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Joby Aviation

Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

$98K–$167K

Marina, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024

Experience
2+ years of relevant experience required; desired qualification: MS/PhD or 5+ years of experience.
Education
B.S. in Engineering or relevant discipline or equivalent work experience and training.

About the job

Develops and maintains flight-test instrumentation hardware, software, installation processes, and data systems for Joby’s test aircraft.

What you'll do

  • Develop and configure instrumentation hardware and software, and create installation processes for multiple aircraft.
  • Use LabVIEW and related tools to enable real-time and post-flight data visualization, automated data pipelines, and calibration traceability.
  • Analyze flight data and support the transition from R&D testing to certification flight testing.

What they ask for

  • B.S. in Engineering or relevant discipline, or equivalent work experience and training.
  • 2+ years of relevant experience.
  • Mechanical design and manufacturing experience; experience with data acquisition hardware and sensors, including installation.
  • Fluency using LabVIEW for data collection, real-time data analytics, and GUI development; experience with post-processing tools or scripting, digital signal processing, and wireless data transmission.

Nice to have

  • MS/PhD or 5+ years of experience; experience with CATIA.
  • Flight-test or aircraft-certification experience; NI Hardware, specifically cDAQ and c series modules; or aircraft testing, aerospace, and rapid prototyping experience.

Pay

USD 97,600 - USD 167,100/yr base pay

Tools

LabVIEW, Diadem, MATLAB, Python, CATIA, NI Hardware, cDAQ, c series modules

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