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. 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. What You’ll Do - Responsible for the detailed design of Archer’s Electric Engine, with a focus on the integration of the motor, gearbox, inverter, and thermo-lubrication systems. - Have direct design ownership over several components and be responsible for moving these parts through design, manufacturing/assembly, and test/validation phases. - Develop innovative solutions to design problems. - Design mechanical components like gears, shafts, pumps, structural housings, fasteners, oil transfer devices, etc. - Create component drawings and work with suppliers to manufacture designs. - Perform component level finite element analysis to validate designs. - Present in design reviews. - Design test setups for design validation. - Support engineering prototype builds and design validation testing. Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Minimum Experience Requirement: Aerospace Design Engineer or related job title in which 60 months of experience in Mechanical design, Gearbox design, Engine/propulsion design was gained. Alternate Education Requirement: Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Alternate Experience requirement: Aerospace Design Engineer or related job title in which 24 months of experience in Mechanical design, Gearbox design, Engine/propulsion design was gained. Travel Requirement: 10% domestic and international travel required. Please apply online at: https://www.archer.com/careers. Must put job code SJ2026AP on resume/CV and cover letter. At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. For this position we are offering $199,500 to $209,475 per year. #LI-DNI Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy . Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship. Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com . All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.