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The Chief Engineer, Aircraft Systems is the accountable technical authority for the aircraft systems of the Flight Research program: avionics, actuation, propulsion and their integration to meet the program goals. Within it, you own the systems architecture, the systems requirements baselines, the systems safety case, and the systems verification strategy.
Above your domain you are a stakeholder in shaping program goals, aircraft-level requirements, and the Concept of Operations, and you...
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Joby’s Flight Research group is looking for a talented, driven individual to lead embedded software and avionics development for innovative aircraft configurations and automation solutions. This role combines hands-on technical contribution with some light management responsibilites to keep the team organized and productive. The lead will be a key stakeholder in defining integration paths and fostering collaboration across Flight Research and Joby. As an agile, and cohesive team, we value initiative, adaptability, and the ability to work across a broad range of disciplines to sustain program momentum.
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Joby Aviation’s Flight Research team is looking for an experienced and driven Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer to contribute to the research and development of new aircraft configurations. We are a small, close-knit and agile team; the engineer will work closely with other software/controls engineers to develop simulation capabilities, control algorithms ranging from stabilization to basic autonomy, and analyses/tests to leverage simulation software for aircraft design and rapid iteration. The engineer will be expected to deliver high quality flight controls software, act with agency, and be capable of picking up a wide variety of tasks.
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Joby Aviation’s Flight Research team is looking for a driven Navigation Software Engineer to contribute to the research and development of new aircraft configurations.
We are a small, close-knit and agile team; the engineer will work closely with perception, controls, and autonomy engineers to develop state estimation and navigation capabilities that connect perception systems to flight control and mission management.
The role focuses on multi-sensor fusion, object and vehicle state estimation, and...
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Joby's Flight Research group is looking for a skilled senior embedded software engineer to play a pivotal role in the development of cutting-edge flight automation systems and novel aircraft configurations. The engineer will contribute to design, bring-up, and testing for new embedded systems and devices, including simplex and triplex compute platforms. The individual will also contribute heavily to software and hardware in the loop simulation and test harness development. We're looking for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, takes full ownership, and consistently delivers high-impact results.
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Joby Aviation's Flight Research team is looking for a Software Project Engineer to help drive technical execution across our software and autonomy development portfolio. You will work across multiple concurrent workstreams, including flight controls, mission management, embedded systems, simulation, ground control station software, and test infrastructure to help the team prioritize the highest-value work and deliver software tied to flight test campaigns and program milestones.
We are a small, close-knit and agile team building software that flies on novel fly-by-wire aircraft. The role requires someone...
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Joby’s Flight Research group is seeking a highly capable Integrated Systems Test Lead to own system-level verification for new aircraft programs. This role sits at the intersection of simulation, embedded software, and hardware, and is responsible for building and operating a high-fidelity integration and verification platform that forms the backbone of system-level test infrastructure.
You will define and implement the test strategy, infrastructure, and automation pipelines required to ensure system-level correctness and robustness. This role is critical to enabling fast iteration while...
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We're seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Public Relations to shape Joby's external narrative as we prepare to launch a new mode of transportation. Reporting to Joby's Head of Marketing, Communications and Brand, you'll lead corporate, product and executive communications, build strong relationships with global media, and help tell the story of a category-defining technology. This is a highly visible role, working closely with the CEO, executive leadership, engineers, product teams and strategic partners to develop communications that build trust, shape public understanding and support Joby's commercial growth.
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Joby Aviation is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Systems Engineer to join our Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System (IFPCS) team at our Santa Cruz, CA facility. The Systems Engineer will report to the System Team Lead and will play a key role in advancing development of the flight and propulsion control system for the JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft.
The Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System has responsibility for the aircraft primary flight control functions including pilot inceptors, flight sensors, data processing and communications, control laws,...
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The Hardware Emulation Team develops hardware-in-the-loop testing infrastructure for testing the flight electronics used on the Joby aircraft. The emulators themselves are embedded systems which emulate the behavior of sensors, actuators, and other peripheral devices on the aircraft. Emulator development is cross-disciplinary, often requiring a keen understanding of topics such as motor control, sensor modeling, networking, digital signals, physical system modeling, embedded systems and automation.
