Joby Aviation

Program Manager, Advanced Development

Joby Aviation • $118K — $205K *
Concord, CA 94521In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in program management or related fields (or Master's degree with 3+ years)
  • Proven experience with complex integrated master schedules (IMS) and program budget tracking in technical environments
  • Ability to analyze complex engineering workflows to identify critical paths and constraints
  • Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve issues

Responsibilities

  • Track, analyze, and report on program schedule performance and budget health
  • Partner with engineering teams to map project dependencies and identify critical paths
  • Integrate with Finance to monitor program costs
  • Devise solutions for complex scheduling or resource constraints
  • Facilitate alignment across hardware, software, and testing teams
  • Share program management best practices to boost operational efficiency
  • Manage project risk registers and mitigation plans

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off and healthcare
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Program Manager in the Advanced Development group, you will directly support the J208 Program Lead in driving execution across multi-disciplinary engineering teams. You will take primary responsibility for tracking program budgets and schedule performance. In this role, you will work closely with engineering team members to map out schedule logic, identify critical path constraints, and resolve bottlenecks before they impact program milestones.

Responsibilities

  • Track, analyze, and report on J208 program schedule performance and budget health, maintaining accurate forecasting models across engineering workstreams
  • Partner directly with engineering teams to map project dependencies, identify critical path activities, and proactively surface schedule bottlenecks
  • Integrate with Finance to track program cost performance
  • Devise solutions to complex schedule or resource constraints with limited precedent, adapting existing program management frameworks to maintain program momentum
  • Facilitate cross-functional alignment across technical hardware, software, and test teams to ensure downstream impacts and interdependencies are understood and managed
  • Share program management best practices, concepts, and reporting templates to improve operational efficiency within the Advanced Development team
  • Manage project risk registers and actionable mitigation plans, regularly reviewing critical milestones with the Program Lead
  • Synthesize conclusions, and recommendations from multiple sources to influence program direction and execution


Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in program management, project engineering, or technical operations (or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience)
  • Proven experience building and maintaining complex integrated master schedules (IMS) and tracking program budgets within technical, aerospace, or advanced hardware environments
  • Demonstrated ability to independently analyze complex engineering workflows to extract critical path items and resource constraints
  • Strong communication skills with a track record of successfully working with cross-functional technical teams to resolve project blockers


This position must meet US export control compliance requirements, therefore a candidate must qualify as a "US Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15. "US Person" includes US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees.

Desired

  • Experience using modern enterprise program management and schedule tracking tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, or Smartsheet)
  • Familiarity with aerospace development lifecycles, rapid prototyping, or flight test environments
  • Hands-on background in budget forecasting and variance analysis for hardware development programs
  • Experience in the development or utilization of military aviation systems

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $118,700 - $205,600/yr. The compensation package will be determined by 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.

Additional Information

About Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation is an aerospace company that is developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air mobility. The company's aircraft is designed to be quiet, efficient, and environmentally friendly, and is intended to provide a faster and more convenient mode of transportation for urban commuters. Joby Aviation was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. The company has received funding from a variety of investors, including Toyota and JetBlue Technology Ventures.
Learn more about Joby Aviation
Size
500 employees
Market Cap
$2 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
2009
NASDAQ
JOBY
* Ladders Estimates

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