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Joby Aviation · 1 week ago

Flight Research Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer

Santa Cruz, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $187K/yr

Joby Aviation is a company focused on developing electric air taxis, aiming to revolutionize urban transportation. They are seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer to contribute to the research and development of new aircraft configurations, focusing on flight controls software and collaboration with the software and controls team.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleTransportation

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Deliver high quality and well thought out flight controls software (C++) for VTOL and CTOL aircraft

Contribute heavily to open-loop and closed-loop stability and performance analysis tools (C++/Python)

Formulate test plans to demonstrate robustness and performance of solutions

Directly support flight testing of various aircraft platforms as a required crewmember in a remote ground station

Collaborate closely with the rest of the software & controls team to ideate, plan and execute on high quality, well integrated solutions

Qualification

Aircraft dynamicsModern control methodsC++ flight softwareSimulation toolsPython programmingReal-time signal processingFlight-test experimentsSystem ID analysisFlight automation algorithmsAutomatic differentiation tools

Required

Expert level understanding of aircraft dynamics

Expert level knowledge of modern control methods including robust control and optimal control

Experience writing real-time and safety-critical C++ flight software

Experience developing simulation and tools for linear analysis of dynamic systems (open-loop and closed-loop)

Experience writing C++ and Python in a professional environment

Experience with real-time signal processing

This position must meet US export control compliance requirements, therefore a candidate must qualify as a 'US Person' as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15. 'US Person' includes US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees