Flight Test Engineer — VTOL Aircraft & Systems

Joby Aviation; California; On-site; USD 94,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Joby Aviation seeks a Flight Test Aircraft Engineer to act as the technical authority for Flight Test aircraft assets. You will work with Maintenance, Engineering, Production and Quality to ensure airworthiness and proper configuration for experimental testing and demonstrations.

You will approve changes, manage documentation, and support certification activities with cross-functional teams across the Flight Test department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years in an aerospace environment.
• Experience interfacing with aircraft maintenance, Flight Test and systems engineering functions.
• Excellent interpersonal communication across technical disciplines.
• Exhibits strong technical leadership and ownership.
• Able to accommodate travel ~30% of duty.
• Experience as Aircraft Manager on an experimental Flight Test Program is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the aircraft’s primary technical liaison for Flight Test team and engineering disciplines.
• Approve hardware and software configuration changes and maintain BOM and configuration records.
• Coordinate, track and approve all work on the assigned aircraft.
• Manage configuration documentation for traceability to specs.
• Maintain conformity for FAA Type Inspection Authorization (TIA).
• Manage aircraft weight and balance records for dispatch readiness.
• Support conformity and certification activities with accurate data.
• Facilitate cross-functional issue resolution affecting the aircraft.
• Represent status and readiness to Flight Test operations and air crew.
• Manage Safety of Flight compliance for as-configured aircraft and systems.
• Review open non-conformances for Safety of Flight implications.
• Provide operational support during aircraft dispatch for testing.
• Coordinate with Airworthiness to meet FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Joby Aviation seeks a Flight Test Aircraft Engineer to act as the technical authority for Flight Test aircraft assets. You will work with Maintenance, Engineering, Production and Quality to ensure airworthiness and proper configuration for experimental testing and demonstrations.

You will approve changes, manage documentation, and support certification activities with cross-functional teams across the Flight Test department.