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Salary: USD 90,100 - 143,500 / annual
Joby Aviation is seeking a Test Engineer to join its Testing Team, supporting validation and verification of flight-critical components and sub-systems for VTOL electric aircraft. You will design and execute comprehensive test setups, develop formal test plans and procedures, and analyze data to inform hardware optimization across the airframe, propulsion, avionics, and software teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Creating and mentoring others in test setup design for validation and verification of aircraft hardware
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Airframe, Propulsion, Avionics, Software) to capture component nuances and operating conditions for representative testing
- Developing formal test plans, test procedures, instrumentation plans, test stand/fixture designs, and data acquisition architectures
- Analyzing test data to generate reports with quantifiable feedback for hardware optimization
- Managing project status, timelines, and resource allocation for the Testing Team
- Creating tools to maximize team productivity
- Managing hardware needs and recommending investment priorities
About Joby: Since 2009, Joby has been developing piloted air taxi technology—electric VTOL aircraft designed to reduce urban congestion. The company is advancing toward FAA certification, scaling manufacturing, and preparing for initial commercial service launch.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of experience, or Advanced degree with relevant university project experience (or equivalent work experience)
- Hardware testing experience in a laboratory environment
- Electromechanical or robotics experience with familiarity in servo actuation concepts
- Verification and validation testing experience with mechanical and electromechanical systems
- Hands-on testing capability: setting up and executing tests with test hardware and data acquisition systems
- Proficiency in LabVIEW for data collection and DIAdem or MATLAB for data processing
- Mechanical design and CAD experience; ability to read and create manufacturing drawings
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills
Desired qualifications:
- Industrial test laboratory environment and procedures experience
- High-voltage systems experience
- Project management experience
- Dassault Systèmes CATIA expertise (Generative Shape Design, Part Design, Assembly Design)
- Machine shop skills (lathe, mill, welder, fabrication equipment)
- Aircraft homebuilding or rapid prototyping experience
- Familiarity with FAA aircraft certification processes
