Senior Program Manager – Defense AV & Perception Lead

AV; Virginia; On-site; USD 117,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVironment’s MacCready Works division seeks a Lead Program Manager for the Learning and Active Perception (LEAP) group. The role combines individual contribution with team leadership to oversee defense and commercial computer vision and analytics projects from proposal through close-out.

You will manage budgets, schedules, risk, and customer communications, coordinate cross-functional teams, pursue new opportunities, and ensure adherence to policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience in engineering, science, business, or related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant program management experience; DoD/DoW experience a plus.
• Experience managing CPFF, T&M, and FFP programs; risk management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple projects/programs through complete lifecycle.
• Works with customers to gather requirements and define success criteria; ensures customer alignment.
• Establishes and manages program priorities; develops budgets and EAC, spend plans, and resource allocations.
• Defines and manages program controls; identifies and mitigates risk.
• Coordinates with other PMs to align teams and inter-dependencies.
• Leads program reviews with customers and technical teams; informs stakeholders of status.

Skills

Program management

DoD/DoW contracts

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget & cost management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/business or related field

Tools

MS Project

Job description

AeroVironment’s MacCready Works division seeks a Lead Program Manager for the Learning and Active Perception (LEAP) group. The role combines individual contribution with team leadership to oversee defense and commercial computer vision and analytics projects from proposal through close-out.

You will manage budgets, schedules, risk, and customer communications, coordinate cross-functional teams, pursue new opportunities, and ensure adherence to policies.