Flight Research Systems Engineer

Joby Aviation•Concord, CA

12h•$104,800 - $152,000•Onsite

About The Position

Joby Aviation’s flight research team is looking for a passionate Systems Engineer to join our growing team. This is a position that provides the engineer a chance to interact with many of the key teams and disciplines within the company. The Systems Engineer will provide technical guidance and coordination across the Autonomy Systems. This role will own the architecture, integration, and life-cycle success of the autonomy system, ranging from requirements management, development, certification, and entry into service. This role will be responsible for leading the development and certification of systems and sub-systems and ensuring successful design validation and verification. The Systems Engineer will work very closely with Software, Hardware and GNC teams to ensure the avionics systems meet the needs of the program. This position requires a solid understanding of aircraft systems, system development, and industry specific certification processes. This position requires enough background knowledge and a willingness to learn to enable one to understand the complex trade-offs involved in the system design both within Avionics and across the aircraft systems as a whole. The most important traits at Joby are a positive attitude towards the project, strong work ethic, and being able to self-manage and learn new skills. Forward thinking and the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment are a must.

Requirements

BS in Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering (or related)
Bachelor's degree +5 years experience; Advanced degree +3 years experience
Systems engineering experience developing complex, safety-critical vehicles, with depth on at least one side of the V and a clear desire to grow into full-V ownership
Thorough understanding of systems engineering concepts and methods, including system-level requirements definition, traceability, and validation
Experience with safety and reliability analyses such as System Safety Assessments (SSA), Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), and FMECA
Proficiency with requirements management and traceability tools (e.g., Jama, Polarion, DOORS)
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.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated full-V experience developing complex, safety-critical vehicles
MS/PhD in engineering
Experience with autonomous system logic, Command & Control (C2) link reliability, and GCS integration for Group 3-5 UAS
Experience with digital flight control systems
Experience with aircraft certification development and test processes (ARP4754, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160)
MBSE experience and tool proficiency (e.g., Cameo/MagicDraw, Capella, Rhapsody)
Demonstrated success in clean-sheet aerospace development
Experience leading Technical Readiness Reviews (TRR) and Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR)
Experience mentoring systems engineers and standardizing engineering workflows

Responsibilities

Lead the definition and management of system-level requirements and traceability using tools like Jama, Polarion, or Flow.
Evaluate architectures and specific component options against considerations such as functional assessment, cost, mass, reliability, and performance at the component and aircraft level. Lead make versus buy decisions. Engage with external vendors.
Drive System Safety Assessments (SSA), Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), and Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) for complex autonomous systems.
Serve as the "glue" between specialized teams (Software, Hardware, Flight Controls, and GCS) to adapt the Joby hardware and software stack to new configurations and applications.
Define the master verification plan, determining which requirements are met through simulation, HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) testing, and/or light testing.
Lead the Technical Readiness Reviews (TRR) and Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR), providing the analytical "green light" that the aircraft systems are safe to transition to the flight test team.
Act as a lead for project specific systems engineers, reviewing their work, defining project level best practices, and standardizing engineering workflows.