Technical PM: Systems Development & Flight Execution

Joby Aviation; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Paid time off

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Joby Aviation is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive critical program execution from concept to on-the-ground delivery. You will scope work, build roadmaps, and personally drive cross-team execution to hit aircraft-level milestones.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience, strong cross-functional communication, and a proven ability to translate complex technical goals into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical field; 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Technical literacy to understand system requirements, software/verification concepts, and engineering trade-offs.
• Experience scoping ambiguous, high‑risk technical work into structured plans and actionable roadmaps.
• Proven track record managing schedules, dependencies, and critical paths across multiple engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated program support to mature ongoing S4 design areas with high technical risk.
• Scope and structure roadmaps for system areas carrying open technical risk; define the path to operation readiness.
• Build risk mitigation plans for each area and sequence work to retire risk.
• Drive end-to-end maturation: requirements validation, software/feature development, verification, and improvements.
• Translate system roadmaps into integrated program schedules synchronized with aircraft milestones.
• Iterate plans as new information, tests, or issues surface.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Schedule management

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Technical literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Joby Aviation is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive critical program execution from concept to on-the-ground delivery. You will scope work, build roadmaps, and personally drive cross-team execution to hit aircraft-level milestones.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience, strong cross-functional communication, and a proven ability to translate complex technical goals into actionable plans.