Senior Propeller & Blade Design Engineer

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in San Jose, California, seeks a senior blade design engineer to join our eVTOL program. You will collaborate with aerodynamic and loads teams to design high-performance helicopter rotor and blade structures for certification and field success.

You will lead blade design efforts, perform structural analyses, support material selection and manufacturing process development, and contribute to FAA discussions while delivering data on time for internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Aerospace or related field.
• 5+ years industry experience.
• Proven expertise in helicopter rotor or propeller blade design.
• CAD design and lofting experience (NX preferred).
• Experience with Nastran (MSC or NX) and Patran/FEMAP.
• Composite damage tolerance and fatigue experience.
• Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in a fast-paced design environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the aerodynamics and loads & dynamics teams to design high performance propeller blades for eVTOL aircraft
• Be responsible for the blade structural design and supporting analysis
• Provide blade properties to the loads & dynamics team
• Support blade material selection and corresponding manufacturing process development
• Release blade drawings
• Author stress analysis reports
• Support development and certification testing to validate static load capability and fatigue life of blade designs
• Support certification discussions with the FAA
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to ensure on time delivery of data

Skills

Propeller blade design

Aerodynamics collaboration

Project coordination

Technical communication

Fast-paced design environment

Education

Bachelor’s in Aerospace or related fields

Tools

NX CAD

Nastran

Patran/FEMAP

Job description

Archer in San Jose, California, seeks a senior blade design engineer to join our eVTOL program. You will collaborate with aerodynamic and loads teams to design high-performance helicopter rotor and blade structures for certification and field success.

You will lead blade design efforts, perform structural analyses, support material selection and manufacturing process development, and contribute to FAA discussions while delivering data on time for internal and external stakeholders.