Aerospace Systems Test Equipment Engineer (Hardware-in-Loop)

XWING; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 90,100 - 143,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Healthcare benefits

RSU eligibility

Paid time off

Job summary

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized Testing Engineer to join our Testing Team in Santa Cruz, CA. You will develop and mentor test setups and equipment for validating aircraft hardware, while collaborating across Airframe, Propulsion, Avionics, Systems Engineering and Software teams.

The role involves designing test equipment, drafting, data acquisition, and creating comprehensive test plans and procedures to ensure robust, repeatable validation aligned with company goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher, plus 5+ years hardware testing.
• Experience with electro-mechanical systems.
• CAD experience, preferably CATIA.

Responsibilities

• Create and mentor others in the creation of test setups and equipment for validation and verification of aircraft hardware.
• Design, analysis, drafting and manufacturing of test equipment.
• Work with Airframe and Actuators, Propulsion and Avionics, Systems Engineering, and Software teams to capture system architectures and develop test equipment.
• Develop formal test plans, test procedures, instrumentation plans, test stand/fixture designs, data acquisition architectures, and related tools for thorough testing with configuration control of generated engineering artifacts.
• Analyze data to ensure test equipment aligns with performance goals and company objectives.
• Manage project status and timelines for the Testing Team and coordinate resource allocation to de-risk critical paths.
• Create and implement tools to maximize Testing Team productivity.
• Manage hardware needs of the Testing Team and provide investment recommendations.

Skills

hardware testing

electro-mechanical

CAD

data acquisition

problem solving

communication

analytical

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

CATIA

Job description

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized Testing Engineer to join our Testing Team in Santa Cruz, CA. You will develop and mentor test setups and equipment for validating aircraft hardware, while collaborating across Airframe, Propulsion, Avionics, Systems Engineering and Software teams.

The role involves designing test equipment, drafting, data acquisition, and creating comprehensive test plans and procedures to ensure robust, repeatable validation aligned with company goals.