Senior Power Electronics Engineer for eVTOL Inverters

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is seeking a senior electrical engineer to design high‑voltage, high‑power density motor controllers for electric VTOL aircraft. You will own hardware from concept to production, performing EMC testing, and leading cross‑functional teams to meet specifications.

You will work with Altium or Xpedition, develop MOSFET gate drive circuits, power supplies and sensing circuits, and ensure robust integration from circuit to manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant electrical system and circuit board design experience.
• Strong knowledge of power electronics technologies including inverter tech, MOSFETs and gate drivers.
• Experience with wide bandgap devices (SiC, GaN) and high voltage systems.
• Experience with schematic capture and circuit simulation tools.
• PCB layout experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high voltage, high power density motor controllers for eVTOL applications.
• Own hardware from specification through to production, including reliability validation and manufacturing.
• Perform EMC testing and analysis for power electronics systems.
• Lead new designs with a multidisciplinary team and ensure integration.
• Design MOSFET gate drive circuits, power supplies, sensing circuits and bus architectures.
• Create schematics, layouts and review PCB designs; verify prototypes with tests.
• Analyze test data to verify performance against specifications and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Microcontrollers

Sensor technology

Gate drive design

Education

Electrical Engineering Degree

Tools

Altium Designer

Xpedition

Job description

Archer is seeking a senior electrical engineer to design high‑voltage, high‑power density motor controllers for electric VTOL aircraft. You will own hardware from concept to production, performing EMC testing, and leading cross‑functional teams to meet specifications.

You will work with Altium or Xpedition, develop MOSFET gate drive circuits, power supplies and sensing circuits, and ensure robust integration from circuit to manufacturing.