Archer · 16 hours ago
Power Electronics Test Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$106K/yr - $145K/yr
3+ years expArcher 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. The Power Electronics Test Engineer will lead the hardware and software integration and development tests for high-performance aerospace power electronics products and drive continuous design and performance improvement of these products.
AerospaceElectric VehicleTransportationManufacturingAir Transportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead the hardware and software integration and development tests for the high performance aerospace power electronics (DC-DC, DC-AC, AC-DC) products
Responsible to specify, design, and perform testing of electrical aspects of product modules and boards implemented in airborne power conversion and distribution systems
Clearly define test plans and procedures, perform test cases and generate test reports for board/module bring-up, design verification and system integration, and support other tests including end-of-line, environmental / electrical stress and safety-of-flight
Lead tester designs from conception into production while working with cross-functional teams. Start to finish ownership of tester hardware to characterize / validate features, functions and performance of complex high voltage converters – from specification to design, build, manufacturing, and operation
Create development test cases for modules and boards
Tester design, covering both hardware and software needs
Test station build, bring-up, troubleshoot, operation and maintenance
Test station data consolidation, visualization, review and analysis
Conduct failure analysis of the modules / boards to understand the root cause and lead the cross-functional team effort to identify the resolutions
Support flight test data review and analysis for airborne power electronics products
Drive continuous design and performance improvement of power electronics products, and provide constructive and accurate feedbacks to the teams
Qualification
Required
BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years or MS with 1+ years of experience in related fields
Sound knowledge and hands-on experience in integration and testing of high voltage power electronics converters, mixed signal boards, and power / gate drive boards
Good understanding of power electronics components and modules, including power semiconductors, gate drivers, magnetic components (transformers, inductors), passive components, connectors, device characterization, converter topologies (DC-DC, DC-AC, AC-DC), mechanical packaging, thermal management, modulation techniques, and control methods
Experience converting requirements and schematics into test plans with pass / fail criteria
Familiarity with automated test station hardware and software tools (e.g. NI, Labview)
Master of all types of lab instruments: power supplies, oscilloscope, signal generators, network analyzer, electronic loads, CAN tools, etc
Experience performing the design and build of test stations
Experience managing vendors that are performing the design and build of test stations
Experience performing power electronics board and module bring-up and design verification test
Experience on root cause analysis of power converter module / board failures
Exceptional analytical problem solving skills for complex hardware / software and attention to details
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Preferred
Hands on experience with DO-160G testing
Embedded firmware development experience
Experience with Python, C, C++, Matlab
Experience in using circuit simulation software, schematic capture, and PCB layout software (e.g. Spice, Altium Designer)
Passion for aviation and eVTOLs
Company
Archer
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.48BKey Investors
BlackRockStellantisStellantis,United Airlines
2025-11-06Post Ipo Equity· $650M
2025-06-12Post Ipo Equity· $850M
2025-02-11Post Ipo Equity· $300M
Leadership Team
Adam Goldstein
Founder and CEO
Tom Muniz
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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