Joby Aviation
Senior / Staff Technical Program Manager, Flight Research Software
$173K–$238K
Santa Cruz, CA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2024
- Experience
- 8+ years; experience may be as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Project Manager, or in a senior technical leadership role on software-intensive systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must qualify as a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15; includes US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees.
About the job
Owns software execution across Joby Aviation’s flight research programs, coordinating engineering work and flight-test deliverables from planning through release.
What you'll do
- Manage integrated software plans, priorities, dependencies, milestones, risks, and cross-team execution.
- Lead software design, integration, release, and flight-test campaign planning with engineering and program leads.
- Improve program processes and communicate schedule risks, blockers, and technical trade-offs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years in a Technical Program Manager, Technical Project Manager, or senior technical leadership role on software-intensive systems.
- Hands-on software development background or demonstrated depth in software architecture, implementation workflows, and technical risk assessment.
- Experience driving execution in hardware-integrated or embedded systems where software delivery is coupled to physical test milestones.
Nice to have
- Aerospace, defense, or robotics industry experience.
- Experience supporting flight-test or hardware development programs with tightly coupled software deliverables.
Pay
USD $173,400 - $238,400/yr base pay
Tools
Jira, ClickUp, Smartsheet, GNC, flight software, embedded systems, simulation, GCS
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