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Archer Aviation

Location:
United States, Huntington Beach

Category:
Manufacturing

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

122880.00 - 153600.00 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:

Program and operate multi-axis CNC machines at Archer’s R&D facility
Machine composite parts, foam masters and assembly jigs
Own CNC portion of shop
organize area, maintain equipment, purchase and inventory tools and consumables needed to keep area operational
Provide feedback to manufacturing engineering on tooling and fixturing design
Drive tooling strategies and fixture development for prototype builds, balancing the need for high precision with practical solutions suited to rapidly evolving programs
Provide solutions or alternative approaches to solve technical manufacturing problems
Perform inspections and measurements of product dimensions using basic measuring tools, calipers, micrometer, depth gauges, etc.
Support engineering activities including prototype development, proof of concept studies, and process validation
Train technicians on basics of operating the machines

Requirements:

10+ years CNC machining and programming experience
5+ years of experience machining composites
5+ years designing and manufacturing fixtures and tooling
Manual Mill and Lathe experience
Excellent documentation and written communication
Basic knowledge of drafting standards (read and interpret construction and mechanical drawings) to produce parts and assemblies
Experience with CNC programming software (Mastercam preferred)
Experience with CAD software (Siemens NX, CATIA preferred)
Experience using inspection tools (caliper, micrometer, height gauge, etc.)
Forklift experience

Nice to have:

Direct experience with aviation builds and assembly
Passion for aviation and eVTOLs
Demonstrated exposure to prototype environment with ability to problem solve
Experience working in composites shop with exposure to composites processing methods
Experience with DMS and CMS machines and software

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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