# Senior Design Engineer - (SJ2026AP) 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: Senior
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $209K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-26
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/archer56/jobs/7978503003?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/archer-technologies-senior-design-engineer-sj2026ap/

## About the role

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Responsible for the detailed design of Archer’s Electric Engine, with a focus on the integration of the motor, gearbox, inverter, and thermo-lubrication systems
- Have direct design ownership over several components and be responsible for moving these parts through design, manufacturing/assembly, and test/validation phases
- Develop innovative solutions to design problems
- Design mechanical components like gears, shafts, pumps, structural housings, fasteners, oil transfer devices, etc
- Create component drawings and work with suppliers to manufacture designs
- Perform component level finite element analysis to validate designs

Tags: Thrust Unit

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