Director, Aircraft Manufacturing and Tooling Engineering

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 Youll Do:

Lead a cross functional team of engineers with diverse backgrounds in Manufacturing Engineering (ME), Manufacturing Planning, Automation Engineering, and Tool Engineering focused on Design for Manufacturing (DFM), manufacturing process development, and production support

Lead the manufacturing priority and cross functional communication to engineering, quality, and supply chain to make sure all priorities are met on schedule

Work in a fast paced and flexible environment

Lead the development of standard processes and documentation for the Manufacturing Engineering department including manufacturing work plan authoring guide, tool definition requirements, producibility guidelines, etc.

Lead the development of the production system design for the structural aircraft and systems

Lead Make/Buy studies and support supplying required data from the manufacturing team to allow the business to make good decisions

Manage tooling and equipment suppliers and integrators through production system design and implementation

Support manufacturing on the shop floor

Validates and ensures production readiness of solutions to complex problems

Develops and implements cost effective and improved processes for Lean production and tooling methodologies

Analyzes design/build concepts, to evaluate a producible design/build definition and investigates alternative solutions to meet producibility requirements

Assists in providing input to the program plan to ensure that producibility activities and deliverables are incorporated

Be a collaborative partner who drives change and establishes standardization of ME deliverables in order to achieve functional excellence

Perform technical data analysis related to product workflow, manpower forecasting, and manufacturing performance

Develop, coach and mentor ME and Tooling Design Managers to ensure they understand roles & responsibilities, provide performance feedback, develop a career roadmap and partner with them on their career aspirations

Leads continuous improvement activities

Build and recruit your team to meet defined staffing and budget requirements

Collaborate with quality to ensure inspection methods are defined and standards are established

Plan and assign work strategies in the production schedule that covers maintenance of process equipment and inspection at proper intervals

Assist with equipment installations and project planning

What You Need:

BS or MS Degree in Engineering or a related field

4+ years experience leading a Manufacturing Engineering team

Work instruction development experience

Process and documentation development experience

Manufacturing Engineering and/or Tool/Automation Engineering experience

Structural or systems installation support experience

Excellent organizational and communication skills

Proven track record as an inspirational leader who invests and develops others

Ability to understand, apply and implement concepts and lean tools

Demonstrate potential to design, analyze and implement industrial engineering techniques

Bonus Qualifications:

FAR 23 experience

Part 21 experience

Working under an FAA Production Certificate

Standing up a new production facility

Experience in automation and robotics

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications.

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Companys business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $220,000 - $245,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.