Senior Electrical Engineer

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 is seeking a talented Electrical Engineer to join our team designing aircraft avionics! This engineer will work closely with software, systems, mechanical 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 essential.

Responsibilities

• In the first few weeks:

  • Get to know the team and the aircraft

  • Get familiar with the electrical and avionics system architecture

  • Help support hardware and software test

• In the First 6 months:

  • Design, test and bring-up a well-scoped piece of avionics equipment that will support our aircraft and test assets

  • Support writing Software for hardware in the loop testing

  • Support Flight Test through seeing an avionics design through to aircraft integration 

• Within a year:

  • Take ownership of a piece of avionics equipment, driving key component and PCB design choices

  • Support electrical system architecture trade studies

  • Support flight test activities by helping troubleshoot flight test aircraft

  • Support certification activities with electrical loads analysis, electrical power design and requirements generation & validation

Required

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 6+ years of working experience in relevant industry
• Strong understanding of electrical fundamentals and best practices
  • Power conversion (linear and switching regulators)
  • High-speed digital design and layout
  • Signal conditioning and conversion (ADCs, filters)
  • Discrete semiconductor design (FETs, BJTs, Diodes)
• Schematic capture and PCB design
• Experience with electrical component selection
• Hands-on experience with building and debugging hardware
• Great communication skills

This position must meet US export control compliance requirements, therefore a candidate must qualify as a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15. “US Person” includes US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees.

Desired

• Advanced degree in relevant discipline
• Proficiency with ECAD programs such as Altium Designer, KiCAD and EAGLE
• Design-for-reliability, including use of DFMEA and fault trees
• Designing for high EMI environments
• Competency with MCAD programs such as CATIA, Autodesk and Solidworks
• Competency in embedded Linux, Python and C++

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $156,700 - $202,570/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.

Additional Information

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.