Staff Network Engineer

About the 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.

We're looking for a Senior Network Engineer to help transform and modernize Archer's enterprise network into a coherent, standards-driven, observable infrastructure. You'll be the technical anchor on a committed team — defining the architectural bar, driving consistency across campuses and sites, and building the automation and observability practices that let the team operate with confidence at scale. This is a tech lead role and you'll be the person the team looks to for design direction, peer review, and technical mentorship.

What You'll Do

Build, maintain, and support Archer's network infrastructure across campus, branch, data center, and SD-WAN cloud environments

Own and drive network design standards — ensuring new sites are built right and existing sites are brought into conformance

Lead architecture reviews for significant network changes; serve as the escalation point for complex design and troubleshooting decisions

Plan, design, and implement LAN/WAN solutions including, NG Firewall (PAN), SD-WAN (Velocloud and Cisco SDWAN), defining and maintaining golden configurations across the environment

Align with and contribute to Information Security strategy — including segmentation, zero-trust posture, and compliance requirements (SOX, ISO, and others)

Design and maintain AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Security Groups) and ensure consistent connectivity with on-prem and Prisma Access

Drive adoption of network automation and infrastructure-as-code practices (Ansible, Python, Terraform)

Build and own network observability: telemetry, alerting, and dashboards that give the team real signal without alert fatigue

Support and troubleshoot network issues including after-hours escalations where required

Research and document vendor and technology comparisons for cost, capability, and fit

Mentor and elevate the engineers around you — good documentation, good peer reviews, helping the team level up

Communicate clearly and credibly at all levels of the business

What You Need

Minimum 8 years of experience in an enterprise network engineering role supporting complex, multi-site hybrid environments

Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks — NGFW, Panorama, GlobalProtect, and Prisma Access; you've designed and operated these, not just maintained them

Extensive experience with SD-WAN technologies, including Cisco and Velocloud SD-WAN

Strong routing and switching fundamentals — BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN, L2/L3 switching, QoS, DHCP, DNS and spanning tree

VLAN architecture and L3 segmentation design experience across multi-site environments

Experience with Cisco, Ubiquiti, and HP/Aruba switching, wireless, and NAC solutions

AWS networking experience (VPC, TGW, Direct Connect, security groups)

Track record of driving network standards and consistency across a multi-site environment

Hands-on installation, operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting of network infrastructure

Ability to multitask and drive large-scale network project deliverables

Experience introducing network automation (Ansible, Python, or similar) in an environment that had little or none

Experience with IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible) for network provisioning

Exposure to network observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar)

Excellent communication skills; ability to collaborate across IT and business teams

CCNP or equivalent experience; CCIE or AWS Advanced Networking a plus

Nice to Have

Experience in a high-growth manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or compliance-heavy environment

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $152,100 - $190,100. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

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 people@archer.com . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy .

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

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com . All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.