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Power Electronics Test Engineer

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Archer Aviation

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United States , San Jose

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105600.00 - 145200.00 USD / Year
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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.

Job Responsibility:

  • 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

Requirements:

  • 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

Nice to have:

  • 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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 10, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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