Landing Gear Intern

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all‑electric vertical take‑off 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 and minimal impact on the environment.

• Support the design, build, and implementation of flight hardware, test stands, procedures, and reports for qualification, certification, and production applications.
• Team responsibilities include the landing gear, brake system, wheels, and tires.
• Collaborate on the technical direction of the designs with the Landing Gear team, as well as the management of their delivery, conformity, test, and certification.
• Perform performance analysis such as braking energy calculation and multibody dynamic landing analysis.
• Write, review, and conduct tests at the equipment and system level.
• Review flight test data.

• Going into the 2nd or 3rd year of college.
• Knowledge in mechanical design and drawing generation using CAD tools.
• Experience with Siemens NX CAD and Simcenter FEA tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of kinematic analysis and optimization.
• Understanding of structural analysis utilizing hand calculations and finite element methods.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication.
• Strong organization and project management skills.
  
  Eager to learn, positive attitude, and highly motivated.
• Engineering student design team experience (e.g., Baja SAE/Formula SAE) is an asset.
• Experience working with hand tools (wrenches, ratchets, torquing, etc.) is an asset.

• This internship is a part of a 10‑week full‑time summer internship program. Program dates are:
• May 26, 2026 – July 31, 2026
• June 15, 2026 – August 21, 2026
• * We will not be able to accommodate interns outside of these two program dates.
• This role will be based at Archer’s headquarters in San Jose, CA.
• Relocation and housing will not be provided.

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.

Pay: $25–$35 per hour.

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  Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis.

Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

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