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Salary: USD 145,000 - 190,000 / annual
Archer Technologies, headquartered in Silicon Valley, is a leader in advanced air mobility, building an end-to-end platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and aviation-related AI solutions for commercial aerospace and defense customers worldwide.
You will join the Development Assurance team in a pivotal role instrumental in launching the company's first certified aircraft. You will architect the engineering framework that governs how the organization works, defining, deploying, and continuously improving the processes and toolchains that enable teams to develop cutting-edge aircraft systems with the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency.
As a multi-disciplinary leader, you will bridge the gap between engineering execution and company strategy, ensuring the development lifecycle is fully compliant with ARP4754A and other aerospace industry standards.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the definition, implementation, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive Systems Engineering framework fully compliant with ARP4754A, ensuring processes and artifacts meet the objectives of DO-178C and DO-254 and generate clear, traceable evidence for successful audits and certification.
- Define and govern the standards, templates, and quality criteria for all key development artifacts.
- Serve as a trusted partner and coach to engineering teams, helping them understand the reasoning behind processes and integrating their feedback to create a system that works for everyone.
- Partner directly with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate compliant processes and artifact standards into daily workflows, providing training and support for practical and consistent application.
- Collaborate with Product Lifecycle Engineering and Tools teams to configure the engineering toolchain to enforce process compliance, automate traceability, and manage the lifecycle of all certified artifacts.
Requirements:
- BS, MS, or PhD in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience developing one or more aerospace systems.
- Proven background in developing and verifying highly integrated aerospace systems.
- Experience with requirements development, configuration, and architecture definition for aircraft.
- Hands-on experience with civil aviation programs utilizing Systems Engineering processes for certification credit.
- Deep understanding of systems engineering practices and the underlying reasons and purpose behind them.
- Significant experience using one or more requirements management tools (e.g., Polarion, DOORS, Jama).
- Full understanding of the Systems Engineering standard used in civil aviation and the underlying reasons and purpose for each process and activity.
- Extensive experience defining, implementing, and providing training for engineering processes.
- Familiarity with regulations and standards for transport and general aviation aircraft (14 CFR Part 23/27).
- Experience working on Type Certification from concept to completion.
Bonus qualifications:
- Experience following systems engineering principles in a non-aerospace industry.
- Proficiency in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and tools.
- Knowledge of safety assessment processes (SAE ARP4761).
- Background in complex hardware/software certification standards (RTCA DO-178 / DO-254).
- Experience customizing or improving requirements management workflows.
- Hands-on experience with development of Mechanical Systems or Aircraft Structures.
- Experience conducting audits of engineering development processes.
- Experience defining and applying configuration management strategies.
- Experience interacting with a certifying authority regarding System Development and Safety certification.
- Experience developing cross-program processes and guidance.
