RF and Hardware Engineer

Job description

Company Overview Joby Flight Research designs, develops, and flight-tests novel aircraft using a software-first autonomy approach. We build and deploy autonomy, perception, planning, and radar systems across conventional, electric, and hydrogen-electric aircraft in both CTOL and VTOL configurations. Overview: We are looking for a hardware expert to bridge the analog and digital worlds. In this critical role, you will design cutting-edge, high-speed ADC and DAC sampling cards that interface with high-performance FPGAs via multi-gigabit JESD204B/C protocols. You will own the entire hardware lifecycle—from architecting wideband RF front-ends and ultra-low phase-noise clocking trees to guiding high-speed PCB layout, performing EM/SI simulations, and leading hands-on lab bring-up. If you thrive on solving complex signal integrity challenges and pushing the limits of mixed-signal data transport, we want to hear from you! Responsibilities: - Define mixed-signal architectures: Translate system-level requirements into hardware specifications for the RF front-end, data converters, and clocking trees. - Component selection: Evaluate and select high-speed ADCs, DACs, ultra-low phase-noise cloc...