Senior Tooling Manager Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.

The Tooling planning team is the bridge between design and fabrication teams within the Tooling operation, while simultaneously keeping customer teams connected to their projects in real time. Being the Senior Tooling Planner is a very important role. You are the operational backbone, and are responsible for getting tooling to the customer while ensuring all aspects of the projects satisfy the engineering drawing. This role requires someone to be in the loop 24/7 and a circular mindset that what goes out the door could come back in the door at any time. So let’s fix it once, and fix it right. This role will report directly to the Tooling Operation Manager and work closely with the Tooling Design Lead to ensure tight co-ordination across all Tooling teams. 

This is not a remote position and you are required to be on-site fulltime.

Tooling Operation

• Monitor the status of all active shop floor jobs and maintain the planning/task board to ensure all tickets are up to date and project milestones are met
• Create and track project schedules to align priorities across in-house and vendor tools
• Monitor and report tool status of outside supplier tools and machine shop tickets
• Lead and manage weekly shop-floor meetings to keep tooling projects moving and gather real-time updates on current tooling projects
• Address resource imbalances and communicate staffing needs to Tooling leads
• Commit to leading by example and maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly work area
• Demonstrate extreme ownership for all active tooling projects across the operation
• Generate & Oversee ION work instructions to ensure accuracy and run completeness
• Enforce adherence & sign-offs to ION work instructions across all processes

Quality Inspection

• Support Quality troubleshooting for receiving inspection issues, including missing inspection reports, missing tool tags, tool-to-drawing mismatches, mirror tool discrepancies, and ION-related issues
• Support tool tag and asset ID issue resolution in coordination with the asset tracking process

Work Stoppages

• Support & categorize work stoppages and rework events, coordinating rapid response to keep production moving when tooling related issues occur
• Facilitate and plan swift tooling repairs by order of urgency, schedule planned fixture maintenance, and minimize work stoppages on the production line
• Coordinate issue resolution with stakeholders daily to support a timely resolution

• Bachelor Degree and at least 3 years of experience in manufacturing roles or 7+ years of related industry experience, regardless of education level
• Clear examples of hands-on mechanical build, assembly, or troubleshooting projects
• Experience in a machine shop / manufacturing environment preferred
• Past role in a prototype job shop or high mix / low volume situation
• Experience navigating within one of several major 3D CAD systems (CATIA, NX, Solidworks, or Creo)
• Excellent verbal communication with internal departments and external vendors
• Strong computer skills; proficient with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat 
• Experience coordinating and prioritize multiple projects to meet deadlines

• Bachelor Degree and at least 3 years of experience in manufacturing roles
• PMP or equivalent project management certification 
• 3+ years managing cross-functional improvement projects
• Prior experience as a manufacturing planner, project manager, or shop admin
• Experience utilizing Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) or equivalent software
• Familiarity with major CAD systems, CNC equipment operation, and aerospace
• Familiar with GD&T and drafting practices in compliance with ASME Y14.5
• Experience automating business processes with AI
• Familiarity with tooling processes and materials used in composite part manufacturing and assembly