Joby Aviation
Performance Lead/DER
$126K–$277K
Santa Cruz, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024
- Experience
- Minimum 10 years of aerospace industry experience in flight performance, including test management and execution.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in engineering (aerospace engineering preferred).
About the job
Leads aerodynamic and aircraft performance analysis and testing throughout air vehicle development and certification, serving as a subject matter expert and FAA/EASA focal for Subpart B performance activities.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute aerodynamic performance analyses and tests; evaluate component and flight-test data to validate models and predictions.
- Conduct aircraft, propeller, and mission performance analyses and support multidisciplinary design trade studies and requirement verification.
- Support certification, test procedure development, and test execution for performance validation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in engineering; aerospace engineering preferred.
- At least 10 years of aerospace industry experience in flight performance, including test management and execution.
- Active Company or Consultant FAA DER authorization, or qualifications to become a DER under FAA Orders 8100.8D and 8110.37F.
- Experience with aerodynamic data, computational fluid dynamics, ground and flight test teams, AFMs/POHs, and FAA Subpart B compliance for Part 23 and/or 27 aircraft; knowledge of Part 91 regulations.
Nice to have
- FAA Part 25/29 certification experience; handling qualities/controllability; fly-by-wire systems; icing certification; air data systems; or equivalent EASA certification experience.
- MATLAB and/or scientific programming languages such as Python or C.
Pay
$126,000 - $277,000/yr (base salary)
Tools
computational fluid dynamics, Microsoft Office, Google Docs, MATLAB, Python, C, SAE ARP4761
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