Senior Production & Manufacturing Leader, Defense Programs

AeroVironment; Huntsville (AL); Sur place; USD 130 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

AeroVironment is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead the NGCM production transition from prototype through initial and full-rate production. You will establish and execute the manufacturing strategy, build production capability, and align internal operations and key suppliers to meet program cost, schedule, quality, and capacity requirements.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong factory execution experience and the ability to translate development hardware into a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Ten+ years aerospace/defense manufacturing experience, including leadership of complex hardware production.
• Proven track record leading programs from prototype to repeatable production with increasing delivery rates.
• Experience establishing production readiness, processes, tooling, staffing, and supplier capacity.

Responsabilités

• Own the transition to production.
• Develop and execute a production transition plan covering facilities, equipment, tooling, staffing, materials, suppliers, quality, and testing.
• Establish entry/exit criteria for prototype builds, pilot, initial and full-rate production.
• Lead manufacturing readiness assessments and production readiness reviews; close actions before delivery commitments are affected.
• Integrate production milestones, material availability, and capacity into the program's schedule.
• Lead development of production flows, assembly planning, work instructions, tooling, test equipment, and workforce training.
• Partner with engineering to improve producibility, assembly efficiency, and affordability.
• Establish controlled build processes, product traceability, and management of engineering changes.
• Define handoff from development to production execution.

Connaissances

Program management

Manufacturing leadership

Supply chain

ERP/MRP

Cost control

Stakeholder communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Outils

ERP/MRP systems

Description du poste

AeroVironment is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead the NGCM production transition from prototype through initial and full-rate production. You will establish and execute the manufacturing strategy, build production capability, and align internal operations and key suppliers to meet program cost, schedule, quality, and capacity requirements.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong factory execution experience and the ability to translate development hardware into a