Joby Aviation
GCS & Flight Test Instrumentation Technician
Marina, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024
- Experience
- 4-6 years of relevant experience
- Education
- High school diploma
About the job
Maintains and develops ground control stations, telemetry, data acquisition hardware, and flight test instrumentation for Joby’s eVTOL flight test aircraft.
What you'll do
- Build, install, modify, troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate flight test instrumentation and ground control station equipment.
- Fabricate and manage cable harnesses and configure onboard and ground station software and instrumentation.
- Support experimental flight testing and related ground, antenna, and preflight operations.
What they ask for
- Experience with sensor installations and cable management.
- Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings and work instructions.
- Hands-on machine shop skills using a lathe, mill, sheet metal breaks, welder, and other machine shop equipment.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; hands-on attitude with analytical background.
Nice to have
- Experience with NI Hardware, specifically cDAQ and c series modules; Python or another scripting language; networking, Linux, and IT system configuration; telemetry, antenna systems, and RF link setup and troubleshooting.
- Experience with high voltage electronics, aircraft composite structures or mechanical systems, aerospace, or rapid prototyping.
Pay
$36-$52/hr (base pay)
Tools
NI Hardware, cDAQ, c series modules, Python, Linux
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