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.
We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Product Designer to join Archer’s Design Studio in support of our in-house Product Development team, to design digital interfaces, internal facing desktop tools. You will play a pivotal role in designing innovative features and products critical for our manufacturing and aircraft assembly efforts. Your work will shape intuitive, impactful, and scalable user experiences that align with our mission to build the future of advanced aviation.
You will work closely with a variety of stakeholders on our Business Systems team to design and develop interfaces that improve our manufacturing assembly line. The successful candidate will be passionate about creating intuitive solutions that will deliver our desired brand experience. They will collaborate proactively with other designers, engineers, and product users, gathering qualitative and quantitative data to make informed, human-centric design decisions. They should be proficient at converting requirements into practical product features that reduce confusion, increase engagement, and deliver delightful experiences.
The top priority is to keep the state of designs ready for development at least a sprint ahead of front-end engineers, when possible, and supporting them through phases of implementation (from “MVP” and beyond) to ensure ease and accuracy of development, as well as address unforeseen edge-cases that may arise.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate regularly with engineers, designers, product managers, and key stakeholders to deeply understand requirements, manage expectations, and conduct design reviews at least weekly to hand off finished designs ready for development, and perhaps more importantly, present unfinished work in progress to receive early commentary across the team.
- Translate complex requirements and concepts into intuitive user flows with polished, on-brand interfaces working within and contributing towards our design system, across all platforms necessary, including cross functional landing pages used across engineering and manufacturing disciplines to shop floor operators for data inputs and execution of tasks and works instruction, to ensure consistency across products and features while enabling tighter iteration cycles and faster implementation time for Engineering.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity design specs to support rapid engineering iteration and validation through proof-of-concept demos.
- Collaborate with Product Managers to refine PRD’s, shaping product strategy, conduct user research and define usability testing targets to validate designs and incorporate feedback. Stay updated on manufacturing industry trends, user needs, and share these learnings with the team to inform and justify design decisions.
- Partner with Front-end Developers to proactively express design intention, understand technical limitations, and ensure seamless implementation of designs maintaining quality and functionality. Ensure visual UI quality and UX accuracy is being met across all browsers and devices as necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years in a senior or staff-level Designer role, with a well-rounded “Digital product design” portfolio with result-driven case studies.
- Proven track record designing SaaS products and complex technical interfaces, ideally for enterprise customers.
- Proficiency in design tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe, Claude Code, Claude Design, etc.) and producing high fidelity, on-device prototypes.
- Experience collaborating with engineering teams, particularly in AI or data-driven environments.
- Strong understanding of user research, interaction design, and information architecture.
- Familiarity with AI products and technologies and manufacturing industry or enterprise SaaS, and ability to work with enterprise systems like Siemens’ Opcenter, SAP, Mendix, etc. which have established systems design and constraints.
- Bachelor’s degree in Product Design, HCI, or related field (or equivalent experience).
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Ability to simplify complex functionalities into user-friendly designs.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills to articulate design decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders, taking feedback into immediate consideration with zero-ego.
- Proactive, adaptable, comfortable and cooperative in working in a fast-paced, iterative and dynamic product environment.
- Passion for mentoring and fostering a collaborative team culture.
WHY JOIN US?
- Truly make a world impact with a leading company in the emerging UAM industry.
- Collaborate with a talented, mission-driven team in a dynamic environment.
- Work on cutting-edge products transforming the future of aviation.
At Archer, we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent with the skills and leadership needed to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that support the Company's strategy. For this position, we are targeting a base pay range of $170,000 - $215,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
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 [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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