# Modeling & Simulation Flight Dynamics Engineer

Overview Joby Aviation is developing an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air mobility. The Modeling and Simulation (M&S) team is looking for a motivated engineer to help bring the JAS4-1 to market. In this role you will develop and validate the flight dynamics models that the rest of the program depends on, including flight controls, flight test, simulation, and certification. You will run tests in the flight simulator, analyze post-flight data, correlate experimental results with the models, and improve model fidelity over time. We value a willingness to learn across the full modeling lifecycle for a novel aircraft. Responsibilities Modeling Develop and refine aerodynamic and flight dynamics models for real-time simulation, performance prediction, and engineering analysis Run 6-DOF aircraft simulations in support of flight testing and certification Linearize nonlinear models and validate against baseline simulations Validation and System Identification Interpret experimental data (flight test, wind tunnel, simulator) to correlate and validate the flight dynamics model Support verification and validation (V&V) activities that depend on model outp

- **Id**: 3854238
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/joby-aviation-modeling-simulation-flight-dynamics-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Santa Cruz, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T05:20:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T05:40:57Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3394
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Restricted stock units
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Air Transport, Aircraft Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 176372
- **Name**: Joby Aviation
- **Domain**: jobyaviation.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/joby-aviation>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 19
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 121500
- **Max**: 206100
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 206100

## Technologies

- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Simulink** — Optional: no
- **Verification & Validation** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T05:20:18Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 206100
- **Is top pay**: yes

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