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Archer · 9 hours ago

Electrical Application Engineer

San Jose, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$173K/yr - $216K/yr

2+ years exp

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. The Electrical Application Engineer will be responsible for creating wiring diagrams, modifying harnesses, and collaborating with engineering teams to define system architecture and wiring connections.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Create wiring diagrams and associated wire harness drawing documentation using Mentor Graphics Capital, Logic and HarnessXC

Modify conformal aircraft harnesses to add wiring for test lab specific needs (tap ins, relays, data logging, switches, power supplies)

Understand and implement communication protocols (ARINC, CAN, Ethernet, Serial)

Follow industry best practices and guidance for the design and installation of the wire harnesses (AC 43.13-1B, AS50881, ASTM F2639)

Work with avionics, power plant and electrical engineering teams to define the system architecture and wiring connections, including grounding schemes and EMI mitigation strategies

Use your knowledge of industry standard components to select optimal parts to suit specific design applications and requirements

Troubleshoot and test wiring during lab bring up, test and operation, and offer resolutions and rework instructions when required

Use strong configuration and change management skills to track and match the changes to the lab with the design progression of the aircraft

Lead technical Design Reviews of Electrical Wiring systems

Mentor, train, and develop engineers in the Electrical Wiring team

Review and approve documentation such as test reports, BOMs, Drawings, etc

Qualification

Wiring CAD softwareCommunication protocolsElectrical Wiring systemsHands-on harness experienceIndustry standard componentsMentoring engineersConfiguration managementTechnical Design ReviewsDocumentation review