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Archer · 12 hours ago

Staff BMS Electrical Engineer

San Jose, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$145K/yr - $189K/yr

3+ 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. As a BMS Electrical Engineer, you will own hardware designs for Archer’s high voltage battery management system, leading the design and integration of BMS PCBAs and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure safety and functionality.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead design of BMS PCBAs, through their full lifecycle - including circuit simulation, schematic capture, layout, routing, reviews, manufacturing, and revisions

Work closely with mechanical and software teams, from the beginning of the design process, to ensure that our BMS hardware seamlessly integrates into the battery pack

Design circuits for diagnostic coverage, redundancy, and fault-tolerance - working closely with systems and safety teams to ensure that our BMS hardware meets safety goals

Own PCBA bring-up and verification, working hands-on with lab equipment to check that the design functions across all operating conditions and fault injection cases

Support software development related to new circuits and revisions, updating and authoring interface documents as needed

Coordinate builds with PM team, DFM team, supply chain team, and quality team

Support production & manufacturing needs, including design-for-test, root-cause analysis of failures, component traceability, and build process development

Work with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration of the battery pack with other electrical systems on the aircraft

Work with BMS integration, software, and controls engineers to facilitate hardware fault injection tests on HILs and packs

Qualification

High voltage battery systemsBMS electronicsAltium DesignerCircuit simulation toolsPCB design rulesTroubleshooting skillsDesign-for-testRoot-cause analysisOrganizational skillsCommunication skills