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Powertrain Architect — Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

Archer · San Jose, California, United States

Posted 16 days ago · $172,800 - $237,600

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
16 days
Archer's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
93% of Archer's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Archer
high
117 stale, 5 reposted of 158 open
Hiring momentum
226 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Archer's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Archer.

About this role

As a Powertrain Architect at Archer, you will evaluate and size hybrid-electric propulsion systems for next-generation eVTOL aircraft. Your responsibilities will include integrating battery energy storage, sizing electric motors and thermal management systems, and collaborating with vehicle architects on the overall powertrain integration. You will also model battery behavior and generate performance maps to support vehicle-level optimization.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Archer as an employer.

What you need

  • Background in hybrid-electric, turbo-electric, or conventional turbine aircraft propulsion (aerospace or adjacent high-power industries)
  • Experience in at least two of the following three areas: electromagnetic sizing of motors/generators, thermal management system sizing, battery modeling (equivalent-circuit or electrochemical)
  • Some background in optimization, including multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO)

Nice to have

  • Proficiency with electromagnetic design tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, Motor-CAD, JMAG, or similar
  • Proficiency with thermal/CFD design tools such as ANSYS Icepak, Fluent, or similar
  • Strong Python proficiency for powertrain modeling and trade studies
  • Turboshaft/turbine integration experience

What you get

  • Base pay range of $172,800 - $237,600, determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

Worth weighing

  • No work visa sponsorship available for this position
  • The company emphasizes a pay-for-performance culture
  • The role involves complex integration tasks that may require collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines

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Listed by Archer on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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