Archer · 8 hours ago
Power Conversion and Distribution System Lead
San Jose, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$173K/yr - $228K/yr
8+ years expArcher 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 Power Conversion and Distribution System Lead will define the architecture of power conversion systems, perform technical trade-offs, and lead integration efforts to ensure safety and reliability in aircraft systems.
AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Define the architecture of aircraft high voltage to low voltage power conversion and low voltage distribution system, including power electronics converters, batteries, power distribution units, circuit breaker units, and interfaces to avionics equipment for aircraft platforms
Perform key technical trade-offs for power conversion and distribution system to meet the aircraft function and safety requirements and optimize system performance such as weight and cost
Define system development roadmap and strategy to meet the program schedule and requirements, and perform make vs buy studies and decisions on key system components/modules
Lead electrical load analysis for the system, define and optimize the power budgets
Create power conversion and distribution system requirements, flow down the aircraft requirements to the system requirements, and define key features and characteristics of the electrical system
Collaborate with the cross-functional teams to define the requirements for system modules and boards, and lead the validation and verification of requirements
Lead the electrical system safety and reliability analysis, and support aircraft level and module level safety and reliability analysis
Lead integration of power conversion and distribution system and modules into the aircraft platforms, plan the module acceptance tests, integration tests, safety of flight tests and review and approve test results
Support airborne power conversion and distribution modules design, development and test based on the aircraft and electrical system requirements, system architecture and design standards established
Qualification
Required
BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years or MS with 8+ years of experience in related fields
Experience in developing electrical power conversion and distribution system architectures, requirements and specifications, validation and verification
Solid knowledge and hands-on experience on integrating the power electronics and control modules into the electrical system
Understand traditional and modern power electronics technologies including (not limited to): DC-DC and AC-DC/DC-AC power electronics topologies
Familiarity with both wide-band-gap and silicon power semiconductor devices, passive power devices, e.g. inductors, capacitors, resistors and transformers
Power electronics system design and hardware integration
Master of all types of lab instruments: oscilloscope, power supplies, electronics loads, function generators, network analyzer, EMC analyzers etc
Excellent organizational, communication and writing skills
Preferred
Ph. D. in power electronics
Familiarity with airborne electronics hardware standards, process and certification
Experience with power electronics products with 400V-1000V and multi-kilowatt range
Passion for aviation and eVTOLs
Company
Archer
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.48BKey Investors
BlackRockStellantisStellantis,United Airlines
2025-11-06Post Ipo Equity· $650M
2025-06-12Post Ipo Equity· $850M
2025-02-11Post Ipo Equity· $300M
Leadership Team
Adam Goldstein
Founder and CEO
Tom Muniz
Chief Technology Officer
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