Archer’s mission is to accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.

BATTERY CELL ENERGY (kwh)

To fix traffic and create a fully renewable transportation solution,

We’re designing, manufacturing, and operating advanced electric aircraft

that can travel 60 miles at 150 mph, all with today’s technology

Archer is advancing the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We’re designing, manufacturing, and operating a commercially viable eVTOL aircraft.

Archer

Our aircraft have a 60 mile range utilizing battery technology that's commercially available today. Our performance estimates account for realistic battery pack integration, inaccessible energy at low state-of-charge, emergency reserves, and capacity fade at the end of life of the battery. We’re proving that electric VTOL vehicles can be built and certified today to solve problems around urban congestion, sustainable transport, and public health.

The electric range equation

Range Calculation

VP Engineering

Aerospace Engineer

Tom is passionate about building aircraft and the teams that make them possible. Before joining Archer, Tom spent 10 years at Wisk, where he was also VP of Engineering. He was instrumental in concept development of early eVTOL prototypes. Tom went on to lead software, hardware, testing, and manufacturing teams to build certified aircraft. He kicked off the certification effort for manufacturing an eVTOL aircraft for commercial operations in New Zealand. Tom started his career at Desktop Aeronautics working on the Aerion supersonic business jet.  

Tom Muniz

Chief Engineer

Controls & Aerodynamics

Geoff has pursued the joy of flight since he was a kid building model airplanes. Geoff has worked on the design and development of eVTOL aircraft for over nine years. Before joining Archer, he was the Chief Engineer at Airbus Vahana, where he was responsible for the engineering design, development, and flight testing of the Vahana demonstrator. Prior to that, Geoff worked on flight controls and aerodynamics at Wisk. Geoff has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Stanford University. At Stanford, he was a member of the Aircraft Design Group led by Prof. Ilan Kroo, where his research focused on energy efficient flight with a thesis on dynamic soaring.

Geoff Bower

Head of Flight Controls

Alan is excited to innovate on the ways controls and autonomy can have a positive societal impact. Before joining Archer, he was the GNC Lead at Wisk, where he worked for nearly 10 years. He has helped build control systems from the ground up that have flown on over a thousand successful flights, including a mix of fully autonomous and manned aircraft flights. He also led the effort to certify the controls code base. Alan has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Stanford University. At Stanford, he was a member of the Aerospace Robotics Lab and the GPS Lab. His research focused on using autonomy to find unexploded ordinances in old battlefields and military testing sites.  

Alan Chen

GNC Lead

Aeroacoustic Lead

Acoustics & Simulation Engineer

Ben’s passion for working with aerospace noise comes from combining two of his favorite things: music and airplanes. Before joining Archer, Ben spent two years at Joby Aviation leading the acoustic design of their vehicle. Ben began his career with Bell Helicopter, where he spent five years improving their acoustic prediction methods as well as learning field test and civil certification procedures. Ben holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering with a focus on aeroacoustics from the Pennsylvania State University, where he studied under Kenneth Brentner.

Ben Goldman

Acoustics Lead

Head of Avionics

Avionics

When Damien built his first robot in middle school, he was struck by the endless possibilities offered by digital systems. Since then, Damien has developed a passion for the development of complex embedded systems. Before joining Archer, he was the Head of Avionics at Airbus Vahana, where he brought the avionic systems from an early concept to the completion of a successful flight test campaign. Before that, he was leading a team at VT iDirect developing real-time data processing software for Hub Line Cards and Terminals for the latest generation of Inmarsat High Throughput communication satellites. Damien started his career at Airbus Defense & Space researching new concepts of on-board computers and communication systems for space launchers. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Queensland (Australia) and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from ESIEA (France).

Damien Bardon

Avionics Lead

Senior Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Diederik has always been interested in clean technology. Before joining Archer, he designed bicycle-powered generators to harness human power for electricity in rural Nepal and flying windmills to tap into high altitude wind power for Joby Energy and Makani. After a few years he decided he had generated enough electricity and it was time to turn clean energy back into mechanical motion. For the past 12 years, he has been designing and building novel, lightweight, and power-dense electric propulsion systems for Joby Aviation, Wisk, and now Archer, allowing the world’s first full-scale eVTOL aircraft to take off and fly. Diederik has a master’s degree in engineering physics from Ghent University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford. He holds several patents in the electric propulsion space and has a dozen Strava KOMs relating to short uphill sprints and cobblestone sections.

Diederik Marius

Electric Propulsion Lead

Head of Aerodynamics

Giovanni has always been fascinated by the miracle of aerodynamics that allows airplanes and helicopters to fly. Giovanni has nine years of experience in rotorcraft and eVTOL aerodynamics, during which he has significantly contributed to the advancement in the field through numerical modeling and experimental testing. Before joining Archer, he spent three years at Airbus Vahana, where he was Head of Aerodynamics and was responsible for the aerodynamic design and development of the Vahana technology demonstrator. Giovanni started his career as a researcher at the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of Politecnico di Milano, Italy, conducting research on tiltrotor and helicopter aerodynamics and taking part in several CleanSky projects funded by the European Union. Giovanni holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, a master's degree in aeronautical engineering, and a Ph.D. in Rotary Wing Aircraft from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. 

Giovanni Droandi

Aerodynamics Lead

Director of Engineering

Before joining Archer, Johnny led the hardware development of multiple manned and unmanned eVTOL aircraft from concept to certification at Wisk. Early on at Wisk, he focused on battery systems and was responsible for developing core battery technologies. He went on to lead the avionics hardware development, aircraft final assembly, and integrated systems testing. Prior to focusing on the UAM movement, Johnny developed hybrid battery/ fuel cell systems that were mass-produced and sold commercially worldwide. He holds a dozen patents relating to battery systems and eVTOL aircraft.

Johnny Melack

Head of Flight Test

Flight Test Engineer

Matt is excited to be leading the Flight Test program while advancing sustainable energy alternatives to urban mobility challenges. Before joining Archer, Matt was the Head of Flight Test at Airbus Vahana, where he led a successful test campaign to fully expand the demonstrator aircraft flight envelope. While he trained with a traditional aviation background, Matt developed an excitement for autonomous navigation, control, and obstacle avoidance while conducting unmanned systems research with helicopters at Purdue. During his studies, Matt also realized a passion for leading highly specialized teams after coxswaining the Purdue Novice Men’s Heavyweight Eight to a first place finish at the 2005 Dad Vail Regatta. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Purdue University. 

Matt Deal

Flight Test Lead

Chief Avionics Architect

Scott has worked for Silicon Valley software and hardware companies for over 25 years. Before joining Archer, Scott was also Chief Avionics Architect at Wisk, and worked on the design of both manned and unmanned eVTOL aircraft for over seven years. Early on at Wisk, he focused on the implementation of battery management and navigation systems. Scott began his career working on the research staff of the Concurrent VLSI Architecture Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied materials science and engineering as an undergraduate. Scott holds two dozen patents in fields as diverse as battery management, radionavigation, video compression and microprocessor architecture. 

Running towards the hard problems. Designing for performance, low noise, certification, and mass manufacturing.

The world's best electric VTOL aircraft engineers have chosen Archer. We're building a commercially viable aircraft that can travel 60 miles, at 150mph, with no single point of failure.

The electric range equation