Senior Design Engineer, Structures Mechanisms - Joby Aviation
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
About the Job
Joby Aviation is seeking a passionate individual with composite and metallics experience to join our actuation and mechanisms engineering team. In this role you will be responsible for the development & detailed design of structural elements within the actuation/mechanism system. As an experienced engineer, you will also be responsible for providing guidance, technical knowledge and strategic insight to fellow team members.
Being a part of the airframe structures team, you will be deeply involved in everything from preliminary concept work, to actual production. For this role, you will have a strong understanding of CAD design, and are capable of creating detailed models. Further, you will work closely with many disciplines, including our structural analysis, manufacturing and integration teams.
Responsibilities:- Design lightweight structural aircraft components such as tilt pylons, mechanism linkages and adjacent structures
- Perform initial layout and sizing
- Conception, analysis, and selection of appropriate structural models
- Detail design and fabrication instruction writing
- Direct communication with vendors and technicians in manufacturing
- Provide guidance to a team of junior engineers
- Consult frequently with Team Leads
- Comprehensive work concept/design/manufacturing
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a relevant discipline
- 5+ years of working experience in relevant industry
- Experience with composite and metallic component/structural design and analysis
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills
- Proficiency in composite structures design
- Experience in composites manufacturing
- Proficiency in CAD
- M.S./Ph.D. in relevant discipline
- 8+ years of working experience in relevant industry
- Experience with Dassault Systemes CAD
- Experience with designing certified aircraft structures
- Experience with finite element tools (Abaqus)
- Experience in damage tolerant design and analysis
- Aircraft homebuilding or rapid prototyping experience is a plus
Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $140,500 - $187,400/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.
EEO:Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.