Fuel Cell Systems Control Engineer

Joby Aviation; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a skilled engineer to contribute to the development of hybrid fuel cell systems for advanced electric aircraft. This role involves working with a dynamic team on system control methodologies, software implementation, and performance testing. You'll have the opportunity to influence the future of air transportation by integrating cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced environment. If you're passionate about aerospace and ready to make an impact, this position offers a unique chance to be part of a groundbreaking project that aims to revolutionize urban mobility. Join us in shaping the future of flight!

Benefits

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in relevant industries/technologies.
• Expert knowledge of system control and MATLAB Simulink.
• Basic understanding of version control technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop system control methodology and implement software in Simulink.
• Oversee bench testing and support flight tests for system performance.
• Create data analysis dashboards to understand system performance.

Skills

System control

MATLAB Simulink

Object-oriented programming

Multi-threaded systems

Basic electronics debugging

Version control technologies

Python

C#

C

SQL

Bash

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Multimeter

Integrated development environments

Job description

Joby Overview

Located in Northern California, the team at Joby Aviation is driven by our goal of creating an affordable, all-electric air transportation system. 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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We’ve designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We’re looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onwards toward certifying the Joby aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service.

Overview

This engineer will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team and participate in architecture, design, and implementation of next generation hybrid fuel cell systems to power the future of distributed electric propulsion fly-by-wire aircraft. This engineer will work closely with the hardware, mechanical, integration, and flight-testing teams to design, develop, test and improve system-level behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Develop the system control methodology
• Implement the system control software in simulink code-generation
• Specify the peripheral drivers for the control processor firmware (possibly implement the driver firmware)
• Integrate the generated code onto the processor with the drivers and the Joby communication layer
• Oversee bench testing and interpretation of data for controls development, validation and improvement
• Tuning and calibration of complete systems on test stands, and on the aircraft.
• Support flight test to monitor system performance in real time and via post-flight data reviews
• Unit-tests for build environment, sub-system validation testing, integration testing, flight testing, software in the loop testing
• Integrate the autogenerated simulink code, drivers, and our software framework
• Create data analysis dashboards and tooling to understand system performance

Required

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or equivalent)
• 5+ years of work experience in relevant industries/technologies
• Expert knowledge of System control
• • MATLAB Simulink for controls development
• Knowledge of real time bare-metal firmware development
• • Object-oriented programming methodology and multi-layered system architectures
  • Multi-threaded systems
• Experience with basic electronics debugging tools: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter
• • Modern integrated development environments and debuggers
• Basic understanding of version control technologies
• Exposure to other languages such as: python, C#, C, SQL, and bash
• Able/willing to travel 25% of working time away from primary work location. Mostly local around Bay Area/Marina CA. Up to several weeks/one month at a time.

Desired

• 8+ years of work experience in relevant industries/technologies
• Experience working on small fast-paced independent teams
• Relevant (e.g. hydrogen fuel cell systems and components) work experience

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $98,200 - $164,600/yr. The compensation package will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Joby also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan with a company match, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.