Electrical Engineer - Avionics and PCB Design

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

• 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 .
• Take ownership of a piece of avionics equipment, driving key component and PCB design choices
• Support electrical system architecture trade studies and
• 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
• 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
• 3+ years of working experience in relevant industry
• 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 $139,900 - $186,500/ 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 Aviation is an equal opportunity employer.