Aircraft Technical TPM — Flight Test & Certification

Socket.dev; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Joby Aviation is seeking an Aircraft Technical Project Manager to plan, schedule, and track work on the experimental Flight Test aircraft. You will coordinate with Engineering IPTs, Flight Test Operations, Maintenance, and Certification to lead technical planning and schedule management for the aircraft.

The role requires a Bachelor of Science in a technical field, hands-on project management experience, and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience managing technical projects across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate across technical disciplines.
• Demonstrates technical leadership and ownership.
• Proficient with Project Management tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet.
• Willingness to work independently and in teams, with travel as required.
• Fluency in English.
• Travel at least 30%.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains the technical project plan for the experimental aircraft, including maintenance, engineering, and conformity activities.
• Coordinates with Flight Test Ops, Project Flight Test Engineer, and Aircraft Manager to manage plans for developmental and certification test campaigns.
• Develops technical work instructions and Engineering Data Packages for execution.
• Maintains certification packages with Airworthiness and Certification Engineering.
• Manages and optimizes the technical schedule by identifying dependencies and allocating resources.
• Reports plans and schedule to Program Office and supports strategy with schedule input.
• Facilitates status reviews with cross-functional stakeholders to surface risks and re-baseline priorities.
• Maintains risk registers and contingency plans for schedule milestones.
• Re-sequences schedules when discrepancies or NCRs occur and coordinates root-cause actions.
• Leads schedule recovery planning after downtime and identifies efficient paths back to test readiness.
• Frames decision points where trade-offs are needed and presents options to stakeholders.
• Determines escalation needs for major trade-offs and program impact.
• Coordinates domestic and international transport for aircraft with Shipping, Logistics and Aftermarket teams.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

English comprehension

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Eng

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Joby Aviation is seeking an Aircraft Technical Project Manager to plan, schedule, and track work on the experimental Flight Test aircraft. You will coordinate with Engineering IPTs, Flight Test Operations, Maintenance, and Certification to lead technical planning and schedule management for the aircraft.

The role requires a Bachelor of Science in a technical field, hands-on project management experience, and strong leadership.