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Salary: USD 152,800 - 227,600 / annual
Archer Technologies is an aerospace company building all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for sustainable air mobility. As Structures Architect, you will lead the conceptual-level airframe architecture design for next-generation eVTOL vehicles, working at the intersection of structural design, aerodynamics, and systems integration.
Your core responsibilities include developing parametric structural models for fuselage, wing, tail, nacelle, and landing gear; sizing major structural components using classical analytical methods, cross-sectional analysis tools (sectionproperties), and conceptual finite element methods. You will predict and assess aeroelastic behavior—including flutter, whirl-flutter margins, and structural modal characteristics—using tools such as ASWING or equivalent beam-based codes.
You will partner closely with Vehicle and Powertrain Architects to define loads, outer mold line geometry, and governing sizing cases (maneuver, gust, ground, fatigue) for each structural element. You'll evaluate alternative structural layouts across candidate configurations, trade composite vs. metallic vs. hybrid construction approaches, and assess packaging and volume allocation for batteries, powertrain, payload, and avionics. Throughout the concept phase, you'll generate structural weight estimates and track weight margins.
Required qualifications include aircraft structural design experience at conceptual or preliminary level (rotorcraft, tiltrotor, or eVTOL experience strongly preferred), deep expertise in aeroelastic analysis and structural modal analysis, proficiency with structural sizing methods and tools like ASWING or OpenAeroStruct, working knowledge of composite and metallic airframe construction, strong Python programming for automation, and experience generating parametric aircraft geometry via CAD or code-based tools. Familiarity with certification-driven structural requirements (crashworthiness, redundancy, occupant protection) is a plus.
