Joby Aviation Inc jobs

Facilities Technician Santa Cruz, CA, US 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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We've designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We're looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onward toward certifying the Joby aircraft, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service. Overview The Facilities Technician is responsible for performing a wide range of maintenance and repair tasks to ensure the safe, efficient, and functional operation of buildings and grounds. This role includes work in carpentry, plumbing, electrical systems, HVAC, and general upkeep. The technician will support daily operations, respond to maintenance requests, set up for events, and assist in facility improvement projects. Responsibilities Perform routine and emergency maintenance on building systems (electrical, plumbing, HVAC) Conduct repairs and improvements including painting, carpentry, and minor construction Maintain exterior grounds Monitor and maintain equipment and tools; ensure safety compliance Respond to work orders and service requests in a timely manner Assist with office setups, relocations, and furniture installations Maintain inventory of suppl

Manufacturing Project Manager – Continuous Improvement Marina, CA, US Overview Joby Aviation is seeking a results-driven Manufacturing Project Manager to lead and sustain continuous improvement initiatives across our production operations. This role sits at the intersection of quality, efficiency, and strategic execution. Driving measurable gains in quality, capacity, lead time, cost, and production certification. You will own the full project lifecycle from opportunity identification through implementation and results verification. Responsibilities Develop and manage a portfolio of CI projects aligned with annual operations goals; track milestones, risks, and financial impact. Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodologies to analyze root causes and design sustainable process solutions. Lead cross-functional project teams spanning engineering, quality, supply chain, and production. Establish and monitor KPIs - including OEE, scrap rate, DPMO, and on-time delivery - to quantify improvement outcomes. Coordinate production certification activities (PPAP, FAI, process validation) from planning through customer approval. Build and maintain CI dashboards and reporting cadences for operations leadership and stakeholders. Facilitate workshops and structured problem-solving events (A3, DMAIC, VSM) to accelerate team capability. Partner with finance to develop project business cases and validate cost savings upon project closure. Champion a culture of continuous improvement through training, coaching, and visible leadership on the shop floor. Required

Temporary Senior Learning Experience Designer & Facilitator Santa Cruz, CA, US; San Carlos, CA, US; Marina, CA, US 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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We've designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We're looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onward toward certifying the Joby aircraft, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service. Overview We are seeking an innovative Learning Experience Designer & Facilitator to support the end-to-end development of learning programs-from design through delivery and reinforcement. This role goes beyond traditional training approaches to create and facilitate visual, interactive, and behavior-focused learning solutions that drive measurable change across our organization.With a focus on enabling results and driving effective collaboration, this role spans leadership development, interpersonal and professional skills, and technical training. The ideal candidate is a highly self-directed creative professional who thrives in ambiguity, moves fluidly across project types, turns complexity into clarity, and takes pride in representing Joby Learning at its best. This is a hybrid (2/3 days a week) role based primarily in an office environment (Santa Cruz, Marina,

Senior Build Engineer Santa Cruz, CA, US 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 As a member of the DevOps team, you ensure that the developers have a stable and state-of-the art development environment that supports Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI / CD). The team combines the knowledge of our internal infrastructure, development tools, and modern development practices having an immeasurable impact on the effectiveness and productivity of the software development teams. The goal of the DevOps team is to continuously optimize the software development, testing, and deployment cycle. Activities range widely; development tooling configuration, setting up & enhancing continuous Integration pipelines, performance monitoring, maintenance, support, and application life cycle management. Responsibilities Develop and continuously improve automation solutions to enable teams to build and deploy code efficiently and consistently Provide guidance to development teams to improve performance and operability of the solutions t

Airframe Assembly Inspector III (Day Shift) Marina, CA, US 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 The Airframe Assembly Inspector II (Day Shift) performs a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive production assembly inspection operations including analyzing the process and recommending process improvements. May be responsible for distributing activities and goals, coordinate and guide technical support groups. Assist with new inspectors, as well as assist in processes analysis. Responsibilities Performs a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive production assembly inspection operations on structural assemblies and subassemblies Works from diagrams and drawings, confirms initial layouts, and uses hand tools to check conformity to specification Makes continuity checks on work in process and finished work Conducts quality inspections on processing line in accordance with quality specifications Follows approved inspection procedures for component or aircraft structures, consulting internal procedures that have been

