Systems Test Equipment Engineer

Joby Aviation•Santa Cruz, CA

About The Position

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized, passionate individual to join our Testing Team. As part of this team, you will join a dynamic group responsible for integrated hardware in the loop testing, solving the novel challenges EVTOL present versus traditional aerospace technologies. The novel machines and test equipment developed will help collect data to inform and validate the company’s hardware designs and pave the way for one of the safest air mobility vehicles in history.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree +5yrs; Advanced degree +3yrs; or equivalent experience
Experience with hardware testing in a laboratory environment
Electro-mechanical / 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
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 and Low Voltage systems
Project management experience
Experience with Dassault Systems 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
Experience in instrumentation techniques and electro-mechanical systems
Aircraft homebuilding or rapid prototyping experience is a plus in novel self driven designs.

Responsibilities

Create, and mentor others in the creation of test setups and equipment for validation and verification of aircraft hardware
Design, analysis, drafting and manufacturing of test equipment
Work closely with the Airframe and Actuators, Propulsion and Avionics, Systems Engineering, and Software teams to capture the nuances of system architectures, and operating conditions, and develop and maintain representative test equipment.
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, including configuration control of generated engineering.
Analyze data collected during the aforementioned tests to ensure test equipment produces testing aligned to performance and company goals.
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