Embedded Software Engineer - Aerospace (Onsite 3x/Week)

Joby Barnard; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 167,000; 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 Aviation in Santa Cruz, CA seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to architect and implement low-level software powering aircraft systems. You will adapt existing software for manufacturing, tooling, and specialized test applications in a fast-moving, cross-functional team.

You will design, implement, and debug across hardware-in-the-loop setups, contributing to system design discussions and delivering production-ready firmware for factory operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's with 3+ years embedded software experience
• Proficient in C++ and OO design
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M0/M3/M4/A8/A9
• Experience with I2C, CAN, SPI, UART
• Onsite in Santa Cruz, CA 3 days a week

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement low-level embedded software powering core airborne systems and aircraft functionality
• Adapt and reconfigure existing aircraft embedded software systems for manufacturing, tooling, and test applications
• Contribute technical insights to conceptual system design discussions within a fast-moving, cross-functional engineering team
• Deliver robust, production-ready embedded software for hardware-in-the-loop test setups and factory line operations
• Analyze embedded flight systems to diagnose issues and repurpose firmware for new uses

Skills

C++

Object-oriented programming

Embedded software

ARM microarchitecture

I2C

CAN

SPI

UART

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in a related technical field

Tools

IDEs

Job description

Joby Aviation in Santa Cruz, CA seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to architect and implement low-level software powering aircraft systems. You will adapt existing software for manufacturing, tooling, and specialized test applications in a fast-moving, cross-functional team.

You will design, implement, and debug across hardware-in-the-loop setups, contributing to system design discussions and delivering production-ready firmware for factory operations.