- Salary
- $185k – $194k
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Department
- High Voltage Power & Ground Service (Battery)
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
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.
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
- Own mechanical design components of the energy and power dense ESS for future battery pack design powering Archer’s FAA type certified eVTOL air taxi.
- Develop designs meeting the required mechanical, electrical, and thermal specifications unique to a lithium-ion battery system.
- Utilize lightweight materials and clever packaging solutions to reduce weight.
- Perform hand calculations of designs followed by optimization in FEA software packages.
- Work with the test and integration teams to ensure performance requirements are met at both the bench and aircraft levels.
- Support with sustaining efforts on current battery design.
- Conduct basic testing and validation of battery systems and components.
- Design and build prototypes to prove out design concepts.
- Conduct failure analysis and troubleshooting of battery systems related to your components.
- Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
Minimum Experience Requirement: 2 years of experience in mechanical design, HV systems and design practices, CAD / tolerance stack / GD&T, developing parts with various manufacturing processes in aerospace, energy, or automotive companies
Please apply online at: https://www.archer.com/careers. Must put job code SJ2026KM 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 $184,500 to $193,725 per year. #LI-DNI
