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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
126
open professional roles
201
opened in the last 90 days
201 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
6
states hiring
California, Ohio, New York, Arizona, District of Columbia, New Hampshire
What it hires for: Engineering (126), Operations (26), Data & Analytics (8), Design (4), Human Resources (3). By level: senior ic (71), mid level (60), early career (36), manager (15), senior manager (10).
Where: Santa Cruz, CA, US (28), San Carlos, CA, US (27), Marina, CA, US (23), Santa Cruz, CA (22), San Carlos, CA (21), Concord, CA, US (15), Marina, CA (6), Marina, CA, USA (4).
Main hubs: Santa Cruz, CA (22), San Carlos, CA (21), Marina, CA (6). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Joby Aviation outlook: Building
From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.
- 126 open professional roles, 201 opened in the last 90 days
- No layoff notices on record in the last 24 months
- Capital raised, filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (2 filings)
Context
- Its industry, Aerospace & Defense, is steady nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
- Its main hub, Santa Cruz, CA, sits in a county that is steady.
Where San Carlos, CA ranks
Where San Carlos, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for manufacturing and industrial pay after cost of living$176k · of 35
- #4Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast65% · of 71
- #7Cities that post pay most often45% · of 100
- #8Best cities for mid-career professionals65% · of 100
- #9Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast63 / 100 · of 39
- #10Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$176k · of 32
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Joby Aviation in the industry job lists
Where Joby Aviation places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #2Employers with the most open airline and aviation jobs106 open · of 25
- #2Entry-level airline and aviation jobs and who is hiring14 entry-level · of 13
Joby Aviation hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Joby Aviation's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 201 professional roles in that time.
- 16 of Joby Aviation's 115 open roles (14%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 10 open roles (9%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, MLflow, ChatGPT, Hugging Face.
- Among open roles, 4 require a security clearance.
- 30% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
- 6 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 19 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Joby Aviation ranks #76 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.
What Joby Aviation asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 32
- c++ 17
- matlab 17
- catia 14
- project management 12
- lean 10
- jira 9
- logistics 9
- labview 8
- simulink 8
AI tools named: Databricks (2), MLflow (2), ChatGPT (1), Hugging Face (1), Kubeflow (1), LangChain/LangGraph (1).
How Joby Aviation compares with Aerospace & Defense employers
| Measure | Joby Aviation | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 115 | 41 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 30% | 18% |
Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Senior Test Equipment Design Engineer - Powertrain & ElectronicsSan Carlos, CA, US
- Flight Test Operations Program ManagerMarina, CA, US
- Program Operations LeadConcord, CA, US
- Materials Program Manager - (Temporary)San Carlos, CA, US
- Flight Test Instrumentation EngineerMarina, CA, US
- Avionics System Engineer - Flight DeckSanta Cruz, CA, US
- Embedded Software EngineerSanta Cruz, CA, US
- Head of Public RelationsSanta Cruz, CA, US | San Carlos, CA, US | Marina, CA, US
- Head of QualityMarina, CA, US | San Carlos, CA, US
- Talent Acquisition Lead (Head of TA)San Carlos, CA, US
What Joby Aviation pays
Across 60 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 30% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Joby Aviation news from SEC filings
Acquisitions, leadership changes and capital raised by Joby Aviation, from its SEC filings in the last 12 months.
- Leadership change · Executive or director change · SEC filing
- Capital raised · Raised capital (SEC Form D) · SEC filing
- Capital raised · Sold shares outside a registered offering · SEC filing
Common questions
- Is Joby Aviation hiring?
- Joby Aviation has 126 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 201 opened in the last 90 days and 201 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Joby Aviation pay?
- Across 60 postings with a posted salary range, Joby Aviation's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Joby Aviation hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 16 of Joby Aviation's 115 open roles (14%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- What skills does Joby Aviation ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (32), c++ (17), matlab (17), catia (14), project management (12), lean (10).
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