Materials & Process Lead

Company: Joby Aviation
Location: Santa Cruz
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Materials & Process Lead in Santa Cruz, California - Careers at Joby Aviation

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• Press -- 2020 Joby Aviation. All rights reserved. Contact: info@joby.aero Materials & Process Lead in Santa Cruz, California - Careers at Joby Aviation Please Enable Cookies to Continue Please enable cookies in your browser to experience all the personalized features of this site, including the ability to apply for a job. Welcome page Welcome page Returning candidate? Log back in! Materials & Process Lead Job Locations US-CA-Santa Cruz ID 2020-1500 Category Airframe & Actuators Type Regular Full-Time Joby Overview Located in Northern California, the Joby Aviation team has been steadily working toward our goal of providing safe, affordable, fully electric air transportation that is accessible to everyone. Imagine an air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly and quickly carries you over the congestion below, giving you back that time you'd otherwise spend sitting in traffic. Technology has advanced to the point where designing and operating an all-electric aircraft is completely viable. Our team has been discreetly designing and flight testing this vehicle and is looking for talented individuals to see it through certification and high rate production. Overview The Materials and Processes (M&P) Lead will head the M&P engineering team towards the goal of development, certification and production of eVTOL aircraft. The role involves leading engineers on the team in accordance with internal and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities
  • Support design and manufacturing engineers by providing guidance in material selection including fasteners and hardware
  • Identify and evaluate metallic forming processes, heat treatment processes, metallic joining techniques and corrosion protection
  • Analyze and map manufacturing process parameters to resultant mechanical properties.
  • Develop internal process specifications and support manufacturing and quality to ensure process repeatability and conformity
  • Develop and maintain internal material specifications
  • Create test plans, evaluate data, complete technical reports and identify further testing or development work.
  • Work with FAA Engineering and MIDO to develop compliance showing data for structural materials and special processes
  • Evaluate suppliers to ensure they meet specification requirements and design intent
  • Work with design, stress and manufacturing engineers to achieve robust and efficient processes to manufacture the eVTOL aircraft Required
    • M.S. in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or a relevant discipline
    • 5+ Years experience in the aerospace industry
    • Knowledge of metallic , composite and nonmetallic materials, corrosion and failure modes of materials
    • Familiarity with aerospace materials, fasteners and processes
    • Strong communication and coordination skills Desired
      • Ph.D. in relevant discipline
      • 10+ years of working experience in an aerospace production environment
      • Experience with ore to formed material processing, especially metallic powders
      • Experience with fabrication techniques such as casting, additive manufacturing, welding
      • Experience in authoring and revising materials and process specifications
      • Experience with FAA certification programs Options Apply for this job online Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Loading... If you have questions about our online applications, please see our application FAQ.

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