Embedded Software Engineer - Special Purpose Software Santa Cruz, CA, US 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 This engineer will be involved in the architecture and implementation of the embedded software at the heart of Joby Aviation aircraft. They will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team and have input into conceptual system design and implementation of embedded software for a wide range of embedded systems. This role is located in our Santa Cruz HQ and remote is not an option. Responsibilities Their role will be to design and implement versions of all our existing embedded systems currently on the Joby aircraft to be specific for a range of manufacturing and test applications. This will require a deep understanding of the various embedded systems on the aircraft and how to creatively reconfigure them for new applications and usages. Required University degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, mechatronics, physics, mathematics, robotics, or similar field; or, a strong portfolio of designed and implemented

Embedded Software Engineer, Motor Inverter Santa Cruz, CA, US 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 The Software Engineer, Motor Inverter is involved in the architecture and implementation of the embedded software at the heart of Joby Aviation aircraft. The engineer will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team and have input to requirements, conceptual system design, and implementation of the embedded safety critical software project that operates and manages the electric motors of our Joby aircraft. Responsibilities This role will require an understanding of complex embedded systems, state machines, FPGA integration, high-power electronics, and more to design a robust, reliable, and safe motor control system. On this project you will be responsible for designing and implementing motor inverter embedded software, communicating with systems engineers on aircraft level effects, assisting in software requirements authoring, and working with the motor controls and algorithms team as well as much more. Required A Bachelor's degree in electrical engin

Airframe Assembly Inspector I (2nd Shift) Marina, CA, US 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 The Airframe Assembly Inspector I (2nd Shift) performs a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive production assembly inspection operations including analyzing the process and recommending process improvements. May be responsible for distributing activities and goals, coordinate and guide technical support groups. Assist with new inspectors, as well as assist in processes analysis. Responsibilities Performs a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive production assembly inspection operations on structural assemblies and subassemblies Works from diagrams and drawings, confirms initial layouts, and uses hand tools to check conformity to specification Makes continuity checks on work in process and finished work Conducts quality inspections on processing line in accordance with quality specifications Follows approved inspection procedures for component or aircraft structures, consulting internal procedures that have been

Equipment Maintenance Technician - All Shifts Marina, CA, US 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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We've designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We're looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onward toward certifying the Joby aircraft, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service. Overview An Equipment Maintenance Technician is needed for supporting the installation, repair, and maintenanceof our production equipment at our Marina, CA facility as well as Santa Cruz facility. This position willsupport the R&D, design, production, flight test, systems integration, composite part fabrication, andconstruction teams. There is a mandatory training that will take place before moving into the Shift schedule below. Training schedule is Monday- Friday 7am-4:30pm. Shift Schedules:1st Shift Monday- Friday 7am-4:30pm2nd Shift Monday- Friday 4:30pm-1:00am3rd Shift Friday-Sunday 6:30am - 6:30pm 4th Shift Friday- Sunday 6:30pm - 6:30am Responsibilities Perform Preventative and Corrective Maintenance on different types of production and mechatronics equipment Help find, inspect, and assist with production equipment purchasing and initial install and setup

General Manager, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Riyadh, UNAVAILABLE, SA 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 As the leader for Joby's future presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, you will build the business from the ground up, establishing the foundational relationships, operating model, and multi-year strategy needed to launch a safe, compliant, and scalable service. Partnering closely with Joby's senior leadership and U.S. headquarters teams, you will drive government and municipal engagement, develop strategic partnerships (including JVs and M&A), and lead end-to-end deal execution. You will serve as Joby's local face, elevating brand awareness, representing the company with stakeholders and media, translating market insights into action, and providing clear performance updates to executive leadership and the board. Responsibilities Build the Business Foundation: Lay the foundation for the future KSA market for Joby Policy and Partnerships: In partnership with Joby's senior leadership team, identify, build, and maintain strong relationships with local g

