Staff Flight Test Engineer

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.

Joby Aviation is seeking a passionate and driven Staff Fight Test Engineer to join our flight test team.

This role presents a unique opportunity to be a technical leader in a broad scope of the flight test program.

Utilizing a wide range of knowledge and skill you'll be intimately involved in day-to-day operation such as developing detailed flight test plans for experimental CTOL/VTOL fly-by-wire aircraft, executing testing as a crewmember, and analyzing test data.

The role involves developing flight test program strategies as well as execution of both development and certification flight tests.

The successful candidate may be given an opportunity to lead a team of flight test engineers.Flight testing at Joby Aviation is very fast-paced, and we are looking for an individual who can work with system designers to develop test procedures, deal with frequently changing test scenarios, and lead/follow effectively.

Previous experience and/or training as a Flight Test Engineer is required.

While the flight test team is based in Marina, CA, opportunities exist for various deployment missions around the world.

• As a technical leader, manage the flight test program in the assigned technical/operational areas.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior flight test engineers in the assigned technical area.
• Collaborate with leads in the Flight Test team to implement/improve flight test processes.
• Develop test programs to strategically expand the envelope and capabilities of our vehicles from experimental development through certification flight test.
• Perform flight test planning, flight readiness reviews, flight briefs/debriefs, act as a crewmember during test execution and perform post flight data analysis.
• Conducts engineering analysis of flight test data to support aircraft design and certification deliverables.