Certification Engineer, Energy Storage Systems Specialist

7 days ago


Santa Cruz, California, United States Joby Barnard Full time
About the Role

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly skilled Certification Engineer to join our team as we push towards certifying our electric air taxi with the Federal Aviation Administration. As an internal Subject Matter Expert and primary external point of contact with regulatory agencies and industry standards groups, you will be responsible for ensuring designs comply with all federal airworthiness regulations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop, review, and approve certification-related documents, including Issue Papers, Special Conditions, Equivalent Levels of Safety, and Certification Plans and Summaries.
  • Prepare for and participate in FAA technical interface meetings, and coordinate follow-up activities.
  • Work with and mentor multiple engineering teams with a mix of aerospace and non-aerospace backgrounds.
  • Provide design guidance on system architecture and schematics, subsystem trade studies, component details, wiring diagrams, and detail drawing releases.
  • Advise design teams regarding interpretation of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 23 and its compliance.
  • Plan and oversee test campaigns, including test article fabrication and witnessing tests to demonstrate compliance with airworthiness standards.
  • Act as a DER witness for equipment qualification testing, systems integration testing, and ground and flight testing.
  • Provide compliance findings to the Code of Federal Regulations Part 23.
  • Support SAE ARP4754A company audits for FAA Systems Reviews.
  • Conduct system safety assessment reviews, verification, and validation (SFHA, PSSA, SSA).
Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Electrical, Aerospace Engineering preferred.
  • Minimum 10+ years of aerospace industry experience in aircraft development and civil certification.
  • Satisfies the basic qualifications for becoming a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) per the FAA Order 8100.8D and FAA Order F.
  • Knowledge of and experience with FAA Part 23, Part 25, Part 27, and/or Part 29 certification regulations.
  • Understanding and application of development assurance processes per SAE ARP4754A.
  • Expert knowledge of and experience with safety assessment process, methods, and analyses (FHA, FMEA/FMECA, FTA, CCA) used in safety assessments (PSSA, SSA) per SAE ARP4761.
  • Expert knowledge of and experience with DO-160G environmental qualification.
  • Excellent verbal and technical writing skills in the English language.
  • Collaborates effectively between multidisciplinary teams.
  • Self-sufficient and self-starter.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Docs.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Current consultant DER for the FAA.
  • Previous experience managing complex sets of requirements.
  • Previous experience preparing and presenting design reviews for complex, highly integrated systems.
  • Previous experience defining system controls, crew indications, and flight manual procedures.
  • Previous experience in testing, including instrumenting, data acquisition, and documenting and analyzing results.
  • Previous experience with battery design and qualification, specifically RTCA/DO-311A Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Battery Systems.
  • Whole-aircraft FAA certification program experience, Part 23 or Part 27 preferred.
  • Experience and involvement with industry groups to develop consensus standards.
  • Private pilot certificate or higher.
  • Experience in Software/Hardware Audits (DO-254 & DO-178C).
  • Familiar with Siemens Polarion requirements management tool.
  • Experience using Atlassian tools including Jira and Confluence.
  • Familiar with Dassault Systems engineering and management tools (Enovia).
Compensation and Benefits

Joby 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. Compensation for this position is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), with a target base pay range of $135,100 - $225,200 annually.



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