Electrical Engineer - System Electronics

XWING; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Paid time off

Job summary

Joby is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our system electronics team in San Carlos, CA. You will own key electrical subsystems from design through prototyping to production, with emphasis on reliability, weight, and efficiency.

You will collaborate with mechanical and software teams, take ownership of schematics, testing, and validation plans, and contribute to design-for-reliability activities in a hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the relevant industry.
• Schematic capture and PCB design.
• Experience with component selection.
• Hands-on hardware build and debugging.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create clear and readable schematics for digital and mixed-signal PCBs.
• Component selection for minimum mass and maximum reliability.
• Investigate modern technologies for power and data transmission/management.
• Work with PCB designers to create reliable and low-weight layouts.
• Write requirements, perform DFMEAs and develop test plans.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB design

Power electronics

High-speed digital

DFMEA

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Electrical Engineer - System Electronics

• Job Locations US-CA-San Carlos
• ID 2026-5195
• Category Powertrain & Electronics
• Type Regular Full-Time

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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We've designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We're looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onward toward certifying the Joby aircraft, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service.

Overview

Joby is seeking a talented electrical engineer to join our team designing all-electric aircraft. This engineer will work closely with mechanical, software, 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 a focus.

Responsibilities

• Create clear and readable schematics for digital and mixed-signal printed-circuit-boards
• Component selection for minimum mass and maximum reliability
• Investigate modern technologies for power and data transmission/management
• Work with PCB designers to create reliable and low-weight layouts
• Write requirements, participate in DFMEAs + create and carry out test and validation plans

Required

• 5+ years of working experience in relevant industry
• Strong EE fundamentals, including familiarity with:
  • 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 component selection
• Hands-on experience with building and debugging hardware
• Great communication skills
• B.S. in electrical engineering or related discipline

Desired

• M.S./Ph.D. in relevant discipline
• Familiarity with Altium Designer
• High voltage electrical design (400V+)
• Experience with electrical design
• Familiarity with brushless-DC motor control
• Exposure to regulatory certification
• Design-for-reliability, including use of DFMEA and fault trees

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $124,400 - $200,000/yr.

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.