Senior Systems Engineer, Energy Storage & Distribution Systems (ESDS)

Joby Aviation•San Carlos, CA

4d•$158,600 - $205,100

About The Position

Joby Aviation is seeking a passionate Senior Systems Engineer to join our growing team. This multidisciplinary role involves owning the architecture, integration, and life-cycle success of aircraft systems, from requirements management through certification and entry into service. The engineer will coordinate with various departments including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software, Flight Test, Manufacturing, and Operations, and will work closely with FAA Engineers and Joby DERs to ensure system compliance with airworthiness regulations. The position requires a basic understanding of aircraft systems, system development, and industry-specific certification processes. Key traits for success include a positive attitude, strong work ethic, self-management skills, adaptability, and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment. This specific role focuses on energy storage systems, particularly the Battery Management System, and electrical distribution systems. The Senior Systems Engineer, Energy Storage and Distribution will be responsible for some or all systems related to: Energy storage, with a focus on the Battery Management System Distribution systems (electrical systems interconnects)

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics required; Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering preferred
Understanding and application of disciplined systems engineering processes
Familiarity with requirements management
Familiarity with safety assessment concepts
3-5 years of experience working with energy storage equipment, including batteries and/or battery management systems.
Excellent verbal and technical writing skills in English language
Ability to work collaboratively, with self-starter skills that enables self-sufficiency
Proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Docs

Nice To Haves

Minimum 5 years of Aerospace industry experience in primary flight and propulsion control
Electric vehicle technology experience
Experience (5+ years) integrating and testing complex, highly integrated systems in a laboratory environment
Understand and have applied development assurance processes per SAE ARP4754A
Familiar with safety assessment process, methods, and analyses (FHA, FMEA/FMECA, FTA, CCA) used in safety assessments (PSSA, SSA) per SAE ARP4761
Working knowledge of DO-160G environmental qualification
Familiarity and experience with FAA Part 23, Part 25, Part 27, and/or Part 29 Certification Regulations (Part 23 is highly desired)
Use of Requirements Management tools (working knowledge of Siemens Polarion is a plus)
Experience using Atlassian tools including Jira, Confluence, and Crucible
Familiar with Dassault Systems Engineering and Management tools (Enovia)

Responsibilities

Involvement in writing, conducting validation analyses and reviews, and validating all levels of the system requirements
Supporting design teams in trade studies, subsystem interface definition, requirements flow-down, development analyses, modeling and simulation activities, and assessment of results
Leading and performing system integration activities including: Verification test plan definition, Test case development and review, Detailed test procedure development and review, Automated and manual Verification test execution, Data reduction and analyses, Problem reporting, resolution, and tracking issue to closure
Writing Test Reports
Creating, analyzing, and managing issues, technical risks, and opportunities for subsystems using enterprise tools
Preparing artifacts and briefing material for internal and external technical meetings design reviews, program reviews, and safety-of-flight reports for the aircraft
Assists in creating Type Certification documents and reports for the Regulatory Authorities