EMC Design Engineer for Aerospace Power Electronics

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Aviation, based in San Jose, CA, is designing an all-electric VTOL aircraft for sustainable air mobility. We seek an EMI/EMC engineer to design, analyze, and test EMI filters, performing in-depth simulations and providing layout and grounding guidance to the electrical and mechanical teams.

Responsibilities include working with EMC test labs to achieve DO-160G/MIL 461G compliance and supporting aircraft‑level pre‑compliance testing.

Qualifications

• Strong background in EMI analysis/simulation for power electronics.
• Experience with circuit simulation tools and Ansys EM tools.
• Familiarity with EMI testing equipment and standards DO-160/MIL-461/CISPR.
• EMC pre‑compliance and certifications in aerospace/automotive preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design/analyze/test EMI filters for Archer products.
• Perform circuit and FEM simulations for emissions, susceptibility, ESD, and lightning.
• Provide EMC recommendations for PCB layout, shielding, grounding.
• Collaborate with EMC Test Engineers to certify products for DO-160/MIL 461G.
• Coordinate with testing labs for aircraft level pre‑compliance.

Skills

EMI analysis

Circuit simulation

EMC tools

DO-160 / MIL 461

Tools

MATLAB

PLECS

PSIM

HFSS

Maxwell

Q3D

SIWave

Job description

Archer Aviation, based in San Jose, CA, is designing an all-electric VTOL aircraft for sustainable air mobility. We seek an EMI/EMC engineer to design, analyze, and test EMI filters, performing in-depth simulations and providing layout and grounding guidance to the electrical and mechanical teams.

Responsibilities include working with EMC test labs to achieve DO-160G/MIL 461G compliance and supporting aircraft‑level pre‑compliance testing.