Certification Project Engineer

Joby Overview

Located in Northern California, the team at Joby Aviation is driven by our goal of creating an affordable, all-electric air transportation system. 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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We’ve designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We’re looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onwards toward certifying the Joby aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service.

Overview

The Certification Project Engineer will be a key position supporting validation and certification projects with domestic and international Civil Aviation Authorities.  This position will focus on both strategic and tactical aspects of international projects and will be responsible for driving project execution through close coordination with the rest of the Airworthiness Engineering Team and other stakeholder departments.  While the candidate will start as an individual contributor, coordinating across functional adjacencies, this position may grow to include direct reports, depending on the size and scope of the international projects.

Responsibilities

The Certification Project Engineer will focus their time primarily on aircraft certification and airworthiness responsibilities and secondarily on supporting certification related activities for flight operations, pilots, mechanics, and safety management.

• Driving the planning and execution of international certification or validation projects
• Serving as one of the key stakeholders for technical aspects of international certification and validation projects to which they are assigned, including leading strategic project scoping and planning initiatives
• Representing Joby and coordinating with domestic and international Civil Aviation Authorities, including leading key project meetings such as familiarization meetings, technical interface meetings, status reviews, road map planning, and project management reviews
• Working closely with DERs and engineering leads to develop applicant positions and compliance strategies
• Support the development of Applicant positions on strategic new policy development, airworthiness standards, means of compliance, Issue Papers, certification plans, and test plans for international projects
• Reviewing and managing requirements and advising company personnel in matters related to international certification and validation projects  
• Authoring or Reviewing/Approving key certification documents to ensure Joby positions and plans are harmonized and risk balanced among Joby’s FAA and international certification projects
• Authoring and reviewing key certification data packages for regulatory authorities, including but not limited to white papers, briefing memos, applications, plans and reports, issue papers, compliance checklists, accomplishment summaries, manuals, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, and similar
• Providing input to strategic planning and execution for other teams, such as engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations for international projects
• Working closely with other company departments, such as Product, Business Development, Flight Operations, Training, Maintenance, and Safety to ensure international certification or validation is harmonized with commercialization planning
• Performing project planning and management activities, such as developing work breakdown structures, project schedules, integrating with other department schedules, resource planning, and budgeting
• Reporting, tracking, and driving mitigation plans for project risks and issues, ensuring effective and timely communication to leadership

Required

• Previous Type Certification or Validation project experience, Part 23 or 27 experience preferred
• Previous project management or project engineering experience
• Direct experience working with Civil Aviation Authorities
• Experience developing applicant positions on complex compliance issues
• Able to think creatively towards meeting certification requirements and corporate objectives 
• 7+ years of experience in the civil aviation industry 
• Effective at leading technical projects and coordinating with technical professionals
• Excellent problem solving, communication, coordination, and technical writing skills 
• Excellent presentation skills, able to communicate effectively with technical professionals, project managers, and executive leadership 
• Strong organizational skills and highly detail-oriented 
• Strong time and project management abilities, able to effectively work on multiple projects at once
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related technical discipline; Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Docs 
• Proficient in English
• Able to travel internationally, at least 30% of the time

Desired

• Experience with multiple international Civil Aviation Authorities
• Experience on multiple, whole-aircraft, certification projects including clean-sheet designs
• Strong knowledge of Part 23 Amendment 64 intent and the corollary role of industry consensus standards
• Strong knowledge of 14 CFR Parts 23, 25, 27, and 29 regulations, policy, and guidance material
• Experience with Continued Operational Safety
• Strong knowledge of ICAO, EASA, or other international regulatory standards 
• Strong knowledge of ASTM, RTCA, and SAE standards
• Basic understanding of operations, pilot licensing, and mechanic licensing regulations and certification processes 
• 10+ years of experience in the civil aviation industry 
• Master’s degree or higher
• Experience using Dassault, Atlassian, and Polarian software tools  
• Pilot experience or other experience with aircraft flight operations

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $141,900 - $236,400/year. 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.

 

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.