Senior Quality Engineer San Carlos, CA, US 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 We're looking for a highly motivated Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Factory Systems team. We are seeking an experienced quality engineer who is passionate about building something exciting and new and wants to help make quiet, emissions-free flight an everyday reality. As a senior quality assurance engineer on the Factory Systems team, you will work closely with Product Management, Product Operations and various customer teams like Manufacturing or Supply chain on building a holistic system landscape for enabling the successful design, test and manufacturing of our revolutionary aircraft. This is the first QA hire focused on our internal enterprise software. You will have the opportunity to shape best practices and the future of QA on the team. Responsibilities Work closely with engineering, product and design to ensure our suite of factory systems products meets the product requirements Identify, reproduce, isolate and report bugs Work

Cell Testing Engineer San Carlos, CA, US 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 Joby Aviation is seeking a hardworking, innovative, and passionate engineer to help take our cell testing to the next level. This person will be part of the team focused on developing and quantifying the performance metrics unique to EVTOL applications and be engaged in all levels of cell-testing, including design-of-experiments, test protocol development, and data analysis and interpretation. This person will be integral to driving insights that impact design decisions related to the battery architecture and will work closely with design, safety, electrochemical, and simulation engineers to make our design the best in the industry. Responsibilities Develop novel and targeted methods of characterizing cell performance as they relate to aircraft performance and regulatory requirements Define comprehensive performance criteria for new cell designs, encompassing electrochemical, mechanical, and safety requirements, in partnership with internal engineering

Hand Lay up Support - All Shifts Marina, CA, US 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 We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as a Layup Support Technician. This role will manage lamination work cell set up tasks, such as staging prepreg kits, preparing molds, replenishing consumables, maintaining clean work centers / hardware, and complete pre-lamination duties. This role enables composite hand layup technicians to focus exclusively on lamination workmanship, supporting takt time and part quality. Shift Schedules below: 1st shift - Monday - Thursday: 7AM- 5:30PM 2nd shift- Monday - Thursday: 5:30PM - 4:00AM 3rd shift -Friday - Sunday: 6AM - 6:30PM Responsibilities Stage all materials required for next-part build kit, tooling, hardware, and aids (including ports, TCs, pins, consumables, ect). Return empty bins / notify support teams of replenishment demand, if applicable restock point-of-use locations Complete “Pre-Lamination Step” for production runs (kit thawing. Mold identification, laser set up) Check material in / ou

Talent Acquisition Lead (Head of TA) Santa Cruz, CA, US 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 The Talent Acquisition Lead is responsible for defining and executing Joby's global talent acquisition strategy in alignment with long term business objectives. This role serves as a key member of the People leadership team and a trusted advisor to executive leadership, ensuring the company attracts, assesses, and hires exceptional talent to enable scale, innovation, and operational excellence. This leader owns the full recruiting lifecycle, from workforce planning and employer brand to hiring execution and candidate experience, and is accountable for building a best-in-class, data driven recruiting function. The Talent Acquisition Lead will lead and develop a high performing team while driving continuous improvement in systems, processes, and outcomes. This role is on site at Joby's headquarters in Santa Cruz, CA and reports to the Chief People Officer. Responsibilities Strategy & Executive Partnership Define Joby's enterprise talent acquisition strat

Mechanical Engineer, System Electronics San Carlos, CA, US 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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We've designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We're looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onward toward certifying the Joby aircraft, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service. Overview This role lives within the System Electronics Mechanical team. This team is responsible for designing the pilot inceptors, air data probe, and numerous computer assemblies across the S4, as well as mechanically designing next-generation perception suites for enabling autonomy for future aircraft. We're seeking a passionate, hands-on, and fundamentally strong engineer to own designs from concept to certification, work cross-functionally to optimize vehicle-level solutions, and ensure the safe, lightweight, and reliable delivery of electromechanical assemblies to aircraft. (We're open to earlier career through senior level candidates for this position). Responsibilities Own designs from concept to certification, including: Rapid prototyping and development testing Mass optimization, stress analysis, and thermal analysis Troubleshooting issues in manufactur

