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Joby Aviation

Senior / Staff Aircraft Systems Engineer

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An Aerospace Engineer designs aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft using knowledge of engineering and physics, and tests prototypes to see if they work according to design. May specialize in aeronautical design and work with airplanes and helicopters, or specialize in astronautical design and work with vehicles used in outer space. May specialize in a particular area of design, such as aerodynamic flow or navigation.

$138,433 / year median in California

+9% projected growth

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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 As a Systems Engineer focused on physical systems Integration, you will play a critical role in how our aircraft's hardware and systems come together. You will focus heavily on functional breakdown and requirements allocation across various physical systems on the aircraft, ensuring seamless integration from concept through certification. Operating as a skilled professional, you will own key integration workstreams, navigate complex technical challenges, and influence design solutions across adjacent disciplines. While you will serve as a key stakeholder and contributor for Concept of Operations (ConOps), Detect and Avoid (DAA), and Command and Control (C2), your primary ownership will remain rooted in physical systems architecture and integration. Responsibilities Lead the functional breakdown and requirements allocation for physical systems across the aircraft, ensuring traceability and alignment with vehicle-level objectives. Own and manage systems integration workstreams, working independently to adapt existing approaches and devise solutions based on limited precedent. Deeply understand how multiple physical parts and systems integrate to achieve overarching program objectives. Serve as the technical bridge across Software, Hardware, Flight Controls, Propulsion, and GCS teams to integrate the aircraft system. Act as an influential stakeholder for ConOps, DAA, and C2 initiatives, providing systems engineering support and ensuring physical system constraints and capabilities are accurately represented. Define V&V strategy. Allocate requirements across analysis, simulation (Model-in-the-Loop / Software-in-the-Loop), Hardware-in-the-Loop, system integration lab, and flight test, with explicit verification objectives, credit claims, and configuration baselines. Key contributor to Technical Readiness Reviews (TRR) and Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR). Provide the analytical green light that aircraft systems are safe to transition to the flight test team. Required Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with 6+ years / PhD with 3+ years of experience. Demonstrated competence in systems engineering fundamentals, including functional breakdown, requirements management, and physical systems integration in support of aircraft development. Experience with ARP4754A/B, ARP4761/4761A, and the
DO-178C / DO-254 / DO-160
family. Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-quality environment, solving problems of diverse scope. Strong collaborative skills with a track record of building productive working relationships to resolve mutual interdisciplinary problems. Willingness to travel to flight test locations to support experimental troubleshooting and correlate flight data to system models. Desired 10+ years of demonstrated success in systems engineering within the aerospace industry or complex hardware development. Experience serving as a "Super-User" or subject matter expert for specific systems engineering tools and methodologies. A broad and deep understanding of aircraft systems that allows you to intuitively grasp how different functional areas impact one another. Experience with
SORA / SORA
Annex F v2.5 (or equivalent operational risk assessment framework) and
JARUS AMC RPAS.1309
Issue 2. Experience with Group 5 UAS or BVLOS operations. Digital flight control systems development. Clean-sheet aerospace development. Additional Information Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $161,400 - $273,000/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. 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. Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer