Software Integration Engineer, Embedded Software Systems

Joby 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. 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 onward toward certifying the Joby aircraft, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service.

Overview

Joby Aviation is seeking a driven engineer with an ability to understand complex problems and create reliable and repeatable solutions. This engineer will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team. They will participate in architecture, design and implementation of solutions that support our integrated vehicle simulators.

Specifically, this role focuses on software tools for configuring and launching simulator instances and connecting them with several network models. We are looking for software engineers with strong Python, Container virtualization, and computer networking skills.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a talented Integration Engineer with exceptional requirements-authoring and systems skills to work with our embedded engineering group that develops the on-aircraft software that flies our aircraft! 

The successful candidate will act as one of the Subject Matter Experts (SME) and work with system engineers and software engineers to decompose equipment-level and system requirements into high-level and low-level software requirements in compliance with DO-178C. They will work with the testing teams to design ways to test requirements and assist in creating detailed design documentation.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, physics, math or comparable and 5+ years of full-time experience or an advanced degree and 3+ years industry experience.
• Experience with or knowledge of DO-178B/C, particularly writing requirements
• Exposure to the software development process and modern software engineering techniques
• A desire and skill set to write detailed documentation of system design
• Experience with Requirements Management Tools such as Polarion, DOORs, or Jama
• Great communication skills, working with folks both locally and across the country.
• A positive attitude and a passion for aerospace!
• Willingness to be flexible and learn new technologies and new tools
• Basic understanding of git version control

Desired

• Experience with agile practices
• Experience writing C++
• Exposure to other languages such as: Python, C#, C, SQL
• Ability to work effectively as a team member in a geographically distributed team

Additional Information

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.

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay, bonus, and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $130,900 - $174,600/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