Senior Aircraft Architecture & Integration Engineer

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in San Jose, CA is seeking an Aircraft Architecture & Integration Engineer to lead the layout and integration of large-scale aircraft structures and subsystems. You will own the digital mock-up zoning, manage IRMs and architecture, and work with manufacturing for seamless integration across teams.

Responsibilities include trade studies, test planning support, data analysis, and cross-functional leadership in multi-discipline design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in mechanical/aerospace engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in full-vehicle level systems integration and interface management in aerospace or automotive.
• Experience generating Bills of Materials and managing change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the layout of aircraft structures and subsystem integration.
• Own zonal management of digital mock-up for large aircraft zones and mounting strategies.
• Manage interface requirement models (IRMs) and master geometry models for large zones.
• Maintain aircraft systems configuration management and track hardware pedigrees.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to ensure seamless integration processes.
• Perform trade studies to optimize system integration, mass, and flight performance.
• Support test planning and validation activities for major assemblies and analyze data.

Skills

CAD modeling

NX familiarity

2D drawings

Tolerance analysis

GD&T

Systems integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering

Tools

BOM management

Change control processes

Job description

Archer in San Jose, CA is seeking an Aircraft Architecture & Integration Engineer to lead the layout and integration of large-scale aircraft structures and subsystems. You will own the digital mock-up zoning, manage IRMs and architecture, and work with manufacturing for seamless integration across teams.

Responsibilities include trade studies, test planning support, data analysis, and cross-functional leadership in multi-discipline design reviews.