# Aerodynamics Engineer – Conceptual Sizing & Performance at Archer Technologies

- Company: Archer Technologies
- What the company does: Building the aircraft and technologies to define the next era of aerospace and defense. Backed by AlleyCorp.
- Company website: https://archer.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $153K to $228K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/archer56/jobs/7976318003?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/archer-technologies-aerodynamics-engineer-conceptual-sizing-and-performance/

## About the role

As Aerodynamics/Performance Engineer, you will conceptually size the primary aerodynamic surfaces and estimate the performance of a next-generation eVTOL, using low-fidelity aerodynamic tools and handbook methods to build the vehicle's drag polar, trim it across the flight envelope, and support vehicle-level configuration trades with aerodynamic and performance feedback. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Conceptually size the primary aerodynamic surfaces (wing, tail/empennage) for a tiltrotor/eVTOL configuration against mission requirements across different use cases
- Use low-fidelity aerodynamic tools such as AVL, OpenVSP, or similar, together with handbook methods (e.g., Hoerner, Roskam), to build up the vehicle's drag polar across the flight envelope
- Trim the vehicle across representative flight conditions — hover, transition, and cruise — and generate trim lines/schedules
- Estimate vehicle performance (range, endurance, speed, climb) from integrated aerodynamic and propulsion data
- Conduct mission-level performance analysis across representative use cases (e.g., payload-range trades, hover ceiling, best-range/best-endurance speeds) to inform vehicle-level sizing and configuration trades
- Provide aerodynamic feedback into vehicle-level configuration trades (surface sizing, control effectiveness, stability margins)

Tags: Hybrid

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