Maintenance Engineer

XWING; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Joby Aviation in Santa Cruz, CA, is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to lead the development and implementation of the Maintenance Program for new aircraft projects. You will drive program strategies, perform MSG-3 analyses, and collaborate with design teams to ensure maintainability and support type certification.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and 3+ years in aircraft maintenance or MSG-3, with strong understanding of maintenance programs and a proactive approach in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 3+ years experience in aircraft maintenance (OEM/military/airline).
• 3+ years experience in MSG-3 or maintenance program development.
• Strong understanding of aircraft maintenance programs.
• Creative thinker balancing operations and technical needs.
• Proactive mindset in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance program strategies with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and revise maintenance programs for type certification and revisions.
• Collaborate with design teams to ensure maintenance needs are met.
• Coordinate maintenance task types and airworthiness considerations.
• Conduct MSG-3 analyses to support tasks and intervals.
• Support maintenance-related activities including troubleshooting and MMEL.
• Carry out on-aircraft task validation.
• Mentor and develop junior team members.

Skills

MSG-3

Maintenance programs

Creative thinking

Proactive mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MSG-3

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

• Job Locations: US-CA-Santa Cruz


• ID: 2026-5231


• Category: Central Aircraft OEM Support


• 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. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.

Overview

This Maintenance Engineer role is focused on developing and implementing the comprehensive Maintenance Program for new aircraft projects. You will lead program strategies, conduct engineering analysis like MSG-3, and collaborate across design teams to ensure maintainability and achieve type certification.

It is expected the person in this role will play a crucial role in the development of the Joby Maintenance Program.

Responsibilities

• Lead program strategies with internal and external stakeholders develop maintenance programs for new aircraft projects


• Develop and improve processes to support initial type certification and recurring revisions to the maintenance program, including regulatory facing policies


• Work closely with other members of the design organization to ensure the design meets the needs of the maintenance team including feeding back field information into the design


• Coordinate for assigned chapters the different maintenance task types, including airworthiness limitations and recommended maintenance


• Conduct engineering analysis (MSG-3) to support maintenance program deliverables and determine appropriate maintenance tasks and intervals


• Guide periphery efforts which impact maintenance including troubleshooting, MMEL, aircraft operational performance analysis and processes


• Carry out on-aircraft or near aircraft task validation activities


• Support knowledge transfer and development of junior team members

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering


• 3+ years experience of relevant industry experience; aircraft OEM, Military or airline


• 3+ years experience in aircraft maintenance including scheduled and unscheduled


• 3+ years of MSG-3 or equivalent maintenance program development


• Strong understanding of aircraft maintenance programs


• Ability to think creatively about the balance between operations and technical functions


• Proactive mindset, comfortable in a dynamic and evolving environment

Desired

• 5+ years of experience in aircraft OEM, military or airline


• 5+ experience in aircraft maintenance


• 5+ years experience in MSG-3


• Understanding of software-hardware maintenance interfaces


• Experience implementing a maintenance program for a new aircraft entry into service

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $94,900 - $155,800/yr. The compensation package offered will be determined by location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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 Aviation is an equal opportunity employer.