Test Pilot

XWING; California (MO); On-site; USD 187,400 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Joby Aviation in the United States is seeking a passionate Test Pilot to join our flight test team. This role covers planning and conducting flight tests for CTOL/VTOL aircraft, including both unmanned and inhabited flights, with emphasis on certification activities.

Formal test pilot training or equivalent experience is essential; aviation knowledge across flight test principles, safety reviews, and documentation is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s of Science degree or equivalent experience and training.
• Fixed Wing and/or Rotorcraft Commercial Certificate required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform flight test activities including test planning and execution as pilot (remote UAV and inhabited flight test).
• Conduct simulator testing, development, and Failure Modes and Effects Testing.
• Contribute to flight readiness and safety reviews and related admin tasks.
• Prepare test cards and manage test direction in control room duties.
• Complete documentation in line with FAA procedures.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Read and speak English proficiently

Education

Bachelor's of Science degree or equivalent experience and training

Fixed Wing and / Rotorcraft Commercial Certificate

Job description

Test Pilot

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

Joby Aviation is seeking a passionate and driven test pilot to join our flight test team. This role requires a wide range of knowledge and skill that includes planning and flight testing experimental CTOL/VTOL fly-by-wire aircraft and supporting all certification flight test related activities. Formal test pilot training and/or experience is essential, as is flexibility in outlook to adapt core flight test principles to a radically new aviation environment. VSTOL, DER or AR qualification is desired.

Responsibilities

• Perform flight test activities including test planning, test execution as pilot (both remote UAV and inhabited flight test), chase pilot, flight debriefs, and post-flight analysis and reporting
• Perform simulator testing, development, Failure Modes and Effects Testing, and other purposes
• Contribute to flight readiness reviews, test safety reviews, and other flight test admin activities
• Perform flight test engineering duties, including test card preparation, test direction, and other control room responsibilities
• Perform miscellaneous engineering duties as tasked
• Complete all required documentation in accordance with established company and FAA procedures
• Observe all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company
• Expected to work safely by established operating procedures and practices
• Other duties as assigned or required

Required

• Long course graduate of recognized test pilot school or, exceptionally, equivalent on-the-job training
• At least 3 years additional flight test experience post training, with at least 50 hours experimental or certification flight test experience as test pilot
• Bachelor's of Science degree or equivalent experience and training
• Fixed Wing and / or Rotorcraft Commercial Certificate
• A minimum of 1,000 hours pilot in command flight time
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work extended hours and travel as required
• Read and speak English proficiently

Desired

• Both fixed wing and rotary wing flight test experience, with principal experience in fixed wing
• AV-8 or F-35B experience and/or V-22 experience
• FAA certification flight test experience
• Flight instructional experience
• Test pilot school instructional experience
• Experience with all-electric aircraft
• Flight test DER or AR

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $187,400 - $250,000/yr. The compensation package will be determined by 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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer