Senior Maintenance Engineer

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.

What you’ll do:

• Perform Systems, Structures, Zonal or Lightning & HIRF MSG-3 analysis to create scheduled maintenance requirements;
• Support Maintenance Cost predictions and its management throughout the aircraft life cycle;
• Support the development of aircraft systems for unscheduled maintenance (troubleshooting);
• Work with the Technical Publications department and engineering teams to support the creation of Maintenance Manuals (AMM, FIM, SRM, CMM and others);
• Validate the aircraft maintenance requirements and procedures ensuring completeness and accuracy;
• Perform Safety analysis to ensure the aircraft Safety after maintenance activities are conducted, and work with other engineering groups to mitigate risks;
• Support the Archer Midnight Entry-into-Service activities;
• Support the maintenance programs evolution by evaluating Service Difficulty Reports (SDR), in-service maintenance reports, as in-service failure data;
• Interface with Archer’s Reliability Engineering to evaluate the maintenance efficiency of the aircraft;
• Interface with design engineering and suppliers to discuss maintenance requirements and procedures;

What we are looking for:

General

• Knowledge in MSG-3 Analysis;
• Collaborative mindset;
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication;
• Passion for learning and problem solving;
• Degree in engineering or related field;
• Open to business travel (up to 25%);

Technical

• Experience assessing systems architectures, system failures, failure modes and effects, aircraft structures concepts;
• Experience with Reliability Centered Maintenance concept and processes;
• Experience with the ATA MSG-3 methodology and the Maintenance Review Board (MRB) or Maintenance Type Board (MTB) processes (S4000P may also be acceptable);
• Basic understanding of S1000D (ATA iSpec 2200 may also be acceptable);
• Experience performing life data analysis using Reliability tools, such as Weibull;
• Previous experience with design or support engineering at an aircraft OEM (Part 23 or Part 25); OR
• Experience with or at aircraft operator (Part 121 or Part 135) engineering departments such as Maintenance Programs, Reliability, among others;
• Experience creating, supporting and/or validating aircraft maintenance tasks procedures;
• Detailed knowledge of Aircraft Systems, Aircraft Structures or Lightning & HIRF protection systems;
• Experience performing or evaluating Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and its application into Maintenance analysis;

Nice to have:

• 5+ years experience in aviation;
• Previous experience as an aircraft maintenance professional (certified AMT from the FAA or other regulatory authority);
• Strong knowledge or experience with the following FAA advisory circulars: AC 121-22, AC 25-19, AC 120-16, FAA 120-17, AC 43-218, Order 8110.54 or related guidelines from the FAA or equivalent to other regulatory authority;
• Proficient with aircraft operators maintenance process, airworthiness certificates, among others;
• Previous experience presenting MSG-3 analysis to regulatory and operators working group settings;
• Proficient in performing MSG-3 analysis for multiple areas (Systems, Structures, Zonal, Lightning & HIRF);
• Experience performing, planning or following up aircraft maintenance checks or complex components ‘shop maintenance’;
• Previous experience as part of a Technical Publications team;
• Experience or knowledge of aircraft health monitoring or prognostics as applied to aircraft maintenance;
• Experience on one or more civil aviation programs with a design and support engineering processes;
• Familiarity with the regulations and standards applicable to transport and general aviation aircraft;
• Knowledge or experience with S5000F or other equivalent in-service data exchange standard;

Location:

Archer is headquartered in San Jose, California. This position may also be offered as r