USD per year
Electrical Test Engineer
San Jose, California, United States 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. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise. Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
What you’ll do:
- Design and build reliable automated test equipment to conduct functional tests on PCBAs or modules.
- Work together with Design Engineers, System Engineers, and Reliability Engineers to Identify design critical operating modes and create design validation test plans.
- Work with test technicians to build validation test setups and execute test plans and teardowns.
- Investigate device failures to determine root cause and drive product improvements.
- Identify and plan critical tests to validate new technologies.
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience with physical testing and analysis of mechanical or electronic systems against detailed requirements.
- 2+ years of direct automation design and build experience (automated testing, manufacturing, robotics, industrial etc.)
- Experience leading and driving technical projects to completion.
- Good understanding of electrical circuit design andpower electronics.
- Experience with Python and NI(LabVIEW, TestStand, or VeriStand).
- Experience with electrical test equipment, hand tools, power tools.
Bonus Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience with component, system, or vehicle validation testing (FAA DO160, Biomedical FDA testing, or equivalent.)
- Good Electrical Engineering Background (active circuit design, power electronics, digital circuits, motor drives, signal measurement and conditioning)
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams across an organization.
- Strong communicator and presenter of technical content.
- Experience using CAD software to create basic fixtures.
- Experience with HV systems and safety.
- Experience with integrated system communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, RS485 etc.)
Archer is engineering the future of urban transportation with electric air taxis designed to provide safe, sustainable, low noise, and efficient travel above city traffic. Their aircraft, named Midnight, features all-electric tilt-propeller technology capable of carrying 4 passengers plus a pilot. Archer is working through certification with the FAA and other global aviation authorities to safely integrate their aircraft into airspace for passenger flights in major cities. They target 20-50 mile routes that typically take over an hour in traffic, aiming to reduce commute times to minutes.
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