Senior Project Engineer – Rotors & Blades (Aerospace)

Archer; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 138,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in New Haven, CT, seeks a Staff Project Engineer – Rotors and Blades to lead development and fabrication efforts for aerospace propulsion hardware. You’ll generate and review CAD drawings, specification packages, and quality plans while supporting ground and flight-test campaigns across development phases.

The role requires a BS in mechanical engineering or related field, 12+ years in aerospace manufacturing (8+ on development/prototype programs), strong supplier management, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, engineering management, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of hands-on aerospace manufacturing experience with a minimum of 8 years on development or prototype programs.
• Experience in tactical project engineering and leadership including supplier management.
• Proficiency interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, and manufacturing process specifications.
• Experience working with CAD systems.
• Ability to read and produce fabrication and assembly plans.
• Familiarity with special processes and/or NDI methods.
• Familiarity with aerospace quality systems (AS9100, FAA Part 21/145 environments).
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting aptitude and structured problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Generate, review, and/or edit engineering CAD and drawings, process specifications, and quality plans
• Support development test campaigns — including fabrication of ground test articles and other test specimens as well as flight hardware — through all phases from raw fabrication through post-processing and NDI
• Work with the design team to ensure manufacturability, and create or modify designs when required.
• Work with the team to develop fabrication and assembly plans and strategies
• Assist with the fabrication of large-scale hardware and test facilities.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing non-conformances, process anomalies, and test anomalies in collaboration with engineering; disposition discrepancies and drive root cause resolution
• Travel to test sites, supplier facilities, and customer locations to provide direct fabrication and assembly support.
• Maintain clean records and reports to assist with future efforts

Skills

Aerospace manufacturing

Supplier management

Engineering CAD

GD&T

AS9100 familiarity

NDI methods

Fabrication planning

Root cause analysis

Technical problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, engineering management, or related technical field

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Archer in New Haven, CT, seeks a Staff Project Engineer – Rotors and Blades to lead development and fabrication efforts for aerospace propulsion hardware. You’ll generate and review CAD drawings, specification packages, and quality plans while supporting ground and flight-test campaigns across development phases.

The role requires a BS in mechanical engineering or related field, 12+ years in aerospace manufacturing (8+ on development/prototype programs), strong supplier management, and