Chief Engineer, Space & National Security Systems

AeroVironment, Inc.; Germantown (MD); Presencial; USD 246.000 - 393.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Benefits package

9/80 work schedule

Descripción de la vacante

AeroVironment, Inc. in Germantown, MD, seeks a Senior VP of Engineering to set the technical vision, governance, and discipline across a diverse portfolio of defense and national security programs.

This leader will balance services and product development, drive engineering standards, and align with CTO and enterprise roadmaps for rapid deployment and scalable production. The role emphasizes leadership across systems engineering, software, hardware, and manufacturing readiness, with a focus on

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience within defense, aerospace, space, directed energy, RF systems, autonomous systems, or related national security sectors.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex engineering organizations supporting both development and production environments.
• Strong background in systems engineering, product development, and transition to manufacturing.
• Experience operating within high-growth, fast-paced technology organizations.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the senior engineering authority across the segment portfolio.
• Establish engineering standards, technical review processes, and development rigor for services and products.
• Ensure technical execution aligns with customer mission requirements, affordability targets, schedules, and long-term strategy.
• Drive engineering best practices across systems engineering, software, hardware, integration, test, cybersecurity, reliability, and manufacturing readiness.
• Lead independent technical assessments and support executive decision-making on technical risk and investments.
• Support transition from bespoke engineering to scalable, repeatable product solutions.
• Promote modular architectures, common product frameworks, and reuse strategies across programs.
• Partner with manufacturing to improve producibility, reliability, and lifecycle affordability.
• Collaborate with CTO for enterprise engineering alignment and roadmaps.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Systems engineering

Communication skills

Security clearance TS/SCI

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Descripción del empleo

AeroVironment, Inc. in Germantown, MD, seeks a Senior VP of Engineering to set the technical vision, governance, and discipline across a diverse portfolio of defense and national security programs.

This leader will balance services and product development, drive engineering standards, and align with CTO and enterprise roadmaps for rapid deployment and scalable production. The role emphasizes leadership across systems engineering, software, hardware, and manufacturing readiness, with a focus on