Test Pilot

Joby Aviation

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Marina, California

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CONTRACTOR

Updated 09/09/2026

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 passionate and driven test pilot to join our flight test team. This role requires a wide range of knowledge and skill that includes planning and flight testing experimental

CTOL/VTOL

fly-by-wire aircraft and supporting all certification flight test related activities. Formal test pilot training and/or experience is essential, as is flexibility in outlook to adapt core flight test principles to a radically new aviation environment. VSTOL, DER or AR qualification is desired.

Responsibilities

Perform flight test activities including test planning, test execution as pilot (both remote UAV and inhabited flight test), chase pilot, flight debriefs, and post-flight analysis and reporting

Perform simulator testing, development, Failure Modes and Effects Testing, and other purposes

Contribute to flight readiness reviews, test safety reviews, and other flight test admin activities

Perform flight test engineering duties, including test card preparation, test direction, and other control room responsibilities

Perform miscellaneous engineering duties as tasked

Complete all required documentation in accordance with established company and FAA procedures

Observe all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company

Expected to work safely by established operating procedures and practices

Other duties as assigned or required

Required

Long course graduate of recognized test pilot school or, exceptionally, equivalent on-the-job training

At least 3 years additional flight test experience post training, with at least 50 hours experimental or certification flight test experience as test pilot

Bachelors of Science degree or equivalent experience and training

Fixed Wing and / or Rotorcraft Commercial Certificate

A minimum of 1,000 hours pilot in command flight time

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to work extended hours and travel as required

Read and speak English proficiently

Desired

Both fixed wing and rotary wing flight test experience, with principal experience in fixed wing

AV-8 or F-35B experience and/or V-22 experience

FAA certification flight test experience

Flight instructional experience

Test pilot school instructional experience

Experience with all-electric aircraft

Flight test DER or AR

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $187,400 - $250,000/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.

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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