Senior Technical PM - Materials & Defense Tech

AV; The Prairies at Wright Field (OH); On-site; USD 107,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVironment's Advanced Research and Development (ARD) Division in Dayton, OH is seeking a technical program manager to lead development, advancement, and transition of ultra-high temperature materials and related processing.

You will plan and execute cross-disciplinary programs, manage budgets and milestones, and communicate with customers and leadership to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery and quality. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain TS clearance required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with at least 6 years of experience in material science, chemical engineering, chemistry or related field.
• At least 3 years of project management experience with defense development efforts.
• Familiarity with refractory materials, ceramics, ceramic matrix composites, additive manufacturing, or related processing.
• Experience in aerospace and defense R&D: testing and evaluation.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to achieve program goals and meet requirements and timelines.
• Plan, