Airborne Electronic Hardware Systems Engineer

About Archer

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. We design, manufacture, and operate all-electric aircraft capable of carrying four passengers while producing minimal noise, advancing sustainable air mobility.

We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces diversity, recognizing that it drives better insights and lifts all team members to success.

The Role

The hardware team is seeking an Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) Systems Engineer to establish engineering processes and certification frameworks for electronics hardware spanning inverter and battery management system (BMS) development. You will be embedded within the design team, working day-to-day with circuit designers to define requirements, build structured workflows, review technical analyses, and ensure hardware meets airborne certification standards. This is a foundational role where you'll set the vision for certifiable hardware development at scale and build the templates, plans, and practices the team will rely on.

What You'll Do

• Partner with Inverter and BMS hardware designers to define, manage, and trace requirements using tools like Polarion or DOORS
• Establish and maintain standardized design templates, review checklists (schematics, layouts, BOMs), and documentation practices across hardware domains
• Review critical design analyses including DFMEAs, WCCA, margin/derating, thermal assessments, and protection function analyses for motor drive and battery management hardware
• Develop hardware development plans, verification strategies, and AEH certification artifacts in line with DO-254 and applicable airworthiness requirements
• Lead design reviews and ensure requirements are correctly implemented, traceable, and justified for certification
• Support definition of safety requirements flowing from system-level analyses (ARP4754A, ARP4761) into inverter and BMS hardware
• Build a scalable certification process that grows with the team and applies consistently across power electronics hardware programs

What You Need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hardware systems or design engineering experience in regulated industries, with focus on power electronics or safety-critical hardware
• Hands-on technical background in inverters, power converters, motor drives, or battery management systems
• Experience with structured hardware development processes such as DO-254
• Familiarity with circuit-level analyses—WCCA, derating, stress analysis, and thermal management
• Understanding of aerospace certification requirements and airworthiness standards