About the role
Company Overview
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.
Overview
Joby Aviation is seeking a Loads Engineer to join our Flight Physics team during a critical phase of eVTOL aircraft development and FAA certification. This role sits at the intersection of structural loads and modeling and simulation. You will contribute directly to external loads analysis while helping advance the team's high-fidelity simulation capabilities. You will work alongside experienced loads engineers, flight test teams, and simulation specialists in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where the work you do directly shapes the certification of a new class of aircraft. This role is for an energetic, driven and curious candidate with strong fundamental skills and some experience, who wishes to continue to grow and learn, and help us bring eVTOL to the world with high safety and quality standards.
Responsibilities
Perform external loads analysis for aircraft and its systems across the full operational envelope
Directly support flight and ground testing in day-to-day test campaign operations in CA
Support data reduction and analysis from flight test and ground test campaigns
Develop and maintain various aeroelastic and aerodynamic models in support of loads derivation
Contribute to the development and improvement of analysis and simulation tools used by the loads team
Correlate and validate analytical models against experimental and flight test data
Support analysis and loads database development for use by structural and systems design teams
Contribute to FAA certification-related documentation and compliance efforts under the guidance of senior engineers
Collaborate across Flight Physics, Airframe, Systems, Flight Test,…
