Senior Product Designer - Air Taxi

Posted 10 Days Ago
San Carlos, CA, USA
In-Office
139K-215K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Automotive • Transportation
The Role
Lead product design for air taxi operational software, including flight scheduling, pilot electronic flight bags, terminal logistics, and ramp operations. Collaborate with product, engineering, and flight operations teams to optimize aviation workflows. Build and govern a scalable design system across Web, iOS, and Android, including components, tokens, patterns, documentation, accessibility standards, and AI-enabled design workflows.
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Company Overview

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.

Overview

Join the Air Taxi Systems team at Joby Aviation as a Senior Product Designer, where you will directly design the product software that brings quiet, emissions-free flight to the world. In this role, you will lead the product design and development of our core operational applications— including the flight operations scheduling portal, the pilot’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), terminal logistics and ramp operations. Your work will be instrumental in supporting our ongoing helicopter operations in New York, launching our first commercial eVTOL operations in Dubai and scaling to future global markets.


At Joby, you won't just be designing screens; you will be paving the way in a startup-like environment within a well-funded aerospace pioneer. You will have access to the latest and greatest AI tooling and you will collaborate closely with product managers, engineering, and flight operations to stand up scalable apps from ideation to release.

Responsibilities
  • Design the joby flight operations tooling and pilot resource management interfaces
  • Design the pilot, terminal and ramp applications
  • Optimize the UX of our ongoing helicopter and future eVTOL operations
  • Collaborate with our flight test team to optimize their scheduling and execution needs
  • Provide design guidance for internal product development
  • Efficiently use state of the art AI tools to maximize efficiency in the product development cycle
Required
  • BA/BS in Design, HCI or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience working across multiple platforms such as Web, iOS & Android
  • Highly proficient with common design tools such as Sketch, Figma and the Adobe suite
  • Highly proficient with current AI tools, such as Claude, Chat GPT, Gemini, GLM 5.2 etc.
  • Understanding of HTML & CSS
  • Basic understanding of coding and understanding of what is feasible with the design and which layouts are most scalable
Desired
  • Are a pilot or have an interest in aviation and/or new transportation technology
Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $139,000 - $214,500/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

  • BA/BS in Design, HCI, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience working across Web, iOS, and Android platforms
  • High proficiency with Figma and integrated AI workflows
  • High proficiency with current AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and GLM 5.2
  • Understanding of HTML and CSS
  • Experience collaborating with engineering to align design components with frontend codebases
  • Deep understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
  • Pilot experience or interest in aviation and/or new transportation technology
  • Experience migrating legacy platforms to a centralized design system or scaling a design system across iOS, Android, and Web

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.

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The Company
HQ: Santa Cruz, CA
946 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

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.

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