Senior Product Quality Engineer, Archer
$115-135k
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Office located in San Jose, CA
Urban air mobility developer
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Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$115-135k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial) with at least 5+ years’ experience
- Experience creating and approving first article inspections with working knowledge of the tools required for inspection
- Experience with MES systems and creating inspection plans electronically
- Experience with APQP - creating PPAPs, DFM, MSAs, FMEAs and SPC
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment in aerospace or other highly regulated environments
- Experience with design reviews including assessing the ability to verify dimensional requirements
- Knowledge of Quality Standards such as AS9100, AS9103, AS9145, and AS6500
Desirable
- Experience creating real time dashboards using Tableau or Microsoft BI
- Experience with conformity and working with the FAA and DARs
- Six Sigma Black/Green Belt or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
- Experience with developing/validating automated inspection equipment in a manufacturing environment including working with SQL languages
- Experience with aircraft or composite assembly processes
What the job involves
- Take a key leadership role in the development and deployment of procedures, and standards for a manufacturing quality system that meets AS9100 and FAA requirements
- Lead the establishment of an aircraft inspection plan
- Execute / Oversee the Root Cause and Corrective Action plans associated to the shop floor to include establishment of problem solving training for manufacturing
- Develop metrics and KPIs to assess and act on the health of the flight line based on date from the manufacturing and quality teams
- Assist in the development of training content to support new processes
- Lead the inspection team consisting of 4-8 inspectors
- Assist in the planning and process for company inspection in support of FAA conformity inspection and certification process
- Support the development and roll out of Advanced Product Quality Planning techniques such as PFMEAs, control plans and SPC
Our take
Electric air taxis may sound like a pipedream, but companies like Archer are in the process of testing models that they hope to begin producing at scale in 2025. Designed to be quiet and efficient, its current model can fly at speeds of 150 miles per hour and cover 60 miles per flight. With urban transport in mind, these air taxis are both greener and vastly more efficient than traditional vehicles.
Given the congestion and pollution issues that many cities are facing, it's easy to imagine such transport taking over. It’s also worth noting that although Archer plans to run them with human pilots initially, the company has automation as part of its long-term goals.
Other players exist in this space: EHang, a Chinese firm, flew its first aerial taxi in America in 2020. However, Archer has big backers and customers such as United Airlines (acting both as an investor and launch customer) and manufacturing partner Stellantis with whom it is mass-producing its flagship Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
There's certainly a growing demand for clean transport without sacrificing speed, but many barriers still remain in Archer's way as it must help to initiate a seismic shift in transportation infrastructure and behaviors to reach mass adoption. That being said, it has the funding behind it, raising close to $2 billion in post-IPO funding since 2021.
Freddie
Company Specialist
Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$55.7m
SERIES A
Total funding: $55.7m
Company values
- Transparency - We rely on transparent, direct, and honest communication to achieve our mission in the most productive way possible as one team. We’re all in this together
- Long-term thinking - We are long-term, mission-driven thinkers with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are not afraid to be bold, think creatively, and overcome any obstacles along the way to turning our dream into reality
- Safety - Safety first, always. We are dedicated to ensuring the safety of our employees, future passengers, and the environment by building a high redundancy aircraft with no single point of failure. Through testing, high quality materials, and precision we will never compromise on safety
- Sustainability - We’re dedicated to creating an aircraft that will push the world towards a zero-emissions future. By using advanced technology, electric batteries, and safe materials, the environment and health of our communities always comes first
- Celebration - Most importantly, we celebrate together. From team events to test flights and everything in between, we know how to have fun
Company HQ
Tasman and Zanker, San Jose, CA
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Leadership
Adam Goldstein
(CEO)Started their career in financial services, before co-founding Vettery, a talent marketplace, in 2012. Founded Archer in 2018.
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