Sr. Electrical Engineer, MCU & Sensing

Responsibilities

• Lead the microcontroller, sensing and control board development from conception, prototype to production for high performance airborne power conversion and distribution products
• Develop detailed electrical system requirements based on design functional needs, then design complete electrical systems to meet your requirements
• Perform schematic capture in Altium Designer
• Perform and/or supervise detailed design layout
• Use simulations, prototypes, engineering tests, detailed electrical measurements to ensure your designs work as expected
• Design processor and communication architectures and select suitable microcontrollers for implementation
• Design power supply, communication, sensing, and measurement electronic circuits
• Collaborate with other mechanical, systems, electrical, safety and manufacturing engineers to optimize your design for overall vehicle performance
• Develop and execute engineering validation plans to verify your design meets all requirements
• Document design analysis to include Worst Case Circuit Analyses (WCCA), Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), and Component Safe Operating Area Margin Analysis
• What You Need
• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years or MS with 3+ years of experience in related fields of electrical system and circuit board design
• Strong ability to work cross functionally and drive decisions to closure
• Demonstrated ability to design a PCBA from a blank sheet to production
• Understanding of analog and power circuits (MOSFETs, op-amps, switching regulators, gate drivers, etc.)
• Experience designing PCBAs to avoid electromagnetic interference, minimizing stray inductance and capacitance, separating power/signal planes
• Experience designing PCBAs for high-speed communications
• Experience with component selection, including simulation, tolerance, variance, power dissipation etc
• Skilled using electrical engineering tools like oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, semiconductor testers, etc
• Experience shipping high-volume electronics products
• Experience designing for mission critical systems using fail-safe and redundant designs
• Experience architecting designs to meet functional safety requirements
• Bonus Qualifications
• Experience designing electrical systems for aerospace or automotive requirements
• Hands on experience with aviation DO-160G testing and DO-254 development
• Knowledge of what can be performed in embedded programming
• Passion for aviation and eVTOLs
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Additional Information

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.

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