Staff Systems Engineer, Electric Propulsion

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.

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 ARP4754A-compliant

Requirements

at system, subsystem, and component levels: authoring, baselining, and maintaining traceability across all program configurations, spanning electrical, mechanical, and software elements.

for propulsion hardware and embedded software — including fault detection logic, control state machine behavior, and communication interface definitions — and validate derived

for correctness; participate in FHA/PSSA/SSA reviews. Lead cross-functional engineering problem review forums. Triage system-level issues for classification, safety impact, ownership, and resolution priority; own PR documentation and drive issues to formal closure across hardware, software, and systems teams.

Triage and disposition flight test anomalies; own the flight-critical open-issue portfolio and drive closure of all items blocking flight operations authorizations and flight readiness reviews. Own the technical assessment asserting propulsion system readiness at each program milestone.

status, open issues, verification results, and risk dispositions into a structured flight readiness position. Support airworthiness and certification with propulsion technical understanding for FAA certification documentation, means of compliance definitions, and verification traceability from requirement through closure evidence. Own the propulsion SE interface to aircraft systems stakeholders.

Coordinate motor controller behavioral specifications, fault response logic, and control interface definitions; represent the propulsion team in aircraft-level integration change boards.

to subsystem teams and suppliers.

baseline and certification scope; track verification closure from bench through flight test.

are correctly reflected in integration test configurations. What You Need: BS in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering; MS preferred. 8+ years of systems engineering on aviation-certified or certification-bound programs with direct, hands-on ownership of an ARP4754A or equivalent certification compliance workstream.

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