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 preparing to launch commercial service in 2025.
Joby Aviation is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Human Factors Lead at our Santa Cruz, CA facility. The Systems Engineer, Human Factors Lead will be a key leader contributing to and continuing to develop Human Factors expertise within Joby. This position will own and contribute to concept development and validation, systems development and integration, and certification activities related to Human Factors aspects of the aircraft design. This position will be focused on highly augmented and automated flight controls, advanced displays and system controls, and pilot integration with increasingly automated and autonomous systems for eVTOL aircraft and urban air mobility operations. Additionally, this position will be instrumental in building a Human Factors Center of Excellence within Joby for current and future projects. The selected candidate will have hands-on experience building and leading a team.
Responsibilities
- Managing and leading a team of 4 individual contributors
- Working in a dynamic and cross-functional capacity with program managers as well as multiple engineering and pilot teams:
- Providing Human Factors support across the product lifecycle
- Establishing design philosophies and strategies for Human Factors considerations, including Simplified Vehicle Operations
- Executing design development activities for Human Factors, including mock-ups, simulators, and user feedback studies
- Leading requirements management and system development assurance activities for Human Factors considerations
- Creating and reviews designs, develops solutions, and ensures compliance with company objectives and airworthiness standards
- Conducting qualitative assessments and quantitative analyses to support definition of the pilot vehicle interface aspects of designs, and coordinating closely with engineering teams to synthesize findings into actionable design requirements to support the ARP 4754 processes
- Planning and executing test campaigns, overseeing test article fabrication, and witnessing tests in order demonstrate applicable design show compliance with airworthiness standards
- Developing, reviewing, and approving human factors artifacts related to:
- Human systems integrations, pilot functional task allocations
- Flight deck philosophy, crew alerting philosophy and methodologies
- Pilot in the loop simulation studies, pilot procedures development and validation
- Review and validation of human factors aspects of safety assessments
- Test plans and reports, design and analysis reports
- Interfacing with certification authorities as required (FAA, EASA, etc.)
- Developing human factors standards and related in-house training
Required
- Experience with human factors aspects of aircraft development
- Experience in conducting pilot task analyses, workload assessments, and human factors methodologies
- Working knowledge of advanced pilot-vehicle interfaces, specifically highly augmented flight control systems and flight deck controls and displays
- Working knowledge of pilot situational awareness systems, features, and methodologies
- Experience in conducting experiments to define and validated human factors requirements
- Working knowledge of 14 CFR Part 23 regulations and guidance material
- The ability to question assumptions in regulations, guidance material, and engineering specifications
- Experience in defining and validating design requirements
- Experience in test planning, execution, and documentation
- The ability to read, review, and create engineering specifications and drawings
- At least 5 years of relevant aviation or aerospace industry experience
- A Bachelor of Science in an applicable engineering discipline
- Proficient in English
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products
Desired
- A private pilot certificate, advanced ratings preferred
- Experience with prototyping user interface hardware and software
- Previous aircraft development and certification experience
- Whole-aircraft FAA certification program experience
- An expert level understanding of design standards and verification methods for human factors aspects of airplanes and helicopters
- Experience and involvement with industry groups to develop consensus standards
- 10 years of relevant experience, with 5 or more focused on human factors in piloted vehicles
- Familiar with Dassault Systemes engineering and management tools
EEO
Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $156,000 - $243,200/year. The compensation package offered will be determined by location, 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.
