Power Electronics Electrical Engineering Lead

Joby Aviation • San Carlos, CA

1d • $201,000 - $307,700

About The Position

Joby Aviation is seeking a talented power electronics leader to guide our growing power electronics team into the future of electric aviation. This is a hands-on technical leader who can quickly grasp technical concepts as they relate to high-voltage inverters, DC-DC converters and power conversion more broadly. The ideal leader will possess deep technical understanding of power conversion topologies, wide-bandgap device physics, analog and digital domains and strong leadership in deep-dive root cause analysis processes.
The successful candidate will help shape and define future architectures for electric propulsion and power conversion at Joby, working closely with mechanical, software, and other cross-functional teams and contribute towards the design of prototype motor-control inverters and DC/DCs from 0.5-200 kW. This is a hands-on position. Engineers are responsible for seeing their projects through from concept design to delivery and support of hardware. Optimizing designs for reliability, weight, and efficiency will be a focus.

Requirements

• M.S. in electrical engineering or related discipline
• Strong EE fundamentals, including: °10 years designing and developing power electronics, in particular, inverters for driving 50kW to 200kW motors °Strong grasp of motor control theory for surface and interior permanent magnet machines
• Schematic capture and PCB design
• Experience with component selection
• Completed (designed/built/tested) high voltage/high power designs
• Great communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. in relevant discipline with a focus in power electronics
• 3-5 years working in aerospace with a strong background in DO-160 compliance
• Familiarity with Altium Designer
• Wide bandgap semiconductors
• Exposure to regulatory certification
• Design-for-reliability, including use of DFMEA and fault trees
• Designing for high EMI environments
• Battery systems

Responsibilities

• Down-select from multiple architectural paths to those that specifically address Joby’s unique needs for gravimetric and volumetric power densities.
• Present concepts to technical leaders identifying technical challenges and risks.
• Prioritize the power electronics team’s tasks to meet company objectives.
• Conduct design reviews that effectively reduce board spins while maintaining a high speed development process.
• Guide the team through critical root cause analyses that lead to objective conclusions and actions that contain and resolve failures.
• Create processes that streamline efficiencies and enhance creativity while capturing documentation necessary in an aerospace environment.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to optimize placement of high power modules/components and bus bars.
• Define how the team works to create a free-flowing design environment while also capturing requirements, producing DFMEAs, defining and executing verification activities.

Benefits

• Joby also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 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, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level