Systems Engineer, IFPCS Verification

Company Overview

Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA.

With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.

Joby Aviation is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Verification Engineer to join our Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System (IFPCS) team at our Santa Cruz, CA facility. The Verification Engineer will report to the IFPCS Verification Team Lead and will play a key role in advancing the verification of flight and propulsion control system for the JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft.

The Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System has responsibility for the aircraft primary flight control functions — including pilot inceptors, flight sensors, data processing and communications, control laws, control surface and propulsion effectors, vehicle navigation, and air data sensors — as well as some vehicle management functions, which are all combined to effect stability, guidance and control of the aircraft.

The position offers the opportunity to apply a broad range of systems and verification engineering skills, with accountabilities spanning requirements verification, Failure Mode and Effects Testing (FMET), test automation, and certification artifact preparation. The program is currently in the late Detailed Design Phase, with a principal focus on system integration, design validation, and verification activities.

• Develop, review or contribute to aspects of Verification activities such as test plans, test cases, and test procedures for an integrated Flight Control/Propulsion system
• Conduct verification activities to confirm aircraft control system behavior, including dynamic aircraft response resulting from real or simulated failures
• Perform data analyses and test report generation based on results of verification test campaigns
• Manage problem reports, resolve technical issues, and track findings to closure
• Collaborate with the Analysis Team on simulation test cases supporting IFPCS program milestones and formal performance reports
• Develop automation capabilities to support execution of Verification Test Cases
• Work with the IFPCS team to develop verification test cases as a means of compliance to FAA regulatory requirements
• Prepare verification artifacts, briefing materials, and technical documentation for design reviews, program reviews, safety-of-flight reports, and regulatory audits
• Assist in creating Type Certification documents and Verification reports for submittal to Regulatory Authorities
• Report technical risks identified, and provide idea opportunities associated with IFPCS verification activities
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Design, Systems Engineering, Quality, Development Assurance, Airworthiness, and Program Management teams on impacts of the verification activities
• Provide guidance and mentoring to team members, on any technical expertise related to the development and execution of verification activities

• Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics;
  Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering preferred
• Application of disciplined systems engineering processes, including requirements management, safety assessment concepts
• Development of requirements-based Verification Test Case and Test Procedures development
• Experience working in a laboratory test environment
• Experience in a verification or test engineering role within an aerospace or technology company within complex systems environments
• Skills and ability to address technical issues, analyze test results, deduce root causes, and provide solutions to engineering problems
• Familiarity with digital electronic equipment operating in an integrated system
• Willingness to learn the operation of aerospace equipment applicable to Electric Vertical Takeoff and…