Deployment Operations Coordinator
San Jose, CA - USA
Job Summary
Headquartered in Silicon Valley California Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.
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.
Archer is best known for Midnight our electric aircraft. This role isnt on that program. The AI Products Org builds consumer software for the general aviation industry. Theres a lot were not ready to talk about publicly yet so this posting stays vague on purpose. What we can say: the products are real they ship and people use them every day.
As the Deployment Operations Coordinator youll identify research and secure host locations near airports for Vantage receiver installations. Youll be the first point of contact with prospective host businesses researching candidate sites cold-calling and emailing property owners and operators and negotiating hosting agreements then handing off clean well-documented sites to the Deployment Engineering team for installation. Youll also assist with the backend administrative work that keeps the pipeline moving: tracking outreach processing agreements and paperwork and coordinating scheduling between hosts and the field team.
This role involves equal parts research phone/email outreach and the follow-through to keep every site moving from first contact to signed agreement to install-ready.
- Identify candidate businesses near target airports suitable for hosting Vantage receivers (rooftop access line-of-sight power availability etc.)
- Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective host sites researching ownership decision-makers and site suitability before outreach
- Cold-call and email property/business owners to pitch hosting the equipment answer questions and move interested parties toward an agreement
- Track outreach activity responses and pipeline status in a CRM or tracking system
- Draft send and track hosting agreements and related paperwork through signature
- Maintain accurate records for each site: contact info agreement status site specs and any special access/logistics notes
- Coordinate scheduling and handoff of signed install-ready sites to the Deployment Engineering team
- Support general program administration reporting on pipeline metrics maintaining site databases and flagging bottlenecks
- Act as liaison between host businesses and Archers field team before and after install (initial site walk questions access coordination follow-up)
- Communicate professionally and persistently with businesses that may be unfamiliar with the technology or hesitant to host equipment
About The Team:
AI Products is a roughly 100-person software org inside a company of aerospace engineers and we expect to grow substantially over the next year. You get the resources and momentum of a real org but the products themselves are early. If you want to hear more about what were building before you apply you cant. Apply and well tell you plenty.
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 Companys business strategy. For this position we are targeting a hourly rate of $35 an hour. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as 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 Archers People Team at Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Archer is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in urban air mobility networks. Archer’s mission is to unlock the skies, freeing everyone to reimagine how they move and spend time. Archer's team is based in Santa Clara, CA.