Airframe & Actuators - Test Engineer (Actuators/Mechanical Systems)

Joby Aviation•Santa Cruz, CA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized, passionate individual to join their Testing Team. As part of this team, the individual will perform validation and verification testing of flight-critical components and sub-systems for VTOL electric aircraft. The data collected during these tests will inform the company’s hardware design efforts and pave the way to production ready hardware.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree +5yrs; Advanced degree +3yrs; or equivalent experience
Experience with hardware testing in a laboratory environment
Electromechanical / robotics experience, familiarity with concepts of servo actuation
Experience performing verification and validation testing of mechanical and electro-mechanical systems
Ability to perform hands on tests including setting up and executing tests with test hardware and data acquisition
Fluent in using LabView for data collection and Diadem/MATLAB for data processing
Experience with mechanical design and manufacturing drawing creation, Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Excellent problem solving and communication skills
Strong analytical background
Strong communication and social skills. The ability to work with many different people and manage working relationships

Nice To Haves

Experience with industrial test laboratory environments and procedures
Experience with High Voltage systems
Project management experience
Experience with Dassault Systemes CAD Catia, specifically using Generative Shape Design, Part Design and Assembly Design
Hands on machine shop skills using lathe, mill, welder, and other machine shop equipment
Aircraft homebuilding or rapid prototyping experience is a plus
Experience with aircraft FAA certification processes

Responsibilities

Create, and mentor others in the creation of test setups for validation and verification of aircraft hardware
Work closely with the Airframe and Actuators, Propulsion and Avionics, and Software teams to capture the nuances of the components, system architectures, and operating conditions, and turning them into representative tests
Develop formal test plans, test procedures, instrumentation plans, test stand/fixture designs, data acquisition architectures, and any other necessary tools to allow for thorough and repeatable testing of specimens as discussed
Analyze data collected during the aforementioned tests to generate reports that will provide quantifiable feedback to the engineering teams allowing for hardware optimization
Manage the project status and timelines for the Testing Team and collaborate with Team Lead to ensure proper resource allocation to de-risk the critical paths
Create and implement tools to maximize Testing Team productivity
Manage the hardware needs of the Testing Team and provide recommendations for investment