Senior Manager, Data Engineering

Position Overview

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, building an all‑electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. With a mission to advance sustainable air mobility, you will build a team of talented engineers to lead data infrastructure initiatives that support flight tests, manufacturing, supply chain, and airline operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and continue to build a world‑class team of engineers by providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Design and implement scalable data infrastructure to ingest, process, store, and access multiple data streams supporting flight tests, manufacturing, and supply chain operations.
• Take ownership of a highly scalable and cost‑effective data solution serving diverse business units.
• Build and support the development of novel tools to enable insight and decision‑making across the organization.
• Evolve data engineering and AI strategy to align with both short‑ and long‑term organizational priorities.
• Establish a strong culture of data usage throughout the company and industry.
• Lead initiatives to integrate AI capabilities in new and existing tools.
• Utilize experience with cloud‑based data platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a similar role, including 2 years in a data leadership capacity.
• B.S. in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or related field).
• Expertise in data engineering disciplines including data warehousing, database management, ETL processes, and ML model deployment.
• Experience with processing and storing telemetry data.
• Demonstrated experience with data governance standards and practices.
• 3+ years of leading teams, including building and recruiting data engineering groups for diverse stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. degree in a quantitative discipline.
• Experience with aviation or other regulated industries.
• Detail‑oriented, especially regarding customer success.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: $240,840 - $307,600 base pay with a pay‑for‑performance culture.
• Commitment to an equitable and inclusive work environment.
• Reasonable accommodations available for applicants with physical or mental disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs.