Senior Structural Analyst (EU2026)

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 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.

What you’ll do:

• Perform trade studies, requirements derivation, and establish the overall vehicle configuration based on requirements.
• Complete hand calc and FEM analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures.
• Develop company standards for model creation, strength checks, and analysis report generation.
• Compile documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings and documents.
• Work closely with and mentor designers and junior structural analysts in stress/stability/fracture analysis best practices.
• Provide technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance).
• Perform stress analysis using Finite Element Methods for static, dynamic, fatigue, and/or damage tolerance to support program design, fabrication, testing, and/or structural integrity activities.
• Support test execution and analyze test results to validate and verify that designs meet requirements and specifications.
• Write detailed structural substantiation reports and other technical reports as required in order to obtain FAA airworthiness approvals.

What you need:

• 5+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle or powertrain structures.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering field, M.S. preferred.
• Proven experience with stress, fatigue, and/or damage tolerance analysis on both metallic and/or composite structures.
• Experience in performing structural analysis via a combination of classical hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis.
• Able to develop free-body diagrams for internal and reaction load derivation, and strength analysis.
• Proficient in one or more of the following analysis codes: Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna.
• Strong understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc).
• Knowledge of fatigue/fracture (AFGRO/NASGRO, spectra development, NDE methods, damage tolerance).
• Self-starter, team player, and desire to work in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Knowledge of FAA aircraft certification requirements for Part 23 / Part 27 aircraft.
• Experience with development and/or qualification testing.
• Familiar with classical aerospace sizing methods (ex: Bruhn, Niu, Roark).
• Experience in process automation using scripting languages such as Matlab and Python.

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.