Joby Aviation Tech Stack

Electric vertical-takeoff aircraft manufacturer pursuing FAA certification

Airlines and Aviation Santa Cruz, California 1,001–5,000 employees Founded 2009 Public Company

Joby builds all-electric vertical-takeoff aircraft for urban air mobility, with 1,000+ employees focused heavily on manufacturing (83 hires) and engineering (199 hires). The tech stack is aerospace-native—C++, MATLAB, Simulink, CAD tools (Solidworks, NX, CATIA), and certification frameworks (DO-178C)—reflecting the complexity of flight-critical systems. Current bottlenecks cluster around FAA certification, scaling production, and launch readiness, suggesting the company is in a critical transition from development into operational deployment.

Tech Stack 156 technologies

Core StackC++ Python MATLAB Solidworks CATIA C# Jira Slack Jenkins Databricks Git RTOS NX MATLAB Simulink C SQL LabVIEW Fanuc National Instruments VeriStand FPGA C/C++ Simulink Polarion TeamCity DO-178C CAD CMake Ubuntu CentOS+126 more

What Joby Aviation Is Building

◆Challenges

Faa certification
Scaling manufacturing
Launching commercial service
Preparing for launch
Reducing downtime
Certifying aircraft with faa
Optimizing manufacturing processes
Scaling high volume aircraft production
Improving test process efficiency
Commercial launch preparation

▲Active Projects

Aircraft type certification
Flight test plan development
Development of the quality inspection system
Build flight-critical components for vtol electric aircraft
Certification flight testing
New product introduction and ramp-up of joby aircraft powertrain
Launching commercial service
Developing ndt system for new aircraft
Integrated flight and propulsion control system
Supplier manufacturing process development for launch readiness

Hiring Activity

Steady370 roles · 150 in 30d

Department

Engineering

199

Manufacturing

Ops

Research

Finance

Quality

Operations

Seniority

Senior

155

Mid

121

Intern

Junior

Manager

Lead

Staff

Notable leadership hires: Integration Lead, Crew Chief, Chief Engineer, Airworthiness Lead

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About Joby Aviation

Joby designs and manufactures quiet, all-electric aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL). The company is based in Santa Cruz, California, and was founded in 2009. Current work centers on aircraft type certification, flight-test operations, quality-inspection systems, and powertrain production ramp-up. Hiring is active across the United States, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Japan, with senior engineers and manufacturing roles dominating the pipeline. The company is positioned as a public entity pursuing certification and commercial launch in the urban air mobility sector.

HeadquartersSanta Cruz, California

Company Size1,001–5,000 employees

Founded2009

Hiring MarketsUnited States, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Japan

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Joby Aviation's tech stack?

Core languages: C++, Python, C#, C. Simulation and control: MATLAB, Simulink, LabVIEW, VeriStand. CAD: Solidworks, NX, CATIA. Certification: DO-178C. CI/CD: Jenkins, TeamCity. Also uses Polarion, Databricks, Jira, Slack, FPGA, National Instruments, Fanuc robotics.

What is Joby Aviation working on?

FAA aircraft type certification, flight-test programs, quality-inspection system development, flight-critical component manufacturing, powertrain production ramp-up, and commercial-service launch preparation. Current focus is on reducing manufacturing downtime and scaling high-volume production.