Senior Flight Control Systems Engineer

Joby Aviation • Santa Cruz, CA

2d • $115,200 - $198,200

About The Position

As a Senior Flight Control Systems Engineer, you will own functionality in the flight control algorithm, design and orchestrate simulations to validate control law design, and direct verification activities for system level behavior in labs and on-aircraft. You will author and coordinate aircraft and system level requirements and support validation activities. You will work with the modeling team to create simulations and analysis frameworks for collecting and presenting critical design data. You will focus the Aircraft, Safety, Avionics, Loads, Performance, Rotor Dynamics, and Flight Test teams to identify deficiencies and refine the aircraft design. You will work with software engineers to ensure relevant tests are run and relevant artifacts are produced, stored, and linked.

Requirements

• B.S. + 5 years of experience, or M.S + 3 years of experience. in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or a related field
• Knowledge in classical controls, modern state-space controls, and numerical optimization
• Knowledge in multi-body dynamics, aerodynamics, and electrical powertrain
• Knowledge in digital signal processing and real-time embedded systems
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, and Python

Nice To Haves

• Passion about flying machines

Responsibilities

• Coordination of aircraft-level and system-level teams to solve design challenges
• Recommendations on design closure based on simulation and analysis of aircraft responses
• Development and implementation of flight control features
• Development of analysis and verification frameworks
• Requirement authorship and management

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

What This Job Offers

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