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Senior/Staff Power Electronics EngineerJoby Barnard • San Carlos, CA, United States
Senior / Staff Power Electronics Engineer

Senior / Staff Power Electronics Engineer

Joby Barnard • San Carlos, CA, United States
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Joby OverviewImagine 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. Weve designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. Were looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onward toward certifying the Joby aircraft, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service. Overview

Joby Aviation is seeking a talented power electronics engineer to join our team designing electric aircraft. This engineer will work closely with mechanical, software, and other cross-functional teams and contribute towards the design of prototype motor-control inverters and DC / DCs from 0.5-200 kW. This is a hands-on position. Engineers are responsible for seeing their projects through from concept design to delivery and support of hardware. Optimizing designs for reliability, weight, and efficiency will be a focus.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with mechanical engineers to optimize placement of high power modules / components and bus bars
  • Create clear and readable schematics for power electronics boards
  • Component selection for minimum mass and maximum reliability
  • Work with PCB designers to create reliable and low-weight layouts
  • Write requirements, participate in DFMEAs, create and carry out test and validation plans

Required

  • B.S. in electrical engineering or related discipline
  • Strong EE fundamentals, including : 5-10 years designing and developing power electronics, in particular, inverters for driving 50kW to 200kW moto
  • Gate drive circuit and isolated power supply design experience
  • Power semiconductor switching behavior optimization and failure analysis
  • Schematic capture and PCB design
  • Experience with component selection
  • Completed (designed / built / tested) high voltage / high power designs
  • Great communication skills
  • Desired

  • M.S. / Ph.D. in relevant discipline with a focus in power electronics
  • 3-5 years working in aerospace with a strong background in DO-160 compliance
  • 3-5 years working with DO-178B software requirements for aerospace application
  • Familiarity with Altium Designer
  • Wide bandgap semiconductors
  • Exposure to regulatory certification
  • Design-for-reliability, including use of DFMEA and fault trees
  • Designing for high EMI environments
  • Battery systems
  • Additional Information

    Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $146,900 - $236,300 / 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.

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