Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 100 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph while producing minimal noise.
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.
Job Title: Manager of Safety, Reliability, and Maintainability
Worksite: 190 W. Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134
Salary Range: $277,000.00 to $292,000.00 per year
What You’ll Do
- Manage the development and execution of the Archer Safety, Reliability, and Maintainability
programs in support of certifying the company’s first certified e-VTOL aircraft.
- This role will be required to plan, track, execute an extremely aggressive development schedule
from conceptual design through type certification.
- Develop safety requirements for equipment suppliers and interface systems (including DAL level
assignments).
- Conduct and review safety assessments and prepare safety documentations: FHA (Functional
Hazard Assessment), PSSA/SSA ((Preliminary) System Safety Assessment),
PASA/ASA((Preliminary) Aircraft Safety Assessment), CMA (Common Mode Analysis), Safety V&V
(Validation and Verification) activities at aircraft, system and equipment levels, and Supplier
Safety Assessments (e.g. FTA/FMEA/FMES).
- Support development and operation of a Model Based Safety Analysis (MBSA).
- Certification experience with FAA and other foreign regulators (ex. EASA, TCCA).
- Support and review continuing airworthiness safety risks assessments for in-service aircraft
incidents.
- Support and review AFHA (Functional Hazard Assessment), PASA/ASA ((Preliminary) Aircraft
Safety Assessment), ZSA (Zonal Safety Analysis), PRA (Particular Risks Analysis), HIRF and
lightning criticality, AFM (Airplane Flight Manual), Human and Maintenance Error Analysis,
Candidate Certification Maintenance Requirements (CCMR) and Maintenance Steering Group
(MSG3) activities.
- Support implementation of Aerospace standard ARP4754 revision A.
- Support negotiations with System suppliers on safety requirements.
- Experience with Regulations: ARP4754, ARP4761, 23.2510, AC 23.1319, FAA IPs (Issue Papers).
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 12 years experience as Reliability Engineer, SRM Engineer,
Aerospace Engineer, or related occupation or job title in which safety engineering experience in the
aerospace industry was gained.
Please apply online at: https://www.archer.com/careers. Must put job code SJ2024VBS on resume/CV
and cover letter.
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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 [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.
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.
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