Drimva

Joby Aviation

Project Engineer - System Test

$104K–$184K

Santa Cruz, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024

Experience
5+ years in project/program management or technical team leadership.
Education
B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.

About the job

Coordinates system-level test projects for S4 aircraft certification, managing schedules, resources, technical planning, and delivery across test teams and sites.

What you'll do

  • Plan schedules, milestones, and resource allocation; track progress, risks, and needs against company goals.
  • Manage team tasks and test requests in JIRA, maintain strategic plans, and ensure test documentation is complete.
  • Support test planning, execution, root cause analysis, and delivery of test results across hardware, software, and test equipment.

What they ask for

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of experience in project/program management or technical team leadership.
  • Expertise in project management tools such as Smartsheet and JIRA.
  • Experience managing multiple high-paced engineering projects simultaneously; strong organizational, attention-to-detail, and leadership skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience with system-level testing and test laboratory environments and procedures.
  • Experience with aircraft certification (ARP 4754, DO-160, DO-178), regulatory requirements, compliance testing, aircraft software engineering processes, and test verification.

Pay

$104,400 - $183,500/yr (base salary)

Tools

Smartsheet, JIRA, ARP 4754, DO-160, DO-178

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