Aerospace Systems Engineer: Flight & Propulsion Control

XWING; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 126,700 - 153,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Joby Aviation is seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented Systems Engineer to join our Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System (IFPCS) team at our Santa Cruz, CA facility. The Systems Engineer will report to the System Team Lead and will play a key role in advancing development of the flight and propulsion control system for the JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft.

This role focuses on system integration, design validation, and verification activities within the late Detailed Design Phase,

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics is required.
• 5 years aerospace industry experience in primary flight and propulsion control.
• Disciplined systems engineering processes.
• Familiarity with requirements management.
• Familiarity with safety assessment concepts.
• Excellent verbal and technical writing in English.
• Ability to collaborate and be self-sufficient.

Responsibilities

• Authoring, conducting engineering reviews and validation analyses, and validating system, subsystem, and equipment level requirements.
• Support design teams in trade studies, interface definition, requirements flow-down and analyses.
• Create, manage and track design issues, risks, and reports to closure.
• Collaborate with Software, Electrical, System Test, Flight Test and Certification teams.
• Prepare artifacts for internal/external technical meetings and safety reports.
• Assist in creating certification test plans and reports for regulatory authorities.

Skills

Requirements management

Safety assessment concepts

English writing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Physics/Math

Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering preferred

Tools

Siemens Polarion

Jira

Confluence

Crucible

Job description

Joby Aviation is seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented Systems Engineer to join our Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System (IFPCS) team at our Santa Cruz, CA facility. The Systems Engineer will report to the System Team Lead and will play a key role in advancing development of the flight and propulsion control system for the JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft.

This role focuses on system integration, design validation, and verification activities within the late Detailed Design Phase,