Sr. Staff Engineer, Battery Cell Stack

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:

• Lead the end-to-end design of high voltage battery pack components across commercial and defense aircraft programs.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders including CAE engineers, quality, testing, supply chain, and manufacturing.
• Provide hands-on prototyping, building, and root cause support throughout the design cycle.
• Work closely with integration and certification teams to ensure the product meets all FAA certification requirements.
• Push conventional battery design boundaries to meet stringent aerospace application requirements.
• Establish design standards and best practices for battery design at Archer.
• Mentor early career battery design engineers.
• Develop the battery hardware technology roadmap for future applications.

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of mechanical design experience, preferably in high voltage battery design for automotive or aerospace.
• Strong engineering fundamentals (structural design, materials, heat transfer, fluids, etc.).
• Solid background in CAD (NX preferred), tolerance stack analysis, and 2D drafting with GD&T.
• Experience developing parts with various manufacturing processes in both prototype and mass production settings.
• Ability to use simplified tools, calculations, and CAE to quickly drive development.
• Hands-on prototype and build experience.
• Exceptional communication skills.

At Archer, we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent with the skills and leadership needed to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s strategy. For this position, we are targeting a base pay range of $207,800 - $259,600. Actual compensation offered will be determined by 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.

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

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.