Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer

Joby Barnard; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of electric aviation, where your skills as an electrical engineer will contribute to designing innovative all-electric aircraft. In this hands-on role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize electrical subsystems and printed-circuit-boards, ensuring reliability and efficiency. This exciting opportunity allows you to be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to revolutionizing air transportation. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering with strong fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with PCB design and hardware debugging.

Responsibilities

• Create schematics for digital and mixed-signal PCBs.
• Investigate technologies for power and data transmission.
• Work with PCB designers for reliable layouts.

Skills

Power conversion

High-speed digital design

Signal conditioning

Discrete semiconductor design

Schematic capture

PCB design

Building and debugging hardware

Great communication skills

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Joby Overview

Located in Northern California, the team at Joby Aviation is driven by our goal of creating an affordable, all-electric air transportation system. 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 onwards toward certifying the Joby aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service.

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 essential. This position may be based in our San Carlos, CA or Santa Cruz, CA locations!

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

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience
• 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

Desired

• Advanced degree in relevant discipline
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• Familiarity with Altium Designer
• Exposure to regulatory certification
• Design-for-reliability, including use of DFMEA and fault trees
• Designing for high EMI environments