Acoustics Intern

Joby Aviation • Santa Cruz, CA

2d

About The Position

Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.

Requirements

• Graduate student in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with computational aero acoustics and sound propagation modeling
• Ability to work in groups and individually
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with stakeholders across a wide range of technical disciplines
• Knowledge of rotorcraft aerodynamics and acoustics
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Python

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of CFD and FWH methods
• Understanding of acoustic metrics and acoustic masking
• Experience with Git/GitHub

Responsibilities

• Perform aircraft noise predictions and community noise assessment using acoustic propagation software.
• Conduct acoustic simulations using tools such as Advanced Acoustic Model, Aviation Environmental Design Tool, and SoundPLAN
• Perform aircraft acoustic analyses to compare noise sources
• Develop software framework and data pipeline for acoustic evaluation of new locations
• Verification and presentation of predictions to guide future operations
• Develop documentation and presentations to document acoustic impacts for specific infrastructure locations

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern