Aircraft Hardware Integration Engineer

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is seeking an experienced hardware engineer to own the build and bring-up of subscale aircraft platforms in a hands-on lab environment in the United States. You will mount and wire flight controllers, radios, and sensors, designing harnesses and power distribution to meet system requirements.

Required is a bachelor’s in a related engineering field and practical experience with embedded hardware on small aircraft or robotic platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Hands-on experience integrating hardware on small aircraft or robotic platforms.
• Experience with sensor/compute interfaces: MIPI, USB, Ethernet, CAN.
• Experience with wiring harness design, connectors, and cable routing.
• Knowledge of EMI mitigation and power management for embedded systems.
• Comfortable working hands-on in a lab/hangar environment with hardware bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Own the physical build and bring-up of subscale aircraft platforms — mounting and wiring flight controllers, companion computers, radios, and sensor payloads.
• Design and fabricate wiring harnesses, connectors, and power distribution for onboard electronics.
• Validate integrated hardware end-to-end on bench and on platform, coordinating with test and program teams.
• Troubleshoot EMI, power, and signal-integrity issues across sensor and compute interfaces.
• Collaborate with perception, navigation, and test engineers to ensure hardware meets system requirements.
• Maintain build documentation, wiring diagrams, and configuration records for fielded systems.

Skills

Hardware integration

Aircraft/Robotics

EMI/Power management

MIPI/USB/Ethernet/CAN

Wiring harness design

Lab bring-up

Flight controllers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

NVIDIA Jetson

CAN interfaces

Job description

Archer is seeking an experienced hardware engineer to own the build and bring-up of subscale aircraft platforms in a hands-on lab environment in the United States. You will mount and wire flight controllers, radios, and sensors, designing harnesses and power distribution to meet system requirements.

Required is a bachelor’s in a related engineering field and practical experience with embedded hardware on small aircraft or robotic platforms.