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Full-Time

Automation Controls Engineer

Posted on 3/22/2024

Archer

Archer

1,001-5,000 employees

Develops electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Automotive & Transportation
Hardware
Energy
Social Impact
Aerospace

Junior, Mid

San Jose, CA, USA

Category
Control Systems Engineering
Embedded Systems Engineering
Instrumentation and Measurement Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent & related practical experience.
  • 0-5 years related experience in medium to high volume manufacturing.
  • Strong hands-on and problem solving aptitude.
  • Ability and drive to learn systems quickly.
  • A strong background in software/hardware development.
  • Excellent communicator, both in presentations and written reports.
  • Able to maintain organization and focus in a highly dynamic environment.
  • Evidence of exceptional ability.
  • Ability to travel 20% of the time, both domestically and internationally.
Responsibilities
  • Design manufacturing/test equipment controls in-house to support early stage prototyping.
  • Participate in first piece builds to characterize and develop both product and process critical parameters to control the manufacturing process.
  • Develop documentation to help ensure supplier work standardization during equipment project execution.
  • Manage the procurement, construction, acceptance, and deployment of production/test equipment.
  • Manage integrators during specification, design, buyoff, installation, and ramp of Electric Engine production/test equipment.
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams including IT, Production Engineering, EH&S, Quality, Operations, and Product Design regularly.
  • Drive actions to maintain or improve equipment performance as measured by product quality, cycle time, and machine availability.
  • Develop process inputs to MES and SCADA production systems and launch the MES platform with production equipment.

Archer is developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban air mobility networks, with a focus on innovating in powertrain technologies to enable the commercialization of eVTOL aircraft. The company is building a proprietary electric powertrain system that is significantly more power dense and higher efficiency than what is in the market today, while maintaining a long service life.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$2.4B

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2020

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

17%

2 year growth

70%
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