Company 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. 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.
Overview
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented engineering intern to join our Program Management team for the summer focusing on Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI). You will work alongside experienced design engineers, flight test engineers, instrumentation specialists, and program managers supporting the development and delivery of instrumentation and test systems used in experimental and certification flight test campaigns. This is a hands-on role that spans hardware integration, data systems, and cross-functional coordination — giving you broad exposure to what it takes to bring an aircraft from design to first flight and beyond.
- Start Date: May 2026 (flexible)
- Duration: 12+ weeks (Summer 2026, with potential extension into Fall)
- Location: On-site, Marina (Full-time, 40 hours per week)
- Eligibility: Open to rising juniors and above
- International Students: If applying with CPT authorization, ensure you can legally work 40 hours per week on-site before applying
Responsibilities
- Assist in maintaining FTI and ground control station program schedules, helping track hardware procurement, installation milestones, and test readiness activities across active test campaigns
- Support coordination between design engineers, flight test engineers, and data analysts to help ensure flight test systems meet program and safety requirements
- Help track open action items, schedule risks, and status updates, and prepare materials for team reviews and management briefings
- Assist with qualification and acceptance testing of instrumentation systems and sensors prior to flight operations
- Support documentation of instrumentation calibration records and data quality assurance activities in accordance with program standards
- Help facilitate anomaly response and tracking related to instrumentation issues, working with engineers to document root cause and corrective action
- Contribute to continuous improvement of FTI processes, templates, and tracking tools
Required
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
- Heading into junior or senior year of undergraduate degree or above
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and follow through in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in common workplace software including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications
Desired
- Coursework or project experience in avionics, sensors, data acquisition, or aircraft systems
- Familiarity with flight test concepts, instrumentation hardware, or signal conditioning
- Exposure to project management tools such as Smartsheet, Confluence, or JIRA
- Any hands-on experience with aircraft, UAVs, rocketry, or other aerospace hardware (personal projects welcome)
- Interest in FAA/EASA type certification processes or airworthiness requirementsRelocation Assistance: This position does not offer relocation assistance. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.
Additional Information
The pay range for undergraduate interns, which includes junior to senior level students, is $22-$31/hour. The pay range for graduate interns with a Bachelor's, Master's, and/or Ph.D. degree in progress or completed is $5,550-$7,800/month. Individual pay is determined by internship role, department, experience, job-related skills, and level of education.
Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.