Flight Research Senior Machine Learning 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 Flight Research is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to build state-of-the-art perception and reasoning algorithms into the Superpilot™ autonomy stack, enabling autonomous aircraft and associated ground systems to safely and autonomously navigate their complex environment, and define the standard of autonomous flight. In this role, you will be responsible for training models that enhance current Superpilot™ algorithms while investigating the application of cutting-edge research to expand autonomous flight capabilities. Your responsibilities will include filtering sensor data from flights, architecting dependable training infrastructure for datasets and models, and performing ongoing evaluations within our Operational Design Domain (ODD). By focusing on these tasks, you will play a vital part in achieving the detection and localization standards necessary for ensuring the safety of autonomous aviation. We are a small, high-impact team that values curiosity, technical initiative, and the ability to operate independently. You will collaborate deeply with controls, and flight software engineers to build a foundation that accelerates our path to safe, autonomous

Senior Equipment Engineer Dayton, OH, US 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 We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Equipment Engineer to join our Manufacturing Engineering Team. The successful candidate will serve as the subject matter expert on equipment issues, including electrical/PLC, robotics, mechanical, machining, hydraulics/pneumatics, and more. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional leadership in driving cross-functional collaboration projects to completion on or ahead of schedule, proactively lead improvement projects, and effectively multitask in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities • Design and Build Custom Automation Equipment: Lead the design, development, and construction of custom industrial automation equipment to meet specific manufacturing needs. • Lead Diagnostics and Root Cause Analysis: Diagnose complex equipment failures, identify root causes, and communicate effective action plans to the team. • Expert Training and Development: Serve as an expert-level trainer on all mach

Aircraft Painter- Experienced Marina, CA, US 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. Responsibilities Paint Application using HVLP and Electro-Static paint systems Equipment Set Up and Maintenance Maintaining 6S principles of Sorting, Systematic Arrangement, Shining, Standardizing, Sustaining and Safety Surface Preparation Detailed Masking Application of base coats, top coats, and clear coats The ideal candidate will possess the ability to work with little to no Supervision. Performs moderately complex to complex filling operations related to the cosmetic appearance of the part being worked Removes excess material and prepares the surface for finishing Performs difficult masking operations Documents the work performed on the work orders Seeks methods to cross train to develop technical skills and business Knowledge Polishes and waxes finished surfaces by cutting and buffing finished surfaces Required High School diploma or GED equivalent 3-5 years Aircraft Painting Experience or similar Requires excellent communication skills Ability to work fr

Technical Program Manager, Flight Test Instrumentation Marina, CA, US 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 The Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) Technical Program Manager (TPM) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving the successful delivery of instrumentation and flight test systems used in experimental and certification flight test campaigns. This role bridges hardware engineering, software integration, and flight test operations to ensure instrumentation is delivered on schedule, within scope, and to the quality standards required for airworthiness compliance. The FTI TPM thrives in a fast-paced, highly technical environment and brings structure to complex, multi-disciplinary development programs. Responsibilities Own and maintain master FTI and Ground Control Station program schedules, tracking design development, hardware procurement, installation, ground verification and system calibration, and instrumentation readiness milestones across multiple test campaigns Drive alignment across design engineers, flight test engineers, data analysts

People Operations Analyst Santa Cruz, CA, US 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 The People Operations Analyst is a key role in supporting the day-to-day People Team operations and business processing for a growing organization. We are seeking someone who is detail-oriented, tech-savvy and fully comfortable in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Success in this role includes executing on existing operational processes, maintaining high service levels, and process optimization. Responsibilities Ensure accurate, complete, and timely data collection and storage of globally dispersed team members Perform regular data audits, reviews, and reconciliations Support ad hoc people and job data reporting and analytics Execute and maintain team member lifecycle transactions, including job changes, transfers, reporting relationship updates, and organizational structure changes while ensuring data accuracy and compliance. Create new and streamline, simplify, and automate existing processes Audit, scale, and refine cross functional, end to e

