Architecture Lead, HV Battery

Number of employees

900

Palo Alto, CA, United States

Posted on: 2022-05-22

Category: transportation

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Archer is designing, manufacturing, and operating a fully electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150mph while producing minimal noise. Archer's team is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Archer is an aerospace company based in Palo Alto, 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 for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph 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

Lead battery pack architecture layouts and tradeoff studies to ensure the battery can meet high
level power, energy, volume, mass, cycle life, cost, safety requirements.
Own battery mechanical layout. Work with the vehicle layout team and other external
stakeholders to develop the battery pack interface points. Work with battery design engineers to
allocate space for thermal, structural, electrical components.
Lead weekly battery pack CAD reviews and flythroughs. Ensure CAD cleanliness to Archer
standards.
Collaborate with systems engineering teams to review/approve battery requirements, using
analysis/prototypes/experience to ensure the battery pack architecture can meet the intent
Work with the test and integration teams to ensure performance requirements are met at both
the bench and aircraft levels
Own the battery pack engineering BOM and control the release process.
As architecture phase comes to completion, own the design/release of individual components
within the battery. Working with suppliers, supply chain, quality on DFM, cost, schedule,
component delivery.
Work with the manufacturing engineering team to support the battery prototype builds
Work with the manufacturing engineering team to support process feasibility studies, prototype
builds, and launch of production site.

Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of mechanical design experience
Experience with HV systems
Expert understanding of efficient mechanical/thermal/electrical design.
Knows how to use simplified tools, calculations, CAE to quickly drive development.
Solid background in CAD / tolerance stack / GD&T (NX experience preferred)
Been through the product development process from concept to high volume production.
Developed parts with a number of manufacturing processes: laser welding, stamping,
composites, adhesives, brazing, ultrasonic welding, fastening.
Familiar with UN38.3, IEC, UL, and ISO standards as they pertain to HV batteries.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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