Embedded Software, Sensors Intern

Joby Overview

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 preparing to launch commercial service in 2025.

Overview

We are looking for a motivated intern to join one of our software development teams to help us build a revolutionary, cost effective, and clean global transportation system to fulfill our mission of saving a billion people an hour a day. It will be an in-person, hybrid internship based in Santa Cruz, CA.

Responsibilities

During this internship, you will be embedded within a small team of development engineers and designers who will contribute directly to designing, coding, testing, and building on and off aircraft applications used by engineers and other teams across the company.

 

The ideal candidate is energetic, has a positive attitude, is flexible and excited about learning. Expect an internship that is similar to a job you would have when you graduate. The range of experiences will be wide, and you will not be bored. The level of responsibilities will depend on your independence and your ability to complete tasks on the specific team you will be joining.

 

As a Sensors SW Intern, you will be involved with:

• The development of the embedded system architecture
• The development of algorithms to fuse sensor data and monitor sensor health
• Write software for the flight sensors system
• Test algorithms and software

Required

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, UX Design, or related field, graduating between December 2024 and August 2025.
• Ability to identify challenging problems and potential solutions with guidance from a mentor, and work toward them with a high degree of independence.
• Experience/Comfort with application and/or object-oriented technologies such as C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, SQL, Docker, AWS
• Coding, debugging and trouble-shooting skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn!

Desired

• Strong examples of previous engineering and design experience from past internships and/or extracurricular projects.
• Experience working on cross-disciplinary projects involving software development for a hardware system.
• Ability to learn quickly and multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
• Passionate about aviation and/or robotics.

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.

EEO

The target compensation for these positions is $25.00-$33.25 depending on the level of completed education. The pay range for graduate interns with a Bachelor, Master, and/or Ph.D. degree is $5,880-$8,200/month

 

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.