Joby Aviation
Battery Safety Simulation & Test Engineer
$134K–$184K
San Carlos, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024
- Experience
- BS + 3 years or MS + 1 year; desired: advanced degree and 5+ years.
- Education
- BS or MS in mechanical engineering, thermals, physics, or related field; desired advanced degree in a relevant engineering or science field.
About the job
Owns battery safety simulation, testing, and analysis to inform battery and vehicle design and support aircraft certification.
What you'll do
- Develop and refine cell models and conduct thermal simulations for battery cells, modules, packs, and vehicle-level design.
- Plan, design, and execute battery performance and abuse-safety tests; maintain test equipment and documentation.
- Analyze and present test and simulation results, and lead cross-functional work with battery, systems, and certification teams.
What they ask for
- BS plus 3 years of experience or MS plus 1 year of experience in mechanical engineering, thermals, physics, or a related field.
- Solid understanding of cell and battery hazards and failure modes.
- Strong foundation in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and electrical engineering fundamentals.
- Fundamental understanding of sensing and data acquisition principles.
Nice to have
- Advanced relevant engineering or science degree and 5+ years of experience; Li-ion cell design, modeling, testing, and abuse-testing experience.
- CAD, data processing, data acquisition, or thermal simulation experience; CATIA preferred.
Pay
$134,100 - $184,300/yr (base salary)
Tools
CFD, CATIA, Python, LabVIEW, ANSYS Fluent, COMSOL, STAR-CCM+, MATLAB/Simulink
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