Joby Aviation
Senior/Staff Test Engineer - Battery System Integration Testing
$133K–$232K
San Carlos, CA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 31, 2024
- Experience
- B.S. with 8+ years; M.S. with 6+ years; Ph.D. with 3+ years; or equivalent practical experience.
- Education
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D.; equivalent practical experience accepted.
About the job
Leads system-level integration testing of aircraft battery and energy storage subsystems, verifying performance, interfaces, safety, and certification readiness.
What you'll do
- Develop test plans, procedures, test setups, and configuration-controlled articles for aircraft-representative battery integration testing.
- Execute and analyze system, environmental, reliability, and fault-injection tests; investigate anomalies and document results for design and certification teams.
- Coordinate test readiness, resources, reviews, and documentation, including Qualification Test Plans and Procedures.
What they ask for
- B.S. with 8+ years of experience, M.S. with 6+ years, Ph.D. with 3+ years, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with battery system or vehicle-level integration testing across packs, BMS, power electronics, thermal management, and interfaces.
- Experience with high-voltage, high-power systems and knowledge of battery monitoring, BMS functionality, battery failure modes, mitigation, and high-voltage safety.
- Experience with instrumentation and data acquisition for integrated testing, plus environmental stress testing including thermal and humidity cycling, vibration, and electromagnetic interference.
Nice to have
- Experience with BMS hardware/software integration and functional verification, HIL testing, or commissioning integrated test labs.
- Experience with MATLAB/Python, LabView, airborne hardware standards such as DO-160, DO-311A, SAE, or MIL-810, or the FAA certification process.
Pay
USD 133,400 - USD 232,000/yr base pay
Tools
BMS, CAN, MATLAB, Python, LabView, HIL, DO-160, DO-311A
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