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Electrical Controls Engineer Job Description:
Location: San Jose, California, United States Company: Archer, an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Role Summary:
- Develop, build, and retrofit electrical control systems for existing equipment.
- Support scale-up of new manufacturing lines.
- Automation and controls engineering including PLC programming, HMI development, and integration of manufacturing equipment into scalable production lines.
Responsibilities:
- Own electrical and functional safety architecture ensuring compliance with NFPA 79, IEC 60204-1, UL 508A, ISO 13849-1.
- Define and drive factory standards for equipment, controls hardware/software, and safety systems.
- Serve as technical lead with external integrators ensuring delivery to Archer specifications and performance targets.
- Lead installation, commissioning, and qualification of new equipment and tooling.
- Design and deploy MES interfaces and operator-focused HMIs.
- Resolve complex electrical, controls, and safety issues; drive continuous improvement in quality, throughput, cost.
- Provide controls leadership for prototype lines and internally developed equipment; ensure effective handoff to production teams.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
- 5+ years experience in electrical controls and automation.
- Hands-on experience designing and commissioning electrical control systems for automated manufacturing equipment.
- Strong knowledge of electrical and safety standards including NFPA 79, NEC, UL 508A, ANSI/RIA 15.06, OSHA.
- Expertise in electrical power distribution, control panel design, field wiring; schematic development using EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical.
- Advanced experience programming PLC-based control systems (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff), including structured cyclic execution architectures (e.g., ISA-88).
- Strong understanding of industrial communication networks and system integration.
- Experience with HMI/SCADA development (e.g., Ignition Perspective) integrated with PLC-based systems.
- Experience integrating MES and database systems (SQL) with manufacturing equipment and controls.
- Ability to specify/select electrical controls hardware including circuit protection, drives, instrumentation, safety devices.
- Strong troubleshooting skills for complex electrical/controls issues in production environments.
- Self-directed engineer with strong analytical skills; ability to lead technical execution.
- Willingness to travel domestically/internationally up to 20%.
Bonus Qualifications:
- NFPA 70E certification or equivalent electrical safety training.
- RIA certifications such as Certified Vision Professional or Certified Motion Control Professional.
- Hands-on experience supporting battery module/pack manufacturing environments.
- Experience developing/executing PFMEAs for automated manufacturing systems.
- Working knowledge of NX and Teamcenter for design data/lifecycle management.
Additional Information:
- Safety sensitive role requiring background check and drug screening.
- Base pay target range: $126,700 - $168,000 depending on knowledge/skills/experience.
- Commitment to diversity/inclusion; reasonable accommodations available upon request.
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