Senior Powertrain Manufacturing Engineer

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Archer Aviation

Compensation

$126,700 - $158,400/year

San Jose, California, United States

On-site

Posted April 20, 2026

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.

About the Role

As part of the mission at Archer, we’re scaling production of our cutting-edge Electric Propulsion System (EPS) — the heart of our eVTOL aircraft. EPS comprises the Electric Motor and Propeller assemblies and represents one of the most technically demanding, highly automated manufacturing systems in our factory.

We’re looking for a Powertrain Manufacturing Engineer who is passionate about bridging design and production — someone who thrives on creating scalable manufacturing systems, optimizing complex processes, and building world-class hardware from the ground up.

What You’ll Do:

Contribute to the design and scaling of Archer’s Electric Propulsion System production line — from concept to high-rate manufacturing — including layout, automation strategy, tooling, and ramp-up planning.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Design, Quality, Facilities, and Manufacturing teams to bring new electric motor and propeller systems into production.
Design for Manufacturability (DFM) efforts to ensure products are built efficiently, safely, and at scale.
Develop and execute comprehensive manufacturing build plans — defining part flow, line layout, tools, equipment, and the manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM).
Specify and validate automation systems, tooling, and test equipment to support high-reliability production.
Perform PFMEA (Process Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) to proactively identify and mitigate risk in the production system.
Author and approve detailed work instructions for EPS assembly and installation.
Support first article builds and production validation testing to ensure process