Equipment Engineering Lead
About The Position
Joby Aviation is seeking an Equipment Engineering Manager to make the machines that make our aircraft. You’ll lead a growing team of mechanical engineers, controls engineers, and high-skill build technicians to advance the safety, quality, and throughput of our production lines. The role spans atoms and bits, making the next generation of Powertrain & Electronics Manufacturing’s physical and digital connected machines. The ideal candidate knows equipment engineering is a partner to manufacturing engineers and manufacturing test engineers to set up production to succeed. Come help us build advanced powertrains and electronics equipment as we transform transportation.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering or a relevant field with 8+ years of experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Demonstrated experience professionally developing technical teams and setting up team members to succeed
- Ability to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from concept through deployment to manufacturing
Nice To Haves
- Mastery of ASME Y14.5-2018
- Experience with SolidWorks or equivalent CAD
- Experience with Fanuc robots, Beckhoff PLCs, and Ignition
- Experience with Kafka and MQTT
Responsibilities
- Partner with manufacturing and manufacturing test engineers to innovate the process equipment behind our most complex, novel products
- Lead the architecture, design, build, commissioning, and qualification of manufacturing equipment with both in-house teams and third-party equipment integrators
- Lead controls engineers to design and deliver semi-automated and fully automated workstations that are connected to our web platforms via the Factory System team’s “kiban pipeline”
- Lead mechanical engineers to design and deliver manual, semi-automated, and fully automated manufacturing tooling and workstations
- Lead high-skill multi-disciplinary technicians to build complex electromechanical manual, semi-automated, and fully-automated manufacturing tooling and workstations in a constant feedback loop with the engineers
- Partner with the Factory Systems team to determine the software and data pipeline interface, go-forward architecture, and development priorities
Benefits
- paid time off
- healthcare benefits
- a 401(k) plan with a company match
- an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- short-term and long-term disability coverage
- life insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
