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We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.\nThe 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.\nWhat you’ll do:\nPartner with Inverter and BMS hardware designers to define, manage, and trace requirements using tools like Polarion or DOORS\nEstablish and maintain standardized design templates, review checklists (schematics, layouts, BOMs), and documentation practices across both hardware domains\nReview critical design analyses including DFMEAs, WCCA, margin/derating, thermal assessments, and protection function analyses relevant to both motor drive and battery management hardware\nDevelop hardware development plans, verification strategies, and AEH certification artifacts in line with DO-254 and applicable airworthiness requirements\nLead design reviews and ensure requirements are correctly implemented, traceable, and justified for certification\nSupport definition of safety requirements flowing down from system-level analyses (ARP4754A, ARP4761) into inverter and BMS hardware\nHelp build a scalable certification process that can grow with the team and apply consistently across power electronics hardware programs\nWhat you need:\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience\n5+ years of hardware systems or design engineering experience in regulated industries, with a focus on power electronics or safety-critical hardware\nHands-on technical background in inverters, power converters, motor drives, or battery management systems\nExperience with structured hardware development processes such as DO-254\nFamiliarity with circuit-level analyses - WCCA, derating, stress analysis, protection coordination\nExperience with requirements management tools (Polarion, DOORS, or similar)\nStrong technical communication and documentation skills\nComfortable working as a peer within a design team rather than as an external reviewer\nBonus Qualifications: \nDirect DO-254 and DO-160G experience\nKnowledge of SAE ARP4754A and ARP4761 (FMEA, FTA)\nExperience with high-power inverter systems and BMS hardware: cell monitoring, balancing, protection circuits, or isolation measurement\nKnowledge of SAE ARP4754A and ARP4761 (FMEA, FTA, safety requirements)\nPassion for aviation and eVTOLs\nAt 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.\nArcher is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.\nInformation collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy.\nCertain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.\nArcher 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.\nArcher Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to . 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