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. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.
OverviewJoby is seeking a talented electrical engineer to join our team designing all-electric aircraft. This engineer will work closely with mechanical, software, and other cross-functional teams. You'll be taking ownership of key electrical subsystems and printed-circuit-boards from design through prototyping and to product. This is a hands-on position. Optimizing designs for reliability, weight, and efficiency will be a focus.
Responsibilities- Create clear and readable schematics for digital and mixed-signal printed-circuit-boards
- Component selection for minimum mass and maximum reliability
- Investigate modern technologies for power and data transmission/management
- Work with PCB designers to create reliable and low-weight layouts
- Write and validate requirements
- Work with system safety team to drive DFMEAs
- Author verification test cases and execute the test cases
- Assist with the creation, bring-up, and support of tools to support design
- Drive continual process improvements, maturing existing designs, and incorporating feedback from field use cases
B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or a related discipline) with 2+ years of relevant industry working experience, or equivalent work experience
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals, including:
Power conversion (linear and switching regulators)
Digital design and layout
Signal conditioning and conversion (ADCs, filters)
Discrete semiconductor design (FETs, BJTs, Diodes)
Schematic capture and PCB design
Experience with component selection
Hands-on experience with building and debugging hardware
Great communication skills
Desired
M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
Experience with electric transportation
Experience with high voltage DC electrical systems
Familiarity with Altium Designer
Exposure to regulatory certification
Design-for-reliability experience, including the use of DFMEA and fault trees
Additional Information
Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $87,500 - $160,000/yr. 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.
Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience
- Strong fundamentals in power conversion, including linear and switching regulators
- Experience with digital design and layout
- Experience with signal conditioning and conversion, including ADCs and filters
- Knowledge of discrete semiconductor design, including FETs, BJTs, and diodes
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB design
- Experience with component selection
- Hands-on experience building and debugging hardware
- Strong communication skills
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- Experience with electric transportation
- Experience with high-voltage DC electrical systems
- Familiarity with Altium Designer
- Exposure to regulatory certification
- Design-for-reliability experience, including DFMEA and fault trees
Joby Aviation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Joby Aviation and has not been reviewed or approved by Joby Aviation.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing perks are positioned as a meaningful part of the total package, including free daily meals and access to an on-site gym. These amenities are portrayed as reducing day-to-day costs and friction, making the overall rewards feel richer for some roles and sites.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement support is described as comprehensive, including a 401(k) plan with a company match. Ownership-oriented savings options like an ESPP are also included alongside retirement benefits.
-
Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is a prominent component of total rewards through RSUs and an ESPP, making upside potential a core part of compensation design. This structure is framed as especially attractive when equity is valued as part of overall pay competitiveness.
Joby Aviation Insights
What We Do
Joby is a California-based company building quiet, all-electric aircraft to connect people like never before. With up to 150 miles of range and the ability to take off and land vertically, the Joby aircraft will change the way we move while reducing the acoustic and climate footprint of flight.
