Manufacturing Battery Technician

About this role

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.

As a Manufacturing Battery Technician, you will be in a hands-on role assembling our battery packs for our Midnight aircraft. The battery production line is a mixture of automated and semi-automated processes, so you will be interacting with dispense systems, robot cells, and laser welding equipment.

What You’ll Do:

• Work closely with the engineering teams to support equipment bring-up and process validation

• Use manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment to build battery packs

• Troubleshoot equipment and processes

• Debug battery pack issues

• Build basic lab fixtures and tools

• Perform routine maintenance on equipment

• Perform inspections and measurements of product dimensions using basic metrology tools, (calipers, micrometer, depth gauges, measurement microscope, etc…)

What You Need:

• Associate's Degree or equivalent industry experience

• 5+ years in manufacturing experience and 1+ years of battery experience

• Direct hands-on build experience with mechanical and electronic assemblies using technical documentation

• High workmanship standards

• Ability to follow formal build instructions and document deviations

• Excellent documentation and written communication; proficient using Microsoft Office

• Basic knowledge of drafting standards (read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings) to produce parts and assemblies

• Experience using measurement and inspection (caliper, micrometer, height gage, CMM…)

• Familiarity with 5S or similar…