Flight Research Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer

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Salary

$149K-$206K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

52% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Company

Company stage

Growth-stage From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Equity

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About this role

Flight Research Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer Santa Cruz, CA, US Company Overview Joby Flight Research designs, develops, and flight-tests novel aircraft using a software-first autonomy approach. We build and deploy autonomy, perception, planning, and radar systems across conventional, electric, and hydrogen-electric aircraft in both CTOL and VTOL configurations. Overview Joby Aviation's Flight Research team is looking for an experienced and driven Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer to contribute to the research and development of new aircraft configurations. We are a small, close-knit and agile team; the engineer will work closely with other software/controls engineers to develop simulation capabilities, control algorithms ranging from stabilization to basic autonomy, and analyses/tests to leverage simulation software for aircraft design and rapid iteration. The engineer will be expected to deliver high quality flight controls software, act with agency, and be capable of picking up a wide variety of tasks. Responsibilities Deliver high quality and well thought out flight controls software (C++) for VTOL and CTOL aircraft. Contribute heavily to open-loop and closed-loop stability and performance analysis tools (C++/Python). Formulate test plans to demonstrate robustness and performance of solutions. Directly support flight testing of various aircraft platforms as a required crewmember in a remote ground station. Collaborate closely with the rest of the software & controls team to ideate, plan and execute on high quality, well

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