Mechanical Engineer, Battery HV Distribution
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
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Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.
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.
This role will play a key part in the design and integration of high-voltage components within our battery packs, contributing directly to the development of safe and efficient aircraft designs
What You’ll Do:
- Design and develop mechanical enclosures, mounts, and interfaces for high voltage battery components, ensuring structural integrity and manufacturability
- Size power conductors, optimize insulation strategy, and be responsible for interconnect strategy
- Select high voltage contactors and perform fuse coordination studies to ensure safe and reliable power distribution to and from battery packs
- Support high-voltage safety design practices, including creepage/clearance considerations, shielding, and sealing for HV components
- Perform detailed tolerance stack-ups, FEA simulations, and DFMEA to validate designs
- Develop and release 2D drawings and 3D CAD models using NX
- Manage and support prototype builds and validation testing, incorporating feedback into iterative design cycles
- Interface with manufacturing and supply chain partners to ensure design intent is maintained through production
What You Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of mechanical design experience
- Experience with HV systems and electric powertrains (bonus if hybrid)
- Automotive or aerospace experience is a plus but not required
- Expert understanding of efficient mechanical/thermal/electrical design.
- Knows how to use simplified tools, calculations, CAE to quickly drive development.
- Solid background in CAD / tolerance stack / GD&T (NX experience preferred)
- Experience going through the product development process from concept to high volume production.
- Developed parts with a number of manufacturing processes: laser welding, stamping, composites, adhesives, brazing, ultrasonic welding, fastening.
- Familiar with UN38.3, IEC, UL, and ISO standards as they pertain to HV batteries.
Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between 144,000 - 185,000 Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experienc
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Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.
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Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
FEA · GD&T
Rare in Archer's other 115 open postings.
52% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Archer's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Archer's other open jobs.
The team: High Voltage Power & Ground Service (Battery)
This role is one of 5 open in High Voltage Power & Ground Service (Battery).
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
GD&T (3 of 5)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Technical Lead, Turbogenerator posted Jul 27
- Senior Battery Design Engineer posted Jun 22
- Electrical Engineer, Battery posted Jun 18
- Battery Cell Stack Engineer posted May 30
From the team and dates on Archer's own job board.
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