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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.\nOverview\nJoby Aviation is looking for a passionate engineering leader to join our growing team. This is a functional leadership position that provides the engineer a chance to interact with many of the key teams within the company. The Systems Engineering Lead will provide technical guidance and coordination across all of systems engineering and functional engineering groups at Joby. This role will be heavily involved in the specification and management of functional, performance, safety, hardware, and software requirements at the aircraft, system, and sub-system levels. This role will lead the development and certification of systems and sub-systems and ensure successful design validation and verification over the entire Joby Product Development Process. The Systems Engineering Lead will work very closely with FAA Engineers and Joby DERs to ensure the aircraft systems comply with all federal airworthiness regulations, playing a crucial role in our mission to revolutionize air transportation.\nThis position requires a solid understanding of systems engineering fundamentals, developing safety-critical aircraft systems, and industry-specific certification processes. This position requires enough background knowledge and a willingness to learn to enable one to understand the complex trade-offs involved in system design both within engineering specialties and across the aircraft as a whole. This position requires one to provide technical leadership within the Systems Engineering group and across the entire company.\nThe most important traits at Joby are a positive attitude, a hard work ethic, and the ability to self-manage and learn new skills. Forward thinking, creative problem solving, and thriving in a fast-paced environment are highly regarded as well\nResponsibilities\nThe Systems Engineering Lead will be responsible for the following activities:\nLeading system development activities defined by the Joby Product Development Process \nPlanning, engineering, and implementing Joby’s system development infrastructure \nRecruiting, developing, and managing a team of systems engineers to achieve company objectives by providing technical direction, monitoring progress, and problem solving \nEnsuring close coordination between system engineering, system safety, and design engineering teams \nEnsuring that systems, sub-systems, and associated hardware and software are designed, installed, and maintained in a manner that meets all company objectives and FAA certification requirements \nDeveloping and implementing systems engineering standards, processes, and procedures, including but not limited to: \nArchitecture and design trade studies \nSystem schematics, interface control documents, and system design descriptions \nSystem performance analyses \nSystems integration testing \nSystem functional testing \nFailure modes and effects testing \nSystem design reviews \nSystem design reports \nProviding systems engineering technical expertise and guidance across all engineering teams \nServing as the functional expert for system and sub-system integration and coordination activities with various departments and the certification authorities \nReviewing, and approving: \nSystem requirements \nValidation and verification plans and evidence \nSystem safety analyses \nEngineering specifications \nInstallation, rigging, calibration, and maintenance procedures \nSystem and equipment test plans and reports \nCompliance documentation \nIdentifying, developing, and continuously improving company processes to ensure business objectives are met\nRequired\nBachelor of Science in Engineering or related technical discipline required; Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering preferred \n10+ years of aviation or defense industry experience\nWorking knowledge of FAA regulations, guidance material, and industry standards \nExpert-level understanding of the development and certification of complex, integrated, safety-critical aircraft systems \nMust be highly effective at leading technical professionals, including individual mentorship, task management, and skills and performance development \nHighly skilled at creating and reviewing technical schematics, interface control documents, logical and functional diagrams, and engineering specifications \nExpert-level understanding and application in practice of the SAE ARP 4754A and SAE ARP 4761 system development and development assurance processes \nProficient in preparing and presenting design reviews for complex, highly integrated systems \nProficient in managing complex sets of requirements \nPrevious experience in system integration testing, including instrumenting, data acquisition, and documenting and analyzing results \nExcellent problem-solving, communication, and technical writing skills \nStrong ability to communicate company objectives, technical content, and FAA certification requirements and expectations to a variety of stakeholders \nProficient in English \nProficient with Microsoft Office and Google Docs \nFor this role, U.S. based employees must be on site, in our Northern California location, 50% of the time\nDesired\nMaster of Science in Systems Engineering or related discipline \nWorking knowledge of avionics, electrical systems, and related equipment, technical standard orders, and minimum performance standards \nElectric vehicle technology experience \nExperience using Atlassian tools including Jira, Confluence, and Crucible \nPrevious experience with network communication systems \nExperience in Software/Hardware Audits (DO-254 & DO-178C) \nWorking knowledge of RTCA/DO-160G environmental qualification standards \nPrevious experience defining system controls, crew indications, and flight manual procedures \nOEM/Whole-aircraft FAA certification project experience \nExperience and involvement with industry groups to develop consensus standards \nPrivate pilot certificate or higher \nFamiliar with Siemens Polarion requirements management tool \nFamiliar with Dassault Systems engineering and management tools (Enovia)\nAdditional Information\nCompensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $233,600 - $300,000/year. The compensation package will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.\nJoby 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.\nJoby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7097,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Life insurance","Restricted stock units"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Industrial Engineering","Military","Transportation & Logistics","Military Logistics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-13T12:06:14Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":17,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.608,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":57,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:4","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T06:52:35Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":300000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/joby-aviation-systems-engineering-lead","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/joby-aviation-systems-engineering-lead.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T17:54:07Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7159,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":176372},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=176372"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fjoby-aviation-systems-engineering-lead"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fjoby-aviation-systems-engineering-lead"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fjoby-aviation-systems-engineering-lead"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/joby-aviation-systems-engineering-lead\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fjoby-aviation-systems-engineering-lead"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":863981}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"jobyaviation.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":863981},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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