Staff Operational Test Pilot - Autonomy Flight Ops Lead

Xwing; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 213,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with match

RSUs

Employee stock purchase plan

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Joby Aviation is seeking a Staff Operational Test Pilot to lead operational evaluations of the J208 aircraft with autonomy technology. You will serve as onboard PIC, oversee automation, and coordinate with engineering teams to feed back lessons learned for product updates.

You will present capabilities to military and civil customers, manage safety and risk, and travel up to 50% domestically and internationally as required. This is a senior role requiring strong leadership and regulatory acumen.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or aviation-related discipline with 8+ years of relevant operational flight test experience, Master’s degree with 6+ years, or equivalent practical experience
• ASEL Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating
• Active US Security Clearance or ability to obtain one

Responsibilities

• Act as senior onboard pilot-in-command for J208 flight evaluations with authority over automated flight operations
• Operate Ground Control Stations (GCS) during uncrewed evaluations and define standard operating procedures for GCS interaction
• Serve in flight operations leadership capacities (including potential designation as Director of Flight Operations) for deployed evaluation teams
• Present product capabilities and operational progress to prospective and current military and civil customers
• Partner directly with developmental engineering and software teams to establish feedback loops from operational lessons learned into product updates
• Lead operational risk management, safety evaluation, and compliance frameworks across deployed flight testing environments
• Mentor junior operational test pilots and remote operators while traveling up to 50% CONUS/OCONUS
• Act as pilot in command during low-risk developmental flight testing at home station

Skills

Pilot in command

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or aviation

Master's degree in engineering or aviation

Job description

Joby Aviation is seeking a Staff Operational Test Pilot to lead operational evaluations of the J208 aircraft with autonomy technology. You will serve as onboard PIC, oversee automation, and coordinate with engineering teams to feed back lessons learned for product updates.

You will present capabilities to military and civil customers, manage safety and risk, and travel up to 50% domestically and internationally as required. This is a senior role requiring strong leadership and regulatory acumen.