Archer56
Ground Support Equipment Engineer, Hybrid Powertrain
Salary
Job description
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.
What you’ll do:
- Own the ground support equipment for the Hybrid Powertrain
- Own the certification, use, testing and operational definition for all ground support equipment required for our Hybrid Aircraft’s powertrain across, refueling (electric and liquid), cooling, maintenance, repair, hydraulics, exhaust and power management
- Own the systems engineering related to ground support equipment operations, repair and maintenance
- Manage design lifecycle, including interfacing with manufacturing and operational teams
- Attend and present your designs to stakeholders
What you’ll need:
- BS / MS / PhD in a related scientific or engineering field.
- 5+ years experience in ground support equipment or complex systems engineering
- Strong fundamental and demonstrated understanding of ground support equipment in aviation
- Experience with industry-standard tools and methods
- A systematic approach to problem-solving and the ability to communicate complex, technical rationale to multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- Extremely self-motivated with the ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience writing comprehensive technical reports and documents.
Nice to have:
- Prior experience with hybrid-electric aircraft, eVTOLs, or hybrid automotive powertrains or aviation ground equipment
- Familiarity with FAA or EASA certification / operations at airports
- Knowledge of simulation model validation, model calibration, and uncertainty quantification methods.