Description
AeroVironment is hiring a Senior Program Manager to lead complex defense and autonomous-systems development programs from planning through execution. The role owns cost, schedule, scope, technical performance, contractual deliverables, customer satisfaction, program controls, risk mitigation, budgets, earned value, resource-loaded master schedules, requirements, proposals, and cross-functional team leadership. It requires a bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or equivalent experience; 12–15 years of program management experience; experience with advanced technical or systems-of-systems programs, concurrent programs, firm-fixed-price contracts, and risk management. U.S. person eligibility and ITAR compliance are required, with U.S. citizenship required per the posting's final clearance note; Secret clearance is listed. The role is regular, includes up to 20% travel, and pays $111,000–$169,250 annually.