Senior Embedded Software Engineer Santa Cruz, CA, US 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 You will be responsible for designing and implementing the embedded C++ software that runs on our electric-powered, fly-by-wire aircraft. You'll also collaborate with systems engineers and hardware designers to author software requirements and integrate complex systems. You will be involved in all facets of our software design and development. Examples of safety critical on aircraft projects that you may be focused on are: Communications and Networking System - Contribute to the embedded software and design that is the communications backbone of the Joby aircraft. Motor Inverter - Contribute to the software that operates and manages the electric motors of our Joby aircraft. Flight Control Computer - work with all parts of the aircraft software team to provide a robust and testable Hardware Abstraction Layer to support simulation and hardware emulation. Collaborate with systems engineers and hardware designers to author software requirements and integra

Senior Loads and Dynamics Engineer Santa Cruz, CA, US Overview As a Senior Loads and Dynamics Engineer, will play an integral role in the development of Joby's external loads criteria. Responsibilities include contributing to in-house tools and methods development, computation of external loads for airframe and propeller systems, updating and validating aeroelastic modeling, and working with DERs and FAA representatives to certify Joby's cutting-edge VTOL aircraft. This position requires a solid mathematical and engineering background appropriate to aeronautical/aerospace disciplines, a detailed conceptual understanding of aircraft dynamics and aerodynamics, and strong attention to detail. The applicant is expected to have experience with static and dynamic external loads derivation for aircraft; a background in flutter or rotordynamic analysis is also desired. Located in Santa Cruz, CA, this role involves active collaboration with various teams at Joby, including Flight Physics, Flight Testing, Airframe, Actuators, Integration and Test, and Certification. This role operates in a fast-paced, demanding, and rewarding environment with very high expectations for individual contribution. Responsibilities Develop external loads and aeroelastic models and methods. Develop aerodynamic databases for use in aircraft aeroelastic models. Develop multi-DOF flight dynamics simulations for use in external loads and dynamics. Interpret experimental data to correlate and validate aircraft aeroelastic models. Support flight, ground, and laborato

Staff Software Systems Engineer, Motor Controls San Carlos, CA, US 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 This engineer will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team and participate in architecture, design, and implementation of motor control systems within our electric-powered, fly-by-wire aircraft. This engineer will work closely with the hardware, mechanical, integration, and flight-testing teams to design, develop, test and improve system-level behaviors. Responsibilities Sensored and sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motors Advanced inverter pulse-width modulation, position and velocity estimation, current control and efficiency optimization Develop fault detection, isolation, and reconfiguration logic for safety critical systems Closed loop position control of simplex and duplex redundant servo actuation systems with redundant position sensors and multi-phase motors controlled from separate inverters Optimization of motor controls using MATLAB Simulink Develop wrappers and interfaces for the MATLAB Simulink code in C/C++ Ensure i

Senior Autonomy Data Infrastructure and Analytics Software 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 Flight Research is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Data Infrastructure and Analytics to build the data infrastructure and evaluation platform for our Superpilot™ autonomy stack. This position offers a unique opportunity to build the data infrastructure that powers Joby's varied fleet of autonomous aircraft. In this role, you will own the end-to-end data lifecycle, from the moment a flight log leaves our aircraft to the moment it generates safety-critical metrics. You will design robust infrastructure for flight telemetry, sensor, and imagery data, turning raw logs into reliable datasets, metrics, and workflows that support development, validation, and operational insight. Your work will help teams detect regressions, investigate edge cases, and validate safety-critical behavior long before it reaches flight operations. We are a small, high-impact team that values curiosity, technical initiative, and the ability to operate independently. You will collaborate deeply with perception, controls, and flight software engineers to build a foundation that accelerates our path to safe, autonomous flight. The right candidate is a strong software engineer who cares d