Sr. Staff Engineer, Battery Cell Stack

<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>Lead the end-to-end design of high voltage battery pack components across commercial and defense aircraft programs.</li> <li>Collaborate with key stakeholders including CAE engineers, quality, testing, supply chain, and manufacturing.</li> <li>Provide hands-on prototyping, building, and root cause support throughout the design cycle.</li> <li>Work closely with integration and certification teams to ensure the product meets all FAA certification requirements.</li> <li>Push conventional battery design boundaries to meet stringent aerospace application requirements.</li> <li>Establish design standards and best practices for battery design at Archer.</li> <li>Mentor early career battery design engineers.</li> <li>Develop the battery hardware technology roadmap for future applications.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you need:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.</li> <li>10+ years of mechanical design experience, preferably in high voltage battery design for automotive or aerospace.</li> <li>Strong engineering fundamentals (structural design, materials, heat transfer, fluids, etc.).</li> <li>Solid background in CAD (NX preferred), tolerance stack analysis, and 2D drafting with GD&T.</li> <li>Experience developing parts with various manufacturing processes in both prototype and mass production settings.</li> <li>Ability to use simplified tools, calculations, and CAE to quickly drive development.</li> <li>Hands-on prototype and build experience.</li> <li>Exceptional communication skills.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <h5><span style="font-weight: 400;">Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities