<h2>Company Overview</h2><p>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. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.</p><h2>Overview</h2><p>Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized and passionate engineer to support our composite materials qualification effort, leading to the development, certification, and production of our eVTOL aircraft. This individual will have an overall responsibility to characterize composite materials. This is an individual contributor role and requires daily onsite presence in Marina, CA.</p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Own individual material qualification projects that feed the broader qualification program, while working independently with general direction from the team lead</li> <li>Develop and implement FAA mandated material qualification test plans</li> <li>Author and maintain materials, process, and test specifications and advise on appropriate selection of materials and processes for parts and products</li> <li>Develop qualification plans, including process development and material characterization and coordinate with material &amp; process test laboratory to execute engineering work orders</li> <li>Analyze composite material properties and behaviors to optimize manufacturing processes</li> <li>Screen and evaluate new materials and processes to optimize and enhance manufacturing throughput, including troubleshooting manufacturing processes to reduce quality non-conformances; participate in non-conformance disposition and corrective action processes</li> <li>Interface internally and with suppliers on technical issues with composite raw materials, new materials and processes, manufacturing plans, and part fabrication</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally with stress, manufacturing, quality, and certification teams on material and process decisions, and advise and mentor engineers and technicians on test methods and data interpretation</li></ul><h2>Required</h2><ul> <li>B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, material science or a relevant discipline </li> <li>5+ years of relevant industry experience</li> <li>In depth understanding and experience with composite parts fabrication and structural bonding</li> <li>Familiarity with ASTM and SACMA test standards</li> <li>Excellent technical writing, computer and presentation skills</li> <li>Understanding of statistical design allowables</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively &amp; communicate effectively</li></ul><h2>Desired</h2><ul> <li>M.S. in relevant discipline</li> <li>5+ years of experience in the aerospace industry</li> <li>Hands-on material test laboratory experience</li> <li>Familiarity with FAR Part 23, DOT/FAA/AR-00/47 and CMH-17G</li> <li>Experience with automated fiber placement (AFP) or automated tape laying (ATL) materials and process development</li> <li>Experience with composite bonded repair, including standards and practices developed by the Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee (CACRC)</li> <li>Aerospace background in advanced composites and bonded structures</li></ul><h2>Additional Information</h2><p>Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $113,500 - $194,000/year. The compensation package will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.</strong></p>

Joby Aviation develops a new generation of electric personal aircraft created to revolutionize personal mobility. Its strength is in composite airframe design and fabrication, aerodynamic analysis, high-performance electric motor development, and cutting-edge battery pack design, enabling clients to create a paradigm shift in transportation with safe, quiet, fast and affordable electric vertical takeoff.

Senior Composite Materials & Process Engineer

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