Flight Deck Avionics Engineer — Test & Certification

Xwing; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Joby Aviation is seeking an Avionics System Engineer for the Flight Deck in Santa Cruz, CA. You will develop and test avionics and lighting systems, support flight test activities, and refine requirements to meet FAA certification standards for a first-in-class aircraft.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, implement fault injection, review drawings, and manage hardware changes across labs and aircraft, contributing to safe, certified operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering (Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience; advanced degree adds 3 years.
• Familiar with disciplined systems engineering processes and ARP4754/DO-178.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute system test procedures for Avionics Systems.
• Support Flight Test with avionics testing and evaluations across development, company, and certification tests.
• Collaborate with Flight Test instrumentation and lab teams to implement fault injection and data capture.
• Define and update avionics and lighting system requirements based on feedback from HF, SE, System Safety, and Flight Test.
• Review Electrical and Mechanical design drawings.
• Manage avionics and lighting equipment changes in labs and on aircraft.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Problem-solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Aerospace standards

Flight deck avionics

Lean/scrappy culture

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering (Aerospace/Electrical/Mechanical)

Tools

Polarion

Garmin G3000/5000

Job description

Joby Aviation is seeking an Avionics System Engineer for the Flight Deck in Santa Cruz, CA. You will develop and test avionics and lighting systems, support flight test activities, and refine requirements to meet FAA certification standards for a first-in-class aircraft.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, implement fault injection, review drawings, and manage hardware changes across labs and aircraft, contributing to safe, certified operations.