Senior Aerospace Development Specialist

<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><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Fabricate, inspect, and repair safety-critical composite structures, including rotor blades, in accordance with engineering drawings, process specifications, and quality plans </li> <li>Support development test campaigns — including fabrication of ground test articles and other test specimens as well as flight hardware — through all phases from layup through post-cure processing and NDI </li> <li>Operate and maintain prototype lab equipment including CNC mills, lathes, routers, and associated tooling to produce development hardware and fixtures </li> <li>Work with the design team to select appropriate instrumentation for dynamic systems (rotors, blades, propellers, transmissions) and other mechanical assemblies</li> <li>Work with the team to develop wiring schematics, instrumentation diagrams, and channel lists for test programs</li> <li>Select, configure, and integrate data acquisition systems and signal conditioning hardware </li> <li>Troubleshoot manufacturing non-conformances, process anomalies, and test anomalies in collaboration with engineering; disposition discrepancies and drive root cause resolution </li> <li>Instrument ground and flight test components, including installation of sensors and wiring, routing of instrumentation cables, and fabrication of wiring harnesses</li> <li>Integrate instrumentation with DAQ and verify signal integrity</li> <li>Assist in calibration of sensors and measurement systems</li> <li>Travel to test sites, supplier facilities, and customer locations to provide direct fabrication and assembly support, including extended field campaigns as program needs require </li> <li>Maintain calibration records, work order documentation, and material traceability in compliance with quality management system requirements </li> </ul> <p> </p> <