Joby Aviation
Test Engineer (Actuators/Mechanical Systems)
$90K–$144K
Santa Cruz, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024
- Experience
- Bachelor’s degree + 2 years of experience, or Advanced degree with relevant university project experience (or equivalent work experience).
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree + 2 years of experience, or Advanced degree with relevant university project experience (or equivalent work experience).
About the job
Performs validation and verification testing of flight-critical components and subsystems for VTOL electric aircraft, using test data to inform hardware design and production readiness.
What you'll do
- Develop test setups, plans, procedures, instrumentation, fixtures, and data acquisition systems for repeatable hardware testing.
- Execute and analyze tests, producing reports that guide engineering hardware optimization.
- Coordinate project timelines, resources, tools, and hardware needs with testing and engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree + 2 years of experience, or Advanced degree with relevant university project experience (or equivalent work experience).
- Experience with hardware testing in a laboratory environment and verification and validation testing of mechanical and electromechanical systems.
- Electromechanical or robotics experience, with familiarity in servo actuation concepts; ability to conduct hands-on tests using test hardware and data acquisition systems.
- Proficiency in using LabVIEW for data collection and DIAdem or MATLAB for data processing; experience with mechanical design, CAD, and manufacturing drawing creation.
Nice to have
- Experience with industrial test laboratory environments and procedures, high-voltage systems, or project management.
- Experience with Dassault Systèmes CATIA, machine shop fabrication, aircraft homebuilding or rapid prototyping, or FAA certification processes.
Pay
USD 90,100 - 143,500/yr base salary
Tools
LabVIEW, DIAdem, MATLAB, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Dassault Systèmes CATIA
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