Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer, GSE

<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></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About The Role:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As we move from production into flight test and early operations, we’re standing up the infrastructure required to support aircraft once they enter service.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Manufacturing Design Engineer, GSE (Ground Support Equipment) will be the primary POC for the definition and deployment of ground support equipment required to maintain and service Archer eVTOL aircraft in the field. This role is responsible for ensuring aircraft are fully supported once they leave the factory—across early operational sites, including international locations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define the ground support equipment (GSE) required for aircraft maintenance, servicing, and return-to-flight</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Translate aircraft and maintenance requirements into equipment specifications and site-level needs</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support supplier selection, technical evaluation, procurement, and delivery coordination</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead equipment readiness for new operational sites, including receiving, staging, and validation</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support initial aircraft arrival and early operational activities</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Flight Ops, and Battery teams</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Establish a baseline GSE framework that can be replicated across future sites</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You Bring:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans ... (truncated, view full listing at source)