Senior IP Counsel for Aerospace & AI

Archer; San Jose (CA); Sur place; USD 230 000 - 250 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Archer is a San Jose-based aerospace company developing all-electric VTOL aircraft and related infrastructure. We seek an experienced IP professional to lead patent strategy, manage disclosures, and work closely with engineering and commercial teams to protect innovations in propulsion, AI, software, and flight controls.

The role demands a technical degree, 5–10 years in patent prosecution or equivalent, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of substantive patent prosecution, counseling, and/or litigation experience, with at least 3 of those years with an operating company or agency (not a law firm).
• Technical degree in physics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science.
• Support supply chain and commercial legal team on types of commercial contracts including component parts, raw materials, and equipment purchase and lease agreements, joint development agreements, and manufacturing agreements.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to be proactive, work independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience successfully performing in high-pressure and ambiguous environments.
• Authorized to practice law in a US state, or equivalent IP experience (e.g., patent agent, examiner, senior engineer with IP aptitude).

Responsabilités

• Keep pace with Archer product plans and competitor roadmaps.
• Develop and implement the commercial IP strategies for each product and market segment.
• Educate engineers on IP and manage invention disclosures, trade secrets, and patent filings in electric/hybrid aerospace and related systems.
• Manage Archer's patent portfolio and conduct patentability assessments; coordinate with outside counsel.
• Support IP-related contractual provisions of supplier and manufacturing agreements, licenses, and IP provisions in transactions.
• Assist with M&A due-diligence, third-party IP litigation, and dispute-resolution efforts.
• Improve Archer IP processes to stay ahead of industry best practices.

Connaissances

Patent prosecution experience

Strong communication

Self-starter

Ability to manage multiple projects

Formation

Physics / Mechanical / Electrical / CS degree

Description du poste

Archer is a San Jose-based aerospace company developing all-electric VTOL aircraft and related infrastructure. We seek an experienced IP professional to lead patent strategy, manage disclosures, and work closely with engineering and commercial teams to protect innovations in propulsion, AI, software, and flight controls.

The role demands a technical degree, 5–10 years in patent prosecution or equivalent, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.