Senior Product Line Director, Defense Systems

Roboticsconnected; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVironment seeks a Product Line Director to design, develop and lead a loitering munition product line from inception through sunset. You will partner with engineering, operations, and customers to align roadmaps with GTM plans and corporate strategy.

The role requires strong leadership, P&L management, and experience bringing multiple major systems to market in production, with the ability to manage budgets and drive cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related field required.
• Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience taking 3 major systems to market in production environments.
• Proven ownership and results-driven mindset; self-starter.
• Experience managing profit and loss in a technology company.

Responsibilities

• Holds complete responsibility for a specific loitering munition product line.
• Leads product line lifecycle from inception to sunset.
• Leads new product introduction with engineering and operations; aligns with GTM plans.
• Balances customer and business needs in planning and retirement of products.
• Establishes and communicates product line strategies; achieves buy-in.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic roadmapping

Executive communication

P&L management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelors degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Office productivity software

Job description

AeroVironment seeks a Product Line Director to design, develop and lead a loitering munition product line from inception through sunset. You will partner with engineering, operations, and customers to align roadmaps with GTM plans and corporate strategy.

The role requires strong leadership, P&L management, and experience bringing multiple major systems to market in production, with the ability to manage budgets and drive cross-functional teams.