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Joby Aviation
Power Electronics Engineer
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A Power Electronics Engineer designs and develops power and control electronic equipment or hardware for products with motors. Works with circuits and other electronic equipment, components or systems.
$146,535 / year median in California
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Power Electronics Engineer
Joby Aviation
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San Carlos, California
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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. Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Requirements 4519 Job and company information not to be copied, shared, scraped, or otherwise disseminated without explicit consent of JSfirm, LLC.
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Updated 08/2026 Job Description Job Summary 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, weve been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and were now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, were now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service. Overview Joby Aviation is seeking a talented power electronics engineer to join our team designing electric aircraft. This engineer will work closely with mechanical, software, and other cross-functional teams and contribute towards the design of prototype motor-control inverters and DC/DCs from 0.5-200 kW. This is a hands-on, on-site position based in San Carlos, CA. Engineers are responsible for seeing their projects through from concept design to delivery and support of hardware. Optimizing designs for reliability, weight, and efficiency will be a focus. Responsibilities Create clear and readable schematics for power electronics boards Create optimized and reliable layout designs Component selection for minimum mass and maximum reliability Create optimized and reliable layout designs Write board bring-up test plans, execute them and collect data for new boards Collaborate with mechanical engineers to optimize placement of high power modules/components and bus bars Support manufacturing by troubleshooting critical production issues and designing test procedures Participate in detailed root cause and failure analysis Required B.S. in electrical engineering or related discipline Strong EE fundamentals, including: 3-5 years designing and developing power electronics, in particular, inverters for driving 50kW to 200kW motors Understanding of motor control theory for surface and interior permanent magnet machines Schematic capture and PCB design Experience with component selection Completed (designed/built/tested) high voltage/high power designs Great communication skills Ability to be onsite regularly in San Carlos, CA Desired M.S./Ph.D. in relevant discipline with a focus in power electronics Experience working in aerospace or automotive industries Experience working in aerospace with a strong background in DO-160 compliance Experience writing embedded software in C for control of inverters and/or other power electronics Familiarity with Altium Designer Wide bandgap semiconductors Exposure to regulatory certification Design-for-reliability, including use of DFMEA and fault trees Designing for high EMI environments Battery systems Additional Information Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $124,400 - $155,600/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. Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Requirements 4519 Job and company information not to be copied, shared, scraped, or otherwise disseminated without explicit consent of JSfirm, LLC.