Electrical Engineer, Ground Charging

Joby Aviation Joby Aviation · Robotics · San Carlos, CA · Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineer at Joby Aviation responsible for designing all-electric aircraft and charging systems, including subsystems and PCBs, from design through prototyping and product launch. This hands-on role requires optimizing designs for reliability, weight, and efficiency, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Create clear and readable schematics for digital and mixed-signal printed-circuit-boards
  2. Component selection for maximum reliability and efficiency
  3. Investigate modern technologies for power and data transmission/management
  4. Work with PCB designers to create reliable and low-weight layouts
  5. Design, debug, and commission complex systems with diverse elements, including mixed signal PCBs, sensors, motor drives, and high voltage.
  6. Write requirements, participate in DFMEAs + create and carry out test and validation plans

Skills

Required

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
  • 2+ years of working experience in relevant industry
  • Strong EE fundamentals
  • Schematic capture and PCB design
  • Experience with component selection
  • Hands-on experience with building and debugging hardware
  • Proven ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team spanning firmware to mechanical engineering to supply chain.
  • Great communication skills

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree in relevant discipline
  • 5+ years of working experience in relevant industry
  • Familiarity with Altium Designer
  • Exposure to regulatory certification
  • Design-for-reliability, including use of DFMEA and fault trees
  • Designing for high EMI environments
  • Expertise in high voltage DC and/or EV charging systems
  • Knowledge in industry standards SAE/UL/IEEE as well as national and international electrical codes

What the JD emphasized

  • Optimizing designs for reliability, weight, and efficiency will be essential
  • Optimizing designs for reliability, weight, and efficiency will be essential