Configuration Management - Specalist - Powertrain

Configuration Management Specialist - Powertrain

San Jose, California, United States

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.

What You'll Do

As the Configuration Manager embedded within the Powertrain engineering group, you will own the configuration integrity of Archer's electric battery-powered propulsion system from individual components through the aircraft-level assembly. You will be the CM expert that the powertrain team relies on daily, combining deep product familiarity with rigorous configuration management discipline. Your success is measured by the accuracy and traceability of powertrain BOM structures, the quality of change packages entering the Change Review Board, and the reliability of your coordination with supply chain and manufacturing to execute approved changes.

• Own and maintain the powertrain BOM structure in the PLM system, including component configurations, assemblies, and sub-assemblies across all build states
• Define and manage effectivity for propulsion system hardware, aligning component configurations to aircraft serial numbers, block changes, and program milestones
• Maintain configuration traceability between powertrain items and the aircraft-level BOM, ensuring changes are reflected accurately at the top-level assembly
• Establish and maintain powertrain configuration baselines for design, development, test, and production
• Partner with powertrain engineers to plan changes, define scope, identify affected configuration items, and determine appropriate effectivity windows
• Facilitate change implementation planning with supply chain to address cut-in points, parts disposition, and procurement impacts
• Coordinate with manufacturing to define retrofit and forward-fit requirements for approved engineering changes
• Partner with the central Configuration Management team to ensure powertrain data aligns with enterprise CM standards and audit requirements
• Perform functional and physical configuration audits for propulsion system hardware
• Generate and maintain configuration status accounting reports for program management and leadership visibility
• Investigate and resolve BOM discrepancies, effectivity conflicts, and data integrity issues in the PLM system

What You Need

• 3+ years of configuration management experience at an aerospace or automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier
• Hands-on experience managing hardware BOMs and product structures in a PLM system (Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, or equivalent)
• Understanding of effectivity methods unit, serial number, and date-based and their application to hardware change management
• Experience coordinating change implementation across supply chain and manufacturing stakeholders
• Familiarity with engineering change processes (CRs, CNs, ECOs, ECNs) from initiation through release and close
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, assembly instructions, and technical documentation
• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and all levels of company leadership

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in electric vehicle (EV) or hybrid powertrain development at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier
• Familiarity with aerospace CM standards and certification processes (ARP4754)
• Hands-on experience with Siemens Teamcenter
• Knowledge of configuration management standards (CMII, EIA-649)
• Experience working in agile or model-based development programs
• Familiarity with the hardware development lifecycle from prototype through production release
• US Person status to support Configuration Management activities of ITAR-controlled hardware

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. For this position we are offering $126,700.00 - $158,400.00 per year.