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 You’ll Do
- Design, implement, and evaluate novel machine learning and deep learning algorithms, with a specific focus on autonomy, trajectory prediction, and perception.
- Iterate on predictive and decision-making model development, starting from the data needed for training, architecture, input/output representations, evaluation, and deployment.
- Collaborate with other research engineers to prototype and validate complex solutions from academic literature related to agent behavior and environmental understanding.
- Conduct experiments to benchmark new techniques and evaluate model behavior in dynamic or simulated environments.
- Develop tools and frameworks to support scalable and reproducible research.
- Communicate research findings to leadership in a concise, and convincing manner.
- Stay current with the latest developments in Autonomy and Generative AI to identify relevant innovations.
- Assist in transitioning research prototypes into production-ready systems.
Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computational Sciences, Machine Learning, Informatics.
Minimum Experience Requirement: 5 years of experience working in developing, evaluating, training AI models for audio or visual perception, language models, reinforcement learning, or related.
Alternate Education Requirement: Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computational Sciences, Machine Learning, Informatics.
Alternate Experience Requirement: 3 years of experience working in developing, evaluating, training AI models for audio or visual perception, language models, reinforcement learning, or related was gained.
Please apply online at: https://www.archer.com/careers. Must put job code SJ2026KP on resume/CV and cover letter.
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. For this position we are offering $237,500 to $249,375 per year. #LI-DNF
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or related field
- 5 years of experience in developing and evaluating AI models
- Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or related field
- 3 years of experience in developing and evaluating AI models
Archer Aviation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Archer Aviation and has not been reviewed or approved by Archer Aviation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision, alongside HSA/FSA options and an Employee Assistance Program, forming a comprehensive base. Wellness activities and company-sponsored outings are additionally referenced.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous PTO, paid sick days, and paid holidays, with unlimited PTO noted for exempt employees. This breadth provides above-average flexibility for a hardware-focused environment.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Ownership opportunities include company equity, performance bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a purchase discount. Equity is used to keep packages competitive in high-demand roles, creating meaningful upside potential.
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What We Do
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.
