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Archer · 2 days ago

Electrical Lead, Power Architecture

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$163K/yr - $204K/yr

7+ years exp

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, focused on building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The Electrical Lead will lead the design and architecture of high voltage propulsion inverter and generator systems, collaborate with various teams to ensure reliable system design, and oversee simulation and validation activities.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the design and architecture of HV propulsion inverter and generator systems, including semiconductor topology, switching control, EMI, and thermal performance

Architect the LV electrical system, including DC/DC converters, power distribution, auxiliary loads, grounding, and redundancy

Contribute to architecture definition, trade studies and help manage system-level electrical requirements and interfaces across HV and LV domains

Collaborate closely with battery, motor, avionics, software, and thermal teams to ensure integrated, reliable system design

Drive component selection, supplier evaluation, and validation planning for power electronics and distribution systems

Oversee simulation, modeling, and analysis activities (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, SPICE) for system behavior, loss estimation, and transient response

Develop and execute validation strategies, including module bring-up, EMC compliance, thermal testing, and integrated testing

Support functional safety analysis and documentation (e.g., ISO 26262, DO-160, ARP4754, DFMEA)

Maintain technical documentation and lead design reviews across project milestones

Qualification

HV inverter designLV system architecturePower distributionSystem simulationWide-bandgap devicesDigital control platformsTechnical communicationMentoring junior engineersFunctional safety analysisMultidisciplinary collaborationTechnical documentation