Staff Manufacturing Engineer - eVTOL Production Standards

Precision Labs; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Aviation is seeking a seasoned Manufacturing Design Engineering leader in Santa Clara to scale production of its eVTOL aircraft. You will unify methods, define framework standards, and guide tooling, floor layouts, and process definitions across development, certification, and production.

You will mentor MDE engineers and partner with Industrialization, Quality, Facilities, and Operations to ensure practical, scalable standards and successful program execution in a high-regulation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace manufacturing engineering or similar regulated environment.
• Deep hands-on experience with manufacturing planning, process definition, work instructions, tooling, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain standardized manufacturing engineering methods and best practices across the MDE organization.
• Define common frameworks for manufacturing planning, process definition, work instruction structure, and build readiness across development, certification, and production phases.
• Lead the definition of facility planning standards, including space allocation, line layouts, material flow, aisleways, egress, and infrastructure requirements.
• Define and standardize tooling and ground support equipment (GSE) requirements, including classification, readiness criteria, and integration into manufacturing plans.
• Develop standardized approaches for test and functional test equipment, ensuring alignment with build sequencing, quality, and certification requirements.
• Partner with MDE, Industrialization, Quality, Facilities, and Operations to ensure standards are practical, scalable, and aligned with execution realities.
• Support governance of standards adoption, identify gaps through build feedback, and drive continuous improvement based on data and lessons learned.
• Act as a technical resource and mentor for MDE engineers, enabling consistent execution across programs and teams.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Regulated environment

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

SAP

Job description

Archer Aviation is seeking a seasoned Manufacturing Design Engineering leader in Santa Clara to scale production of its eVTOL aircraft. You will unify methods, define framework standards, and guide tooling, floor layouts, and process definitions across development, certification, and production.

You will mentor MDE engineers and partner with Industrialization, Quality, Facilities, and Operations to ensure practical, scalable standards and successful program execution in a high-regulation