Jobs at Joby Aviation

Leads software and data analytics engineers developing and maintaining Test Enabling Software for aircraft verification, validation, and certification. Translates testing needs into plans, guides automation and software reviews, develops lab infrastructure, instrumentation, controls, and LabVIEW tools, and coordinates test-stand integration. Partners with engineering, program, and lab teams to support safety-of-flight testing, certification milestones, continuous improvement, and efficient execution.

Develop and maintain test software, automation tools, instrumentation controls, LabVIEW VIs, and Python scripts for aircraft systems testing. Build hardware-in-the-loop and simulation-based test infrastructure, execute integration and verification tests, manage configuration and calibration records, analyze test data, and generate engineering reports. Collaborate with design, software, systems, simulation, certification, and testing teams across multiple Joby sites.

Leads development and certification flight testing for experimental CTOL/VTOL fly-by-wire aircraft. Responsibilities include test planning, readiness reviews, flight execution, real-time data monitoring, post-flight reporting, engineering data analysis, certification support, troubleshooting, configuration management, and flight documentation. Collaborates with pilots and engineering teams to safely expand aircraft capabilities and assess compliance.

Supports advanced aircraft flight-test programs, primarily for autonomy systems and the Cessna Caravan platform. Plans and executes tests, participates as a flight crew member, monitors real-time data, conducts post-flight analysis, reports findings, manages test configurations and limitations, troubleshoots issues, and develops flight manuals. The role requires collaboration with engineers, pilots, maintenance, and leadership, plus at least 10% travel for military exercises and remote test campaigns.

Leads the flight test instrumentation and Ground Control Station teams, overseeing system architecture, integration, calibration, telemetry, maintenance, and operational readiness. Manages staffing, schedules, budgets, processes, and cross-functional coordination across flight test and certification programs. Provides technical oversight for troubleshooting, data quality, anomaly resolution, and root-cause investigations while ensuring regulatory compliance with FAA and EASA requirements.

Own and improve financial systems, forecasting models, profitability tools, reporting, dashboards, and data integrations supporting Go To Market and Operations. Analyze costs, cash flow, performance trends, headcount, and variances while supporting close processes, SOX compliance, audit readiness, and process automation. Partner with Finance, Accounting, Operations, and leadership to deliver actionable financial insights and scalable systems.

Quality Engineering Intern supporting aerospace manufacturing quality, process capability studies, measurement systems analysis, statistical data interpretation, root-cause investigations, design and documentation reviews, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives. The role involves reviewing mechanical designs, analyzing product and process failures, supporting production validation, and contributing to continuous improvement across composites, aircraft assembly, mechanical systems, dimensional management, and quality management systems.

Supports composite hand layup production by staging materials, preparing molds, thawing kits, replenishing consumables, maintaining workstations, documenting production activity, and responding to technician needs. The role requires following standardized processes, maintaining 4S+S organization, handling materials, wearing PPE and respirators, and working extended shifts in physically demanding conditions. Forklift, crane, or equipment certification may be required.

Oversee supplier quality for aircraft parts from supplier qualification through production. Responsibilities include supporting new product introduction, validating processes, resolving quality issues, improving manufacturing processes, reviewing designs and first article inspections, monitoring supplier metrics, ensuring ISO and aerospace quality compliance, managing corrective actions, and representing Supplier Quality on engineering and material review boards.

Designs digital and mixed-signal electrical subsystems and PCBs for all-electric aircraft, covering schematics, component selection, PCB layout, requirements, DFMEAs, prototyping, debugging, testing, and validation. The role emphasizes lightweight, reliable, efficient designs and collaboration with mechanical, software, and cross-functional teams throughout development.

Develop and validate battery cell, module, and pack safety models covering electrochemical, thermal, gas-generation, electrical, and mechanical abuse. Plan and execute high-voltage and thermal tests, design test equipment, correlate simulations with experimental data, and deliver data-driven recommendations. Support battery and vehicle design optimization, cross-functional engineering decisions, FAA certification activities, and thorough test documentation.

Develops and validates safety-critical motor control systems for electric, fly-by-wire aircraft. Responsibilities include PMSM control, inverter PWM, position and velocity estimation, fault management, servo actuation, Simulink modeling, C/C++ implementation, dynamometer and aircraft testing, system tuning, requirements decomposition, and PIL/HIL verification.

Plans, writes, and executes system-level verification tests for VTOL electric aircraft in integrated test labs. Performs Pilot-in-the-Loop and Test Director responsibilities, develops formal procedures and SOPs, maintains test-lab configuration and calibration records, drives root-cause corrective actions, and creates tools for safe, repeatable testing. Analyzes test data and reports findings to engineering teams. Supports FAA certification and aircraft hardware and software design improvements.

Leads the design and production deployment of scalable data science and machine learning systems for aircraft, manufacturing, and operations data. Analyzes high-frequency sensor data, develops predictive models, builds Python tools and pipelines, establishes MLOps and engineering standards, and mentors data scientists. Partners with engineering teams and executives to translate complex analyses into strategic decisions related to aircraft safety, reliability, and performance.

Design end-to-end experiences for operational tools supporting aircraft charging, maintenance, configuration, and operations. Conduct research and usability testing, translate complex technical workflows into intuitive interfaces, create prototypes and final specifications, collaborate with product managers and engineers, maintain scalable design systems, and use usability metrics and AI-assisted workflows to improve products.

Develops and validates motor control systems for electric, fly-by-wire aircraft. Responsibilities include PMSM control, inverter PWM, position and velocity estimation, fault handling, servo control, Simulink modeling, C/C++ implementation, dynamometer and aircraft testing, requirements decomposition, system modeling, and processor or hardware-in-the-loop verification.

Own end-to-end process intelligence use cases for manufacturing, from stakeholder requirements and data exploration through ETL development, data modeling, quality resolution, and deployed dashboards. Collaborate with manufacturing leads and factory systems engineers, document modeling decisions, communicate findings, and support production-scale analytics using process mining and data engineering technologies.

Performs requirements-based and automated testing of embedded aircraft networking software, Ethernet switches, drivers, APIs, and powered network systems. Develops Python test scripts, analyzes network traffic, troubleshoots hardware and software issues, manages defects, improves test infrastructure, and documents certified test environments and procedures. Collaborates with development and hardware teams to verify timing, latency, throughput, redundancy, robustness, and certification requirements.

Leads international aircraft certification and validation projects with civil aviation authorities. Coordinates engineering, regulatory, and cross-functional stakeholders; develops compliance strategies, applicant positions, certification plans, and regulatory data packages. Manages project schedules, resources, budgets, risks, and mitigation plans while supporting airworthiness, flight operations, maintenance, safety, manufacturing, and commercialization activities. Represents the company in authority meetings and ensures alignment between FAA and international certification programs.

Develop and test safety-critical embedded software for novel aircraft and flight automation systems. Responsibilities include defining triplex compute platform architecture, integrating peripheral devices, hardening real-time Linux systems, implementing communication protocols, and building hardware- and software-in-the-loop simulation, testing, and automation infrastructure.