Senior Propulsion Systems Engineer

AlleyCorp; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Aviation, based in San Jose, CA, seeks a systems engineering professional to own ARP4754A‑compliant requirements across electrical, mechanical, and software domains for propulsion and vehicle systems.

You will lead cross-functional reviews, triage flight-critical issues, and coordinate with hardware, firmware, and controls teams to ensure certification readiness and flight operations readiness.

Qualifications

• ARP4754A or equivalent certification workstream ownership.
• Proven ability to author and maintain a large requirements baseline with configuration control.

Responsibilities

• Own ARP4754A-compliant requirements across system, subsystem, and components.
• Author implementable requirements for propulsion hardware and embedded software; validate and review.
• Lead cross-functional engineering problem reviews; triage and close flight-critical issues.

Skills

ARP4754A ownership

DO-178C knowledge

DO-254 knowledge

Systems engineering

Traceability management

Education

BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Mechanical Eng

MS preferred

Tools

Polarion

DOORS

Jama

Job description

Archer Aviation, based in San Jose, CA, seeks a systems engineering professional to own ARP4754A‑compliant requirements across electrical, mechanical, and software domains for propulsion and vehicle systems.

You will lead cross-functional reviews, triage flight-critical issues, and coordinate with hardware, firmware, and controls teams to ensure certification readiness and flight operations readiness.