Metallurgical Engineer

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.

The Metallurgical Engineer will work with the engineering team to test the quality of incoming material and develop applications of metal fabrications. The engineer in this position will be involved with all aspects of metallic material selection and process development. The engineer should be meticulous and organized, as this role will also entail creating and implementing standard operating procedures.


Primary Responsibilities:
  • Support design and manufacturing engineers by providing guidance in material selection including fasteners and hardware
  • Identify and evaluate the metallurgical effects of metallic forming processes, heat treatment processes, metallic joining techniques and anti-corrosion treatments. 
  • Analyze and map manufacturing process parameters to resultant mechanical properties.
  • Develop internal process specifications and support manufacturing and quality to ensure process conformity.
  • Create test plan, evaluate data, complete technical reports, and identify further testing or development work
  • Evaluate suppliers to ensure they meet specification requirements and design intent
  • Work with design, stress and manufacturing engineers to achieve robust and efficient processes
  • Build a robust test plan to ensure incoming powder quality and maintaining that quality during the printing life cycle. Develop routine testing procedures to monitor powder quality over time. 

Requirements:
  • B.S. in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering or a relevant discipline
  • Knowledge of metallic and nonmetallic materials, corrosion and failure modes of materials
  • Familiarity with aerospace materials, fasteners and processes
  • Understanding of metallurgical analysis and microstructure
  • Strong communication and coordination skills

Desired: 
  • M.S./Ph.D. in relevant discipline 
  • 5+ 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 AS9100/ISO9001 certification 

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