Flight Test Instrumentation Electrical Design Lead Jobs

Archer Aviation

Location:
United States, San Jose

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

186240.00 - 232800.00 USD / Year

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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.

Job Responsibility:

Support the Design, Fabrication, Developmental Test, and Certification Efforts of Archer’s piloted eVTOL aircraft project
Perform the Electrical Installation Design for all Flight Test Instrumentation related hardware for flight test aircraft
Support the Installation planning and liaison manufacturing for the installation of flight test instrumentation onto test aircraft in buildup and in active test
Work with internal customers and vendors to solve instrumentation and measurement related challenges
Key advisor to the Instrumentation Director regarding all aircraft instrumentation electrical design activities
Develop processes and documentation to support the installation and maintenance of flight test instrumentation
Collaborate with the Flight Test Engineering and Certification Teams to plan and perform all required development and certification flight test activities
Collaborate with all engineering design and analysis teams to establish a comprehensive instrumentation plan including, but not limited to, monitoring of strain, temperature, vibration, pressure, airdata, ECS, etc
Assist in designing all hardware required for flight test. For example, instrumentation racks, air data booms, aircrew interfaces, workstations, camera systems, telemetry systems, etc
Support instrumentation technicians and Aircraft Operations Team in the implementation of instrumentation designs
Ensure flight test instrumentation activities are completed on time and within budget

Requirements:

B.S. in Engineering
7+ years experience as Electrical Design Engineer or Instrumentation Engineer
Experience with design and installation of wiring for flight
Experience with the routing of wires/harnesses for aircraft
Experience generating work instructions
Experience with design for manufacturing
Must be able to lift 30 lbs unassisted

Nice to have:

Flight test configuration management process experience
Experience with FTI systems and sensor maintenance
Experience in Siemens Capital for Diagrams and Harnesses
Experience as an instrumentation engineer or in an instrumentation related field
Experience managing drawing configuration
Experience training people on Basics and Advanced Design Topics

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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