Lead Platform Design & Integration Engineer – Special Programs

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors. 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. About the Role Special Programs is Archer's rapid-prototyping, cross-functional engineering team supporting advanced and defense-focused development efforts. We operate as a small, empowered group capable of moving quickly across disciplines — from early technical assessment of new opportunities through hands-on design, analysis, and prototype development. The Lead Special Programs Engineer – Platform Design & Integration brings deep integration and configuration design expertise as their organic core competency — owning how prototype vehicles come together as a whole, from configuration layout through cross-discipline integration. What You’ll Do Lead vehicle-level integration and configuration design for prototype vehicles, including overall configuration layout, packaging, and cross-discipline interface management Support rapid prototyping efforts end-to-end, from concept configuration through detailed integration, build support, and test Own the integration and design discipline within Special Programs — setting technical approach, standards, and integration methods used across the program’s vehicle-level work Conduct technical feasibility assessments of new opportunities — evaluating whether emerging concepts, RFPs, or mission requirements are viable within your focus area and what approach they would require Serve as a cross-functional technical contributor across Special Programs efforts outside your core focus area when program needs require it Collaborate with program leads, other Special Programs engineers, and broader Archer engineering teams to align technical approaches with program timelines and constraints Produce technical documentation, trade studies, and analysis packages supporting both design maturity reviews and opportunity/capture decisions Represent Special Programs work in your focus area in internal reviews and, as needed, in discussions with government stakeholders What You’ll Need Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering (advanced degree a plus) Demonstrated experience in vehicle-level configuration design and cross-discipline integration for aerospace platforms Familiarity with interface control, configuration management, and whole-vehicle trade studies …