Senior Test Engineer - Electrical

Number of employees

900

San Jose, United States

Posted on: 2022-06-21

Category: transportation

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Archer is designing, manufacturing, and operating a fully electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150mph while producing minimal noise. Archer's team is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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 for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph 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:

  • Responsible to specify, design, and perform testing of electrical aspects of the module and boards implemented in a high power inverter targeted for aerospace applications
  • Clearly specify and perform test cases for the module / boards to support end-of-line and design verification testing
  • Lead tester designs from conception into production while working with a multidisciplinary team
  • Start to finish ownership of tester hardware – from specification to design, prototype, operation and manufacturing
    • Develop test cases for the module and boards
    • Tester design, covering both hardware and software needs
    • Test station build and bring-up
    • Test station operation and maintenance
    • Test station data consolidation and visualization
    • Troubleshoot and help root cause any test station issues

What you need:

  • BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years or MS with 1+ years of experience in related fields
  • Sound knowledge and hands-on experience in testing high voltage inverters, mixed signal boards, and gate drive boards
  • Experience converting requirements and schematics into test plans with pass / fail criteria
  • Familiarity with automated test station hardware and software tools (e.g. NI, Labview)
  • Master of all types of lab instruments: power supplies, oscilloscope, signal generators, etc.
  • Experience performing the design and build of test stations
  • Experience managing vendors that are performing the design and build of test stations
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills

Bonus Qualifications: 

  • Hands on experience with DO-160G testing
  • Embedded firmware development experience
  • Experience in using circuit simulation software, schematic capture, and PCB layout software (e.g. Spice, Altium Designer)
  • Passion for aviation and eVTOLs
Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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