Structures Architect — Conceptual Design
Archer · San Jose, California, United States
Posted 16 days ago · $152,800 - $227,600
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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 Structures Architect at Archer, you will be responsible for developing the conceptual airframe architecture for next-generation eVTOL aircraft. This includes sizing major structural components, evaluating alternative layouts and materials, and predicting weight for various configurations while collaborating closely with other architects. You will also lead material selection trades and assess packaging across the airframe to ensure optimal design and performance.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- Aircraft structural design background at the conceptual or preliminary design level
- Strong experience with aeroelastic analysis including flutter and whirl-flutter prediction
- Structural sizing methods experience
- Experience with conceptual/preliminary structural and aeroelastic sizing tools
- Strong Python programming experience for structural sizing and analysis automation
- Experience generating parametric geometry for aircraft structure
Nice to have
- Rotorcraft, tiltrotor, or eVTOL experience
- Experience with certification-driven structural requirements for civil aircraft
- Experience with sectionproperties Python library or similar cross-sectional analysis tools
- Experience with commercial parametric CAD tools
What you get
- Base pay range of $152,800 - $227,600
- Pay-for-performance culture
Worth weighing
- No salary listed, only a range provided
- No mention of specific benefits beyond salary
- Company unable to provide work visa sponsorship
- Position may require working in a hybrid environment
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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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