Archer

Staff Flight Test Engineer

About the opportunity

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

  1. Prepare development, Company, and FAA Certification Ground and Flight test plans
  2. Prepare Flight Test Cards and assemble flight decks for approval and use
  3. Run flight decks in sims with flight crew for optimization
  4. Participate in all aspects of the Flight Test Safety Risk Management process
  5. Prepare test operating limitations and advisories in collaboration with the appropriate engineering disciplines
  6. Mentor Jr. engineers in Flight Test processes
  7. Collaborate closely with engineering, certification, and quality teams to ensure test objectives are clearly defined and achieved
  8. Monitor and document test article configuration, maintenance activities, and modifications during test campaigns
  9. Participate in safety risk management activities and help maintain compliance with applicable safety standards
  10. Help maintain flight test instrumentation and data acquisition systems, supporting accurate data collection

What you need

  1. Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Engineering, or a related field
  2. 5+ years of experience in flight test operations, aerospace testing, or a related technical role
  3. Strong knowledge of airworthiness certification flight test programs and regulatory requirements
  4. Experience with safety risk management processes related to flight testing or complex operational testing
  5. Proficiency in configuration management and planning/executing ground and flight tests within certification or military projects
  6. Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams or organizations within a test or development environment
  7. Exceptional collaboration and interpersonal skills
  8. Highly organized with an strong attention to detail
  9. Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and

qualifications

  1. At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills
  2. and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance
  3. culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy.
  4. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $150,000 - $190,000.
  5. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related
  6. knowledge, skills, and experience.
  7. Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to
  8. job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely
  9. held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for
  10. any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and
  11. contact information to Archer’s People Team at [email protected]. Reasonable
  12. accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
  13. ARCHER IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH AND PROVIDING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO
  14. JOB APPLICANTS WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, AND THOSE WITH SINCERELY
  15. HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. APPLICANTS WHO MAY REQUIRE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR
  16. ANY PART OF THE APPLICATION OR HIRING PROCESS SHOULD PROVIDE THEIR NAME AND
  17. CONTACT INFORMATION TO ARCHER’S PEOPLE TEAM AT [email protected]
  18. [[email protected]]. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED ON A
  19. CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
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  21. INFORMATION COLLECTED AND PROCESSED AS PART OF ANY JOB APPLICATIONS YOU CHOOSE
  22. TO SUBMIT IS SUBJECT TO ARCHER'S CANDIDATE PRIVACY POLICY
  23. archer.com/legal/personnel-candidate-privacy-policy.
  24. CERTAIN POSITIONS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP.
  25. ARCHER IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND
  26. INCLUSIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE. ALL ASPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE DECIDED ON THE BASIS
  27. OF MERIT, QUALIFICATIONS, AND BUSINESS NEEDS. WE DO NOT DISCRIMINATE BASED UPON
  28. RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY
  29. STATUS, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS, GENDER IDENTITY OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC
  30. PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.
  31. ARCHER AVIATION DOES NOT ENGAGE WITH EXTERNAL RECRUITING AGENCIES/INDIVIDUAL
  32. RECRUITERS WITH WHOM IT DOES NOT HAVE A PRIOR WRITTEN AGREEMENT. ARCHER RESERVES
  33. THE RIGHT TO MAKE USE OF ANY UNSOLICITED RESUMES THAT IT RECEIVES AND BEARS NO
  34. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF ANY FEES ASSERTED FROM THE USE OF UNSOLICITED
  35. RESUMES. IF YOU ARE A RECRUITING AGENCY OR INDIVIDUAL RECRUITER WISHING TO DO
  36. BUSINESS WITH ARCHER, PLEASE REACH OUT TO [email protected] [[email protected]].
  37. ALL EMPLOYMENT PROCESSES ARE MANAGED BY THE ARCHER PEOPLE TEAM.

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