Equipment Design Engineer - (SJ2026YF)

Archer Aviation
San Jose, California, United States$144k – $159kPosted 23 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p></div><p>What You’ll Do </p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Use engineering tools to design and analyze hardware for product assemblies: changes, new development, unitization, and integration. </li> <li>Design manufacturing equipment and fixtures in-house. </li> <li>Develop specifications for tooling and automation equipment. </li> <li>Complete technical engineering tasks from definition to deployment through installation. </li> <li>Manage equipment design using functional requirements, technical specifications, as well as time and budget requirements. </li> <li>Coordinate with manufacturing and design to deliver on project scope, schedule and services. </li> <li>Create Training documentation for installation. </li> <li>Oversee technician and operator training on the equipment. Process data, write engineering reports, and diagnose equipment system malfunctions. </li> <li>Implement process control parameters and strategies to ensure process capability. </li> <li>Contribute to reliability analysis such as risk assessments, FMEA, etc. by gathering and examining data. </li> <li>Define and execute product verification/validation testing. </li> <li>Assist Manufacturing during assembly and production testing. </li> <li>Participate in early prototype product builds to characterize and develop both product and process critical parameters. </li> <li>Support first unit builds and testing of the production system.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.</p> <p> </p> <p>Minimum Experience Requirement: Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Design Engineer, Automation Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer or related job title in which 1 year of experience in commissioning and improving equipment, using 2D 3D CAD to generate manufacturing layouts, assembly models, detailed part drawings for fabrication, and statistical process control and GDT was gained.</p> <p> </p> <p>Please apply online at: https://www.archer.com/careers. Must put job code SJ2026YF on resume/CV and cover letter. </p> <p><em>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 $144,200 to $158,620 per Year</em><em>.</em></p> <p><em><strong>#LI-DNF</strong></em></p><div class="content-conclusion"><hr> <h5><span style="font-weight: 400;">Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's <a href="https://archer.com/legal/personnel-candidate-privacy-policy">Candidate Privacy Policy</a>.</span></h5> <h5><span style="font-weight: 400;">Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.</span></h5> <h5><span style="font-weight: 400;">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 sta ... (truncated, view full listing at source)