Staff Technical Program Manager - New Site Infrastructure & Enterprise Data

About the role

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The Staff / Sr. Staff TPM owns the program execution for all new site infrastructure setup, IT, networking, and platform engineering, with InfoSec as a secondary focus.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end infrastructure program plan for each new site, sequencing facilities, power, network, and buildout milestones against operational launch targets with the Facilities, Real Estate, and Construction partners who own each discipline.
• Coordinate network deployment from design through cutover, LAN/WAN, ISP provisioning, access control, and security systems, by orchestrating IT and network engineers and vendors; you own the plan, the dependencies, and the integration.
• Manage vendor and contractor execution for cabling, hardware installation, and network testing as a program of work: scope, schedule, and acceptance.
• Define and drive the Day-1 readiness checklist across IT, facilities, HR, and Operations, coordinating systems cutover, end-user device provisioning, and communications activation for each launch.
• Lead on-the-ground program coordination during site launch, with on-site presence at critical milestones, and run post-launch retrospectives that feed the playbook.
• Track and escalate infrastructure dependencies, permitting risks, and vendor delivery gaps across 6–10+ concurrent workstreams.
• Build and maintain a reusable, versioned site infrastructure playbook, and apply DTO PMO standards (intake SLA, status reporting, RAID) as the primary contact for site readiness status and leadership reporting.

Requirements

• 10+ years of technical program management experience leading complex, cross-functional programs end to end.
• Proven track record managing 6+ concurrent, interdependent workstreams with hard operational deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to establish governance and drive alignment in matrixed organizations with no prior structure, building program plans, RAID logs, and readiness dashboards in fast-moving environments.
• Working knowledge of new site infrastructure setup, IT systems, networking, and platform engineering, enough to coordinate engineers and vendors and hold delivery accountable through design, deployment, and cutover. Hands-on engineering depth is not required.
• Familiarity with network and platform concepts that recur across site buildouts: LAN/WAN, ISP onboarding, access control, enterprise Wi-Fi, end-user device provisioning, and core IT services.
• Strong executive communication, able to distill complex programs into crisp leadership narratives.
• Comfort and readiness for active domestic and international travel; on-the-ground site presence is a defining feature of this role.

Bonus Qualifications

• Working familiarity with InfoSec fundamentals, identity and access control, network security, and endpoint posture, sufficient to fold security requirements into deployment plans and coordinate with the Security team.
• Experience coordinating network, platform, or IT infrastructure deployments in a physical site context.
• Experience standing up new offices, hangars, manufacturing facilities, or technical labs from greenfield.
• Background in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or hardware-adjacent industries.
• Exposure to PLM, MES, or engineering systems in a manufacturing or R&D context.
• International site launch or expansion experience.
• PMP, SAFe, or equivalent TPM certification.

Pay

$130,800 - $163,500 base pay, actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Background Check

This is a safety sensitive designated role. Employment in safety sensitive positions is contingent on successful passage of a background check and is subject to pre-employment and random drug screening.

Work Visa Sponsorship

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

Archer is committed to attracting, retaining, and motivating 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 $130,800 - $163,500. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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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.