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Joby Aviation is seeking a Loads Engineer to join our Flight Physics team during a critical phase of eVTOL aircraft development and FAA certification. This role sits at the intersection of structural loads and modeling and simulation. You will contribute directly to external loads analysis while helping advance the team's high-fidelity simulation capabilities. You will work alongside experienced loads engineers, flight test teams, and simulation specialists in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where the work you do directly shapes the certification of a new class of aircraft. This role is for an energetic, driven and curious candidate with strong fundamental skills and some experience,...
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We are building the infrastructure that will safely operate the next generation of autonomous aircraft at scale. As a Staff/Principal Mission Control Center (MCC) Lead, you will serve as the technical authority for the end-to-end architecture of our ground-based command and control ecosystem — the nervous system that connects operators to autonomous aircraft in real time.
This is a deeply cross-functional, high-leverage role. You will define system architectures, drive FAA approval strategy, and solve the hardest problems in distributed autonomy: how do you reliably operate many aircraft with a small number of...
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You will provide experienced leadership in support of air vehicle design, ground tests, and flight tests with aerodynamics performance design and analysis, and provide guidance on all performance analysis and certification concerns.
This role will handle planning and execution of aerodynamic performance analysis and testing of air vehicles throughout the development and certification process.
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Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized, passionate individual to coordinate and track machine shop team activities in support of the development, certification, and production of eVTOL aircraft. As the coordinator, this person will have responsibility for scheduling, tracking, and planning for all machine shop jobs, and assist with fabrication and waterjet jobs. Will also be responsible for equipment maintenance schedule and repair, as well as material and tool inventory, working under the direction of the machine shop lead.
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Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized, passionate individual to coordinate and track machine shop team activities in support of the development, certification, and production of eVTOL aircraft. As the coordinator, this person will have responsibility for scheduling, tracking, and planning for all machine shop jobs, and assist with fabrication and waterjet jobs. Will also be responsible for equipment maintenance schedule and repair, as well as material and tool inventory, working under the direction of the machine shop lead.
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The Recruiting Manager will play a pivotal role in scaling our talent acquisition efforts to attract and onboard a dynamic and growing workforce. In this role, you will lead and mentor a team of recruiters, driving full-cycle recruiting operations while scaling our people, processes, and technology. We are looking for an empathetic, action-oriented recruiting leader who can navigate uncertainty with speed, build problem-solving teams, and partner cross-functionally to hire the talent that will drive Joby’s mission forward. This role is primarily onsite in Santa Cruz and occasionally requires working at our other California locations, including San Carlos,...
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Joby Aviation's Flight Research team is looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager to own software execution across our autonomy and flight software development portfolio. You will drive planning and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams, including flight controls, mission management, embedded systems, simulation, ground control station software, and test infrastructure, ensuring the team is focused on the highest-value work and delivering software tied to flight test campaigns and program milestones.
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The Flight Research team at Joby is seeking a highly capable simulation software engineer with deep expertise in aircraft flight dynamics and scientific computing. This role is a unique opportunity to apply modern C++ and Python to cutting-edge aircraft modeling problems from simulating novel aircraft configurations to solving challenging dynamics and control problems that have no playbook.
You’ll join a small, tightly integrated team responsible for the development of simulation software and dynamic models used across Joby’s autonomy developments, research and development efforts. Ideal...
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The Flight Research team at Joby is seeking a highly capable flight physics engineer with deep expertise in aerodynamics, propulsion, aircraft design, flight dynamics, performance, and aeroelasticity. This role is a unique opportunity to apply physical models with multiple levels of fidelity to aircraft modeling problems, from simulating novel aircraft configurations to solving challenging dynamics and control problems that have no playbook.
You’ll join a small, tightly integrated team responsible for the development of aerodynamic, aeroelastics, and propulsion models used across Joby’s autonomy developments,...
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As a member of the DevOps team, you ensure that the developers have a stable and state-of-the art development environment that supports Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI / CD). The team combines the knowledge of our internal infrastructure, development tools, and modern development practices having an immeasurable impact on the effectiveness and productivity of the software development teams. The goal of the DevOps team is to continuously optimize the software development, testing, and deployment cycle. Activities range widely; development tooling configuration, setting up & enhancing continuous Integration pipelines, performance monitoring, maintenance, support, and...