Software Engineer - Test Automation and Infrastructure

Located in Northern California, the team at Joby Aviation is driven by our goal of creating an affordable, all-electric air transportation system. 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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We’ve designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We’re looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onwards toward certifying the Joby aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service.

Overview

Joby Aviation is seeking a driven engineer with an ability to understand complex problems and create reliable and repeatable solutions. This engineer will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team. They will participate in architecture design and implementation inside of our systems integration test automation system for our electric-powered, fly-by-wire aircraft.

Specifically, this role focuses on writing Test Automation frameworks for embedded aviation components. We are looking for software engineers with strong python skills

Responsibilities

• Create CI/CD pipelines to automate Software Verification tasks with TeamCity
• Create and support Python packages to integrate pytest results in Polarion to deliver DO-178C required artifacts
• Integrate existing Python tools into CI/CD pipelines in order to automate and optimize workflows
• Facilitate the utilization of new CI/CD tools to scale up the testing of hardware-focused tests
  
  

Required

• University degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent and 2+ years full time industry experience. An advanced degree and 1+ yrs experience will also be considered.
• Advanced knowledge of Python
• Understanding of Continuous Integration, Continuous Development (CI/CD) and DevOps tools
  
  

Desired

• Experience with REST API
• Experience working with containerization technologies; docker experience preferred
• Experience with HTML and CSS
• Experience with Jira or other issue management software
• Willingness to be flexible and learn new technologies
• Ability to work effectively as a team member in a geographically distributed team
  
  

Please still apply if you don’t meet all items in the desired section! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse and effective workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay, bonus, and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $86,800 - $128,900/yr. The compensation package offered will be determined by location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

Joby 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

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.