Flight Test Maintenance (A&P)

The role

This person will build and maintain fly-by-wire aircraft and perform maintenance, repair, and testing tasks. They will also manage aircraft readiness for daily flight test operations and maintain required maintenance records.

What you will do

• Build and maintain a fly-by-wire aircraft using shop and calibrated tooling
• Perform developmental, experimental and production aircraft maintenance, repair, modification, installation, and testing tasks
• Marshall, charge, preflight, and maintain aircraft for daily flight test operations
• Help create and carry out Flight Test maintenance policies and procedures
• Follow maintenance safety policies and procedures for ground operations
• Provide plans and status updates to the Flight Test Maintenance Manager
• Provide input on the design and fabrication of novel air vehicles
• Maintain aircraft maintenance records required by FAA regulations and company policy
• Comply with Engineering Orders and communicate aircraft deficiencies
• Ensure calibration of test equipment and tools

Required qualifications

• FAA Airframe and Powerplant license (A&P Required)
• 8+ years of experience in the aerospace industry
• 8+ years of aircraft maintenance experience
• Previous developmental or Part 23/Part 27 certification flight test maintenance experience
• Hands-on with fly-by-wire aircraft and flight test instrumentation
• Aircraft configuration management and conformity experience
• Experience working with high voltage systems
• Knowledge of wiring techniques and best practices
• Driving of aircraft tugs, carts, and lifts within an airport environment
• Collaborative attitude, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to give direction to others
• Travel 5-10% of the time

Nice to have

• 10+ years aviation experience
• Prior experience with electric aircraft/eVTOL
• Working knowledge of composite airframe and repair
• Underpinning knowledge of IPC 610/620
• Experience working with CAD, NX, Confluence, JIRA

About the company

Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform. They deliver air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems, and aviation-related physical artificial intelligence solutions.