Henry Taylor
About Henry Taylor
Henry Taylor is a Senior Test Engineer with a background in Physics from UC Santa Barbara. He has extensive experience in constructing test setups and generating documentation in the aerospace industry.
Work at Joby Aviation
Henry Taylor currently serves as a Senior Test Engineer at Joby Aviation, a role he has held since 2022. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing various testing processes and ensuring the reliability of products. Prior to this, he worked as a Test Engineer at Joby Aviation from 2021 to 2022. His responsibilities include generating documentation such as test data sheets and collaborating with customers to incorporate feedback into revisions. His experience at Joby Aviation contributes to the company's focus on developing advanced air mobility solutions.
Education and Expertise
Henry Taylor studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a degree in Physics from 2014 to 2018. His educational background provides a strong foundation in scientific principles, which he applies in his engineering work. He possesses specialized skills in measuring s-parameter data, gain compression, noise figure, intermodulation distortion (IMD), amplitude-to-phase modulation (AM/PM), spurious signals, error vector magnitude (EVM), and switching speed. This expertise is critical for his role in testing and validating engineering designs.
Background
Before joining Joby Aviation, Henry Taylor worked at Mercury Systems as a Test Engineer I from 2018 to 2021. During his time there, he gained experience in constructing test setups for various environmental tests, including vibration, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, humidity, high power, burn-in, and fine/gross leak tests. His background in these areas has equipped him with the necessary skills to handle complex testing scenarios in his current role.
Achievements
In his professional career, Henry Taylor has demonstrated proficiency in generating comprehensive documentation, including test data sheets, qualification test plans (QTP), acceptance test plans (ATP), qualification test reports (QTR), and acceptance test reports (ATR). His ability to collaborate with customers to integrate feedback into revisions highlights his commitment to quality and continuous improvement in engineering processes.