Tooling Design Engineer
Archer · Huntington Beach, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago · $114,000 - $142,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Archer's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 93% of Archer's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Archer
- high 156 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
- 2026-10-22
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 Tooling Design Engineer at Archer, you will work closely with airframe design and manufacturing engineers to provide input during the design stages and create tooling for various manufacturing operations. Your responsibilities will include designing assembly fixtures using 3D CAD software, conducting inspections, and suggesting design improvements to enhance manufacturability and efficiency. You will also prepare design review presentations and collaborate with various teams and external vendors.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- 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
- Minimum of 7 years of professional industry experience
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- Hands-on experience with fabrication and assembly skills
- Previous experience manufacturing/assembling a full vehicle including exposure to integration efforts
- Demonstrated exposure to prototype environment with ability to problem solve
- Understanding of composite part design, material properties, allowables and testing
Nice to have
- Experience programming and handling laser trackers and other dimensional inspection equipment
- Ability to operate composites related equipment, 3D printers, small CNC routers
- Experience using Fibersim or Composite Workbench
- Passion for aviation and eVTOLs
What you get
- Targeting a base pay between $114,000 - $142,000/annually
- Pay-for-performance culture
Worth weighing
- No specific details on additional benefits or perks beyond salary
- The role requires a significant amount of collaboration with various teams, which may imply a dynamic work environment
- The job description states it is not exhaustive, which could mean additional responsibilities may arise
Summarised from Archer's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Archer on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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