Why this role stands out
This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and the chance to ensure the configuration integrity of Archer's groundbreaking electric propulsion systems, positioning you as a key expert within a rapidly growing aerospace leader. You'll thrive here if you possess deep product familiarity and rigorous configuration management discipline, enabling you to contribute to innovative solutions in advanced air mobility. Apply now to shape the future of aviation with a dynamic and inclusive team.
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Job description
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.
Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
What You'll Do
As the Configuration Manager embedded within the Powertrain engineering group, you will own the configuration integrity of Archer's electric battery-powered propulsion system — from individual components through the aircraft-level assembly. You will be the CM expert that the powertrain team relies on daily, combining deep product familiarity with rigorous configuration management discipline. Your success is measured by the accuracy and traceability of powertrain BOM structures, the quality of change packages entering the Change Review Board, and the reliability of your coordination with supply chain and manufacturing to execute approved changes.
- Own and maintain the powertrain BOM structure in the PLM system, including component configurations, assemblies, and sub-assemblies across all build states
- Define and manage effectivity for propulsion system hardware, aligning component configurations to aircraft serial numbers, block changes, and program milestones
- Maintain configuration traceability between powertrain items and the aircraft-level BOM, ensuring changes are reflected accurately at the top-level assembly
- Establish and maintain powertrain configuration baselines for design, development, test, and production
- Partner with powertrain engineers to plan changes, define scope, identify affected configuration items, and determine appropriate effectivity windows
- Facilitate change implementation planning with supply chain to address cut-in points, parts disposition, and procurement impacts
- Coordinate with manufacturing to define retrofit and forward-fit requirements for approved engineering changes
- Partner with the central Configuration Management team to ensure powertrain data aligns with enterprise CM standards and audit requirements
- Perform functional and physical configuration audits for propulsion system hardware
- Generate and maintain configuration status accounting reports for program management and leadership visibility
- Investigate and resolve BOM discrepancies, effectivity conflicts, and data integrity issues in the PLM system
What You Need
- 3+ years of configuration management experience at an aerospace or automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier
- Hands-on experience managing hardware BOMs and product structures in a PLM system (Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, or equivalent)
- Understanding of effectivity methods — unit, serial number, and date-based — and their application to hardware change management
- Experience coordinating change implementation across supply chain and manufacturing stakeholders
- Familiarity with engineering change processes (CRs, CNs, ECOs, ECNs) from initiation through release and close
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, assembly instructions, and technical documentation
- Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and all levels of company leadership
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience in electric vehicle (EV) or hybrid powertrain development at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier
- Familiarity with aerospace CM standards and certification processes (ARP4754)
- Hands-on experience with Siemens Teamcenter
- Knowledge of configuration management standards (CMII, EIA-649)
- Experience working in agile or model-based development programs
- Familiarity with the hardware development lifecycle from prototype through production release
- US Person status to support Configuration Management activities of ITAR-controlled hardware
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. For this position we are offering $126,700.00 - $158,400.00 per year.
Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy.
Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.
Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.
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