Senior Maintenance Engineer

What you’ll do

• Support the development and initial operation of Archer Midnight as it relates to Maintenance Engineering activities;
• Interface with the Flight Test Engineering, Design Engineering and Technical Publications departments resolving issues and supporting the team deliverables;
• Support the development of the aircraft scheduled maintenance requirements;
• Support the development of aircraft systems for unscheduled maintenance (troubleshooting);
• Work with the Technical Publications department and engineering teams to support the creation of Maintenance Manuals (AMM, FIM, SRM, CMM and others);
• Validate the aircraft maintenance requirements and procedures ensuring completeness and accuracy;
• Support the Archer Midnight Entry-into-Service activities;
• Interface with Archer’s Reliability Engineering to evaluate the maintenance efficiency of the aircraft;
• Interface with design engineering and suppliers to discuss maintenance requirements and procedures;

What we are looking for

General

• Strong knowledge of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering environment;
• Collaborative mindset;
• Project Management experience;
• Active FAA A&P license preferable;
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication;
• Passion for learning and problem solving;
• Degree in engineering or related field;
• Open to business travel (up to 25%);
• Comfortable engaging with engineering leadership, manufacturing and maintenance team, flight test teams, and regulators.

Technical

• Experience with developing aircraft maintenance environment including Manuals, Service Bulletins, task accomplishment and engineering activities;
• Proficient with aircraft operators maintenance process (Part 121 and/or 135), airworthiness certificates, among others;
• Experience performing, planning or following up aircraft maintenance checks or complex components ‘shop maintenance’;
• Experience assessing systems architectures, system failures, failure modes and effects, aircraft structures concepts;
• Experience on aviation programs with a design and support engineering processes;
• Experience with Reliability Centered Maintenance concept and processes;
• Basic understanding of S1000D (ATA iSpec 2200 may also be acceptable, or similar standards)
• Previous experience with design or support engineering at an aircraft OEM (Part 23 or Part 25); OR
• Experience with or at aircraft operator (Part 121 or Part 135) engineering departments such as Maintenance Programs, Reliability, among others;
• Experience creating, supporting and/or validating aircraft maintenance tasks procedures;
• Detailed knowledge of Aircraft Systems, Aircraft Structures or Lightning & HIRF protection systems;
• Experience performing or evaluating Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and its application into Maintenance analysis;
• Strong understanding of Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs) process;

Nice to have

• 10+ years experience in aviation total, 5+ in engineering;
• Previous experience as an aircraft maintenance professional (certified AMT from the FAA or other regulatory authority);
• Knowledge or experience with the following FAA advisory circulars: AC 121-22, AC 25-19, AC 120-16, FAA 120-17, AC 43-218, Order 8110.54, AC 43-13-1,AC 43-12  or related guidelines from the FAA or equivalent to other regulatory authority;
• Knowledge of the ATA MSG-3 methodology and the Maintenance Review Board (MRB) or Maintenance Type Board (MTB) processes (S4000P may also be acceptable);
• Previous experience as part of a Technical Publications team;
• Experience or knowledge of aircraft health monitoring or prognostics as applied to aircraft maintenance;
• Knowledge or experience with S5000F or other equivalent in-service data exchange standard;

Location:

Archer is headquartered in San Jose, California

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 Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $122,880 - $153,600. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.