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Joby Aviation

Program Manager, Advanced Development

$119K–$206K

Concord, CA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024

Experience
5+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years with a master’s degree.
Education
Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree.
Visa sponsorship
Must qualify as a “US Person” under 22 C.F.R. § 120.15: a US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

About the job

Supports the J208 Program Lead by coordinating engineering execution and managing program schedule and budget performance.

What you'll do

  • Track and report schedule performance, budget health, and forecasts across engineering workstreams.
  • Work with engineering teams to map dependencies, identify critical paths and bottlenecks, and manage risks and mitigation plans.
  • Coordinate cross-functional hardware, software, test, and Finance teams; share program-management practices and recommendations.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in program management, project engineering, or technical operations, or a Master’s degree and 3+ years.
  • Experience building and maintaining complex integrated master schedules and tracking budgets in technical, aerospace, or advanced hardware environments.
  • Ability to analyze engineering workflows to identify critical paths and resource constraints.
  • Strong communication skills and experience resolving blockers with cross-functional technical teams.

Nice to have

  • Experience with MS Project, Jira, or Smartsheet; familiarity with aerospace development, rapid prototyping, or flight-test environments.
  • Budget forecasting and variance analysis for hardware programs, or experience developing or using military aviation systems.

Pay

USD 118,700 - 205,600/yr base salary

Tools

MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet

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