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.
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What You’ll Do
• Responsible for leading and coordinating complex technical programs and projects across Archer globally, aligned to key organizational objectives.
• Provide thought leadership and guidance to project teams and stakeholders, ensuring successful delivery of impactful initiatives.
• Responsible for driving best practices in program management and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Responsible for translating technical needs into clear internal action, managing expectations, and ensuring every facet of product delivery is on time and compliant.
• Establish and lead the company-wide Program Management Office (PMO), including governance, processes, and operating mechanisms.
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing organization of program, project, and technical program managers.
• Define enterprise program strategies, objectives, priorities, and long-range plans aligned with company goals.
• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules for engineering development, product builds, program milestones, and production transition. Identify critical path items, resource needs, dependencies, and major program risks.
• Oversee planning and execution of complex programs across hardware, software, systems integration, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing engineering.
• Coordinate cross-functional deliverables across engineering, quality, test, operations, supply chain, and business teams.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Commercial, and Finance teams to determine production planning, demand forecasting, and go-to-market strategy.
• Support complex development life cycles, including readiness for build events, test activities, integration phases, and design freezes.
• Ensure alignment to technical, quality, safety, and operational requirements throughout the program lifecycle.
• Direct planning for builds, including BOM maturity, long-lead procurement, supplier readiness, and tooling development.
• Partner with finance, supply chain, and operations to manage budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and cost tracking.
• Develop and manage program-level risk assessments, mitigation plans, and contingency strategies.
• Provide structured executive-level reports, dashboards, and status updates for leadership and stakeholders.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making and ensure alignment across engineering and business organizations.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase program predictability, efficiency, and execution maturity.
• Ensure all delivery, financial and technical commitments of the project are met.
Minimum Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
Minimum Experience Requirements: Engineering Manager or related occupational job title in which 10 years of experience in program and project management within a complex technical environment and managing enterprise-level programs involving hardware, software, systems integration, and manufacturing engineering was gained.
Please apply online at: https://www.archer.com/careers. Must put job code SJ2026TN on resume/CV and cover letter.
Include the following language at the bottom of the job post with the salary amount provided by Immigration & Mobility Manager: 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 500,000 to $525,000 per year.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or related technical field
- 10 years of experience in program and project management
- Managing enterprise-level programs in hardware, software, systems integration, and manufacturing
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.
