Overview
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 a focus.
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 and validate requirements
- Work with system safety team to drive DFMEAs
- Author verification test cases and execute the test cases
- Assist with the creation, bring-up, and support of tools to support design
- Drive continual process improvements, maturing existing designs, and incorporating feedback from field use cases
Required
B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or a related discipline) with 2+ years of relevant industry working experience, or equivalent work experience
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals, including:
Power conversion (linear and switching regulators)
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
M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
Experience with electric transportation
Experience with high voltage DC electrical systems
Familiarity with Altium Designer
Exposure to regulatory certification
Design-for-reliability experience, including the use of DFMEA and fault trees
Additional Information
Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $87,500 - $160,000/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.
