We are looking for a passionate individual to lead and manage the integrated flight simulator team. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in a small, fast-moving team responsible for the architecture, design, and implementation of a robust, deterministic, and highly scalable software simulation framework. They will work closely with multidisciplinary teams of engineers, data scientists, pilots, and other stakeholders to create and improve one of the highest fidelity flight simulators.   This role also involves performing individual contributor work as a C++ software engineer. As the team is small, the leadership responsibilities should represent half of the job effort on average making this role perfect for leaders who wish to stay close to the code and keep their engineering skills fresh.   The team consists of talented engineers with OOP C++ development skills who can design and build a high-fidelity simulator that will help drive the development, verification, and certification activities for a one-of-a-kind fully electric aircraft.

The role involves developing, testing and deploying embedded drivers and algorithms for aircraft's flight sensors systems which are responsible for producing navigation and air data for the integrated flight propulsion and control system. The engineer will be part of a small, fast-moving team and contribute to conceptual system architectural design and implementation of embedded software to ensure safety of an electric-powered, fly-by-wire aircraft.

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized, passionate 3DX PLM Software Engineer to help our team. As part of the Enterprise Operations team, you will design, implement, and deploy PLM solutions to streamline engineering and manufacturing business processes.   The position includes working with the various design, manufacturing, integration, and assembly technicians, engineers, and leads to understand the needs of engineering & manufacturing and provide streamlined transactional applications that maintain the traceability of our vehicle.  You will work with engineering, quality, planning, inventory, IT, business systems, and others to integrate 3DX into our suite of enterprise business applications.   Work from the following locations will be considered: San Carlos, CA Santa Cruz, CA Marina, CA

The successful candidate will play a key role in the Integrated Aircraft team working with flight test, engineering, and manufacturing teams to ensure flight test aircraft are configured correctly, have conducted the proper verification of functions, and can coordinate flight squawk corrections and restriction lifting actions to support flight test activities. This position is a fast paced, execution-focused role working across disciplines to resolve engineering issues through daily interaction with program managers, engineering SMEs, manufacturing, flight test, aircraft maintenance, quality, and safety teams. 

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer with exceptional C++ skills to work on our core Flight Framework that flies our aircraft! This is the framework that powers all the software systems on the aircraft.

As an Aircraft Design and Analysis Engineer, you will play a key technical role defining and assessing Joby’s next generation of products. You must have strong technical skills across a variety of aircraft design and analysis domains. Aircraft definition, integrated performance, and trade studies are particularly important for this role, as are tasks related to outer mold line definition. Competitive candidates will also have deep experience in one or more of the additional skills list (it is not expected that applicants will have most, or all, of the additional skills).  

Joby Aviation is looking for engineers experienced with civil aviation certification to join our growing team. This role will serve as an internal Subject Matter Expert as well as a primary external point of contact with regulatory agencies and industry standards groups for aircraft, system, and equipment-level aspects of avionics and electrical systems and equipment.   Certification engineers will work closely with multiple design engineering and test teams to ensure designs comply with all federal airworthiness regulations.  This position requires a solid understanding of aircraft systems, system development, and industry-specific certification processes.  It is preferred that this individual be an FAA DER or candidate. The most important traits at Joby are a positive attitude towards the project, strong work ethic, and being able to self-manage and learn new skills.  Forward thinking and the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment are a must.  The Avionics and Electrical Systems Certification Engineer will be responsible for certification aspects of some or all systems and equipment related to: - Communications - Electrical Power - Indicating and Recording Systems - Lights - Guidance, Navigation, and Surveillance  - Cabin Systems - Systems Integration - Air Vehicle Wiring

The successful candidate will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team responsible for the architecture, design, and implementation of a robust, deterministic, and highly scalable software simulation framework. They will work closely with multidisciplinary teams of engineers, data scientists, pilots, and other stakeholders to create and improve one of the highest fidelity flight simulators.

Joby Aviation is seeking a passionate stress engineer who believes in the ability of urban air mobility to positively impact our cities. This role is an exciting position within the structures engineering team, as it allows for the engineer to interface with many disciplines within the company and assume a major role in the design of the aircraft. Prototypes are designed quickly and efficiently, meaning attention to detail is critical. The engineer will have experience analyzing aircraft structures, developing load cases, and preparing aircraft certification documents.

Joby Aviation is looking for a passionate engineer that can join our growing team. This is a multidisciplinary position that provides the engineer a chance to interact with many of the key teams within the company. The Systems Engineers will own the architecture, integration, and life-cycle success of a single or multiple aircraft systems, ranging from requirements management, development, certification, and entry into service. Systems Engineers will coordinate between the various departments - Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software, Flight Test, Manufacturing, Operations - as necessary to ensure the technical success of their systems.  The Systems Engineers will work very closely with FAA Engineers and Joby DERs to ensure their responsible systems comply with all federal airworthiness regulations.    This position requires a basic understanding of aircraft systems, system development, and industry specific certification processes. The most important traits at Joby are a positive attitude towards the project, strong work ethic, and being able to self-manage and learn new skills.  Forward thinking and the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment are a must.    The Systems Engineer, Cockpit Avionics will be responsible for some or all systems related to: System 23 – Communication System 31 – Cockpit Avionics, Indicating and Recording Systems System 33 – Lighting  System 42 – Integrated Modular Avionics System 45 – Central Maintenance Systems System 46 – System Integration and Display

Joby Aviation is seeking a passionate IT manufacturing lead to join our IT team with a focus on driving manufacturing IT improvements to our existing capabilities while developing an overall IT strategy in support of our growth initiatives. The candidate will support the Joby aircraft overall manufacturing scale-up through the implementation of key technologies and solutions that drive product, throughput, and quality requirements. This individual must be highly organized and self-driven while possessing a deep understanding of aviation related Manufacturing IT capabilities and solutions that support business processes for mechanical design, manufacturability, and quality control. This position is exciting and rewarding, as the IT lead will see their efforts grow from concept to creation due to the fast pace of Joby Aviation.

The right person for this role can work from one of our three Northern California locations; San Carlos, Santa Cruz, Marina. Joby Aviation is seeking several passionate Technical Program Managers to join our Vehicle Program Management team with a focus in one or more of these areas:     - Airframe structures  - Loads and dynamics  - Flight controls  - Propulsion  - Mechanical systems  - Actuation  - Energy storage  - Avionics  - Electrical wiring    These positions will be in our Santa Cruz, CA location, and will actively work with various teams at Joby Aviation, including design, analysis, loads, methods and allowables, systems engineering, system safety, manufacturing, supply chain, flight test, certification and more. This role will operate in a fast paced, demanding, and rewarding environment with high expectations for individual contribution.  The Technical Program Manager will be responsible forleading the Integrated Product Teams aligned with aircraft systems in all programmatic aspects. They are responsible for creation of the high level and detailed plans to execute on the Type Certification program for each system and for driving the team in execution of the plan. 

Aviation Software requires comprehensive testing to ensure safety and to meet flight certification standards. Help Joby Aviation achieve software certification by testing the Embedded C/C++ code that controls vehicle flight and system monitoring. In this role you will work with a range of software, processor in the loop, and hardware in the loop simulators representative of the eVTOL system. Design, execute and maintain test cases, test reports, and supporting documentation for software certification and validation purposes. Become the Software Verification product expert on flight-critical software components and own the testing process. Additionally, you will use automated UI testing tools to automate testing of the system’s ground control software. Candidate should be an energetic, meticulous, self-motivated person with an adamant belief in the importance of product quality. If you love working with new technology, and have passion for innovation and safety, this is the job for you. 

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 application life cycle management.

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly skilled and experienced System Safety Lead at our Santa Cruz, CA facility. This role requires a thoughtful and inspirational leader that will be responsible for providing guidance and direction for the planning, implementation and operation of Joby Aviation’s safety program plan and associated deliverables.This individual must be highly organized and self-driven while possessing a deep understanding of SAE ARP 4761, SAE ARP 4754, and 14 CFR 1309 regulations across Part 23/25/27. The selected candidate will possess strong leadership skills as well as the ability to attain results in a fast paced, start-up environment.The most important traits at Joby are a positive attitude towards the project, strong work ethic, and being able to self-manage and learn new skills. Forward thinking and the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment are a must.

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.

This position involves architecture and implementation of embedded software at the heart of Joby Aviation aircraft. The engineer will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team and have input to requirements, conceptual system design, and implementation of embedded software for the radio systems for our fly-by-wire aircraft.

The System Safety Engineer will support aircraft development through certification and into service, by generating and reviewing system safety assessments and analyses and interfacing with other departments. The System Safety Engineer will report functionally to the Senior System Safety Engineer. The most important traits at Joby are a positive attitude towards the project, strong work ethic, and being able to self-manage and learn new skills. Forward thinking and the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment are a must.

The Systems Engineers will own the architecture, integration, and life-cycle success of a single or multiple avionics systems, ranging from requirements management, development, certification, and entry into service.  Joby Aviation is looking for a passionate Avionics Engineering leader to join our growing team. This is a leadership position that provides the engineer a chance to interact with many of the key teams and disciplines within the company.  The Systems Engineering Avionics Lead will provide technical guidance and coordination across the Avionics Systems, including interior and exterior lighting. This role will own the architecture, integration, and life-cycle success of the Avionics and lighting system, ranging from requirements management, development, certification, and entry into service.  This role will be responsible for leading the development and certification of systems and sub-systems and ensuring successful design validation and verification.  The Systems Engineering Avionics Lead will work very closely with FAA Engineers and Joby DERs to ensure the avionics systems comply with all federal airworthiness regulations.   This position requires a solid understanding of aircraft systems, system development, and industry specific certification processes. This position requires enough background knowledge and a willingness to learn to enable one to understand the complex trade-offs involved in the system design both within Avionics and across the aircraft systems as a whole.     The most important traits at Joby are a positive attitude towards the project, strong work ethic, and being able to self-manage and learn new skills.  Forward thinking and the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment are a must.