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 organized, passionate Senior Software Engineer, Plant Floor to help our team. As part of the Manufacturing IT team, you will design, implement and deploy software and hardware solutions to automate the data collection, movement and analysis across our company.

Work includes setting up manufacturing data collection, creating data aggregation and analysis tools as well as operational awareness and visualization tools. Using your knowledge of human-machine interfaces, you will work with our engineering, manufacturing, quality, IT, and business systems teams to oversee the requirements gathering, discovery, and roll out of scalable solutions.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
San Carlos, CA USA
Marina, CA USA

• Establish data collection of industrial assets on the manufacturing floor
• Build and Maintain software tools to allow other systems and users to visualize and analyze process data
• Create operational awareness through elegant and ergonomic HMIs and SCADA tools
• Implement interfaces and middleware to allow seamless integration across company systems
• Create custom solutions for communicating with specialized equipment and integrating data into various databases and SCADA/MES/ERP systems
• Maintain and update custom application configuration and code using Github

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering or a relevant discipline and 5+ years of work experience in relevant industry
• Strong experience with SCADA systems or other relevant experience and industrial data acquisition
• Demonstratable experience with Inductive Automation’s Ignition software
• Strong software programming knowledge (Python preferred)
• MES and relational databases exposure
• Familiarity with commonly used industrial communication protocols
• Working Knowledge of REST APIs and GraphQL
• Working knowledge of relational databases (PSQL, TimescaleDB, MySQL, MSSQL)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
•  Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work on many projects spanning across multiple teams

• Manufacturing Experience
• Front-end web development knowledge
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes deployment
• Experience mapping data elements between applications
• Experience with FAA requirements and AS9100
• Advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office products
• Code Management, Testing and Documentation tools experience

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $128,700 - $171,500/annually. 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.

This position must meet US export control compliance requirements, therefore a candidate must qualify as a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15. “US Person” includes US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees.

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.