The hardware team is looking for an Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) Systems Engineer to help establish the engineering processes and certification framework for our electronics hardware - spanning both inverter and battery management system (BMS) development. You'll be embedded within the design team, working day-to-day with circuit designers to define requirements, build structured development workflows, review technical analyses, and ensure our hardware is developed to meet airborne certification standards. This is a foundational role: you'll help set the vision for how we develop certifiable hardware at scale, and build the templates, plans, and practices the team will rely on.
What you'll do:- Partner with Inverter and BMS hardware designers to define, manage, and trace requirements using tools like Polarion or DOORS
- Establish and maintain standardized design templates, review checklists (schematics, layouts, BOMs), and documentation practices across both hardware domains
- Review critical design analyses including DFMEAs, WCCA, margin/derating, thermal assessments, and protection function analyses relevant to both motor drive and battery management hardware
- Develop hardware development plans, verification strategies, and AEH certification artifacts in line with DO-254 and applicable airworthiness requirements
- Lead design reviews and ensure requirements are correctly implemented, traceable, and justified for certification
- Support definition of safety requirements flowing down from system-level analyses (ARP4754A, ARP4761) into inverter and BMS hardware
- Help build a scalable certification process that can grow with the team and apply consistently across power electronics hardware programs
What you need:- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of hardware systems or design engineering experience in regulated industries, with a focus on power electronics or safety-critical hardware
- Hands-on technical background in inverters, power converters, motor drives, or battery management systems
- Experience with structured hardware development processes such as DO-254
- Familiarity with circuit-level analyses - WCCA, derating, stress analysis, protection coordination
- Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion, DOORS, or similar)
- Strong technical communication and documentation skills
- Comfortable working as a peer within a design team rather than as an external reviewer
Bonus Qualifications: - Direct DO-254 and DO-160G experience
- Knowledge of SAE ARP4754A and ARP4761 (FMEA, FTA)
- Experience with high-power inverter systems and BMS hardware: cell monitoring, balancing, protection circuits, or isolation measurement
- Knowledge of SAE ARP4754A and ARP4761 (FMEA, FTA, safety requirements)
- Passion for aviation and eVTOLs
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company's business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $144,000 - $180,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
