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Performs aircraft and systems loads analysis across the operational envelope, supports flight and ground testing, analyzes test data, and develops aeroelastic and aerodynamic models. The role improves simulation tools, validates analytical models, builds loads databases, and supports FAA certification documentation. Collaboration spans flight physics, airframe, systems, testing, and certification teams. The position requires on-site work in Santa Cruz or Marina, California, particularly during active flight-test periods.

Leads Joby’s global talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, recruiting operations, employer brand, and candidate experience. Advises executives on hiring and organizational scaling, builds a high-performing recruiting organization, and oversees systems, analytics, compliance, agency and university partnerships. The role drives hiring across technical, manufacturing, operational, software, and corporate functions while improving recruiting effectiveness and supporting global growth.

Lead fatigue and damage tolerance substantiation for primary aircraft structures through design, testing, analysis, and FAA certification. Perform fracture mechanics and crack-growth analyses, develop durability test programs, author certification documentation, define inspection intervals, and establish continued airworthiness requirements. The role requires deep aerospace experience with metallic and composite structures, structural fatigue, damage tolerance, and certification activities.

Conduct system safety assessments for flight-critical components, propulsion systems, and aircraft subsystems in accordance with ARP4761. Establish and manage safety requirements, collaborate with systems, software, and hardware engineering teams, participate in design reviews, identify safety issues, and maintain safety artifacts through design and configuration changes.

Supports the Powertrain and Electronics technical program management team on aircraft certification and development initiatives. Responsibilities include coordinating design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and testing teams; managing development hardware, inventories, dependencies, timelines, and equipment upgrades; and accelerating critical-path work. The intern will communicate program impacts, support projects from design through production, and help drive Joby’s S4 aircraft toward type certification.

Leads mechanical design and integration for autonomous aircraft avionics systems, from concept through installation, validation, verification, and certification. Designs assemblies, packages custom electronics, develops drawings and work instructions, supports prototyping and production, and collaborates with systems, GNC, electrical, flight-test, and manufacturing teams. Responsibilities include metallic and composite design, thermal and reliability considerations, finite element analysis, regulatory compliance, qualification testing, and sourcing fabricated parts.

Leads aircraft conformity and configuration control activities for airworthiness and flight testing. Coordinates inspections, deviations, documentation, and airworthiness approvals while partnering with manufacturing, quality, and configuration management teams. Resolves manufacturing-floor issues, tracks metrics, leads cross-functional meetings, supports certification and TIA test flights, and mentors conformity coordinators. Drives continuous improvement of conformity processes, standards, and records while ensuring compliance with aviation regulations and certification requirements.

Develops and executes experimental and certification flight tests for CTOL/VTOL fly-by-wire aircraft. Responsibilities include test planning, flight readiness reviews, crewmember test execution, real-time monitoring, data analysis, troubleshooting, certification support, flight documentation, configuration management, and reporting findings. Collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams and supports safe, efficient flight operations. The role requires at least 30% travel and may involve extended hours.

Perform aerodynamic and mechanical analyses and designs for centrifugal, radial, and axial turbomachinery supporting hydrogen fuel cell aircraft systems. Develop 1D/2D mean-line models, CFD, FEA, CAD designs, testing fixtures, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems. Collaborate cross-functionally through design-build-test cycles, support prototype and aircraft testing, and optimize component performance, durability, and reliability.

Develop navigation and state-estimation software for experimental VTOL and CTOL aircraft. Responsibilities include multi-sensor fusion, real-time safety-critical C++ flight software, navigation infrastructure, simulation and analysis tools, perception integration, test planning, and flight-test support. The engineer will collaborate with perception, controls, and autonomy teams to build robust aircraft navigation and advanced autonomy capabilities.