Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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.

Overview

This position involves architecture and implementation of DO-178C compliant embedded software for the Joby Aviation aircraft. The engineer will play a key role in a small, fast- moving team and have input to requirements, conceptual system design, and implementation of embedded software for a wide range of embedded systems. You will write safe, robust, and testable code tailored for embedded systems. Apply if you're excited about writing modern code for commercial aerospace systems.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for designing and implementing the embedded C++ software that runs on our electric-powered, fly-by-wire aircraft. You’ll also collaborate with systems engineers and hardware designers to author software requirements and integrate complex systems. You will be involved in all facets of our software design and development.

 

Examples of safety critical on aircraft projects that you may be focused on are:

• Communications and Networking System - Contribute to the embedded software and design that is the communications backbone of the Joby aircraft.
• Motor Inverter – Contribute to the software that operates and manages the electric motors of our Joby aircraft.
• Flight Control Computer - work with all parts of the aircraft software team to provide a robust and testable Hardware Abstraction Layer to support simulation and hardware emulation. Collaborate with systems engineers and hardware designers to author software requirements and integrate specialized hardware into a unified framework.
• Flight Critical Subsystems - All the aircraft’s subsystems are fully designed by Joby. The Joby Embedded Software team is responsible for all the software that makes the aircraft fly. There are opportunities to join various other software projects. Having a strong understanding of system, software, microcontroller, and FPGA designs are all desired.

Required

• University degree in computer science, computer engineering, robotics, mechatronics, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or other STEM fields and 7+ years of industry experience. An advanced degree and 5+ yrs of industry experience will also be considered.
• Expert knowledge of C++ and object-oriented programming and methodology. 
• Demonstratable understanding of hardware from an embedded software engineer's perspective. 
• Experience with modern integrated development environments and debuggers. 
• Hands-on experience with test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, voltmeters, etc.
• Understanding of modern microcontroller and microprocessor architectures such as ARM Cortex-M0/M3/M4/A8/A9 and related embedded processors
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming methodology and multi-layered system architectures. 
• Knowledge of and experience with communication protocols including MDIO, I2C, SPI, UART, etc.
• A positive attitude and a passion for aerospace!

Desired

• Exposure to the software development process and modern software engineering techniques.
• Experience with DO178C process, requirements authoring and verification. 
• Knowledge of and experience with real-time operating systems.

Please still apply if you don’t meet all items in the desired section! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse and effective workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $130,900 - $192,300/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