraft
• Experience with the integration of complex systems into an airframe (e.g. electromechanical actuators, hydraulics, fly-by-wire)
• Comfortable with structural analysis from hand calcs through finite element analysis
• Experience with loads and aeroelastic analysis
• Familiar with 14 CFR Part 23 or 27 and their associated means of compliance
• Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Experience establishing or improving engineering processes
• Experience in a fast-paced design environment

Bonus Qualifications:

• Understanding of fixed-wing and rotorcraft aerodynamics
• Structural design to meet electromagnetic effects requirements (HIRF, Lightning)
• Familiarity with battery energy storage systems and electric propulsion systems
• eVTOL design experience up through flight testing of full-scale prototypes
• Experience with aircraft operating and production cost modeling
• Experience with rotor dynamics simulation

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $268,800 - $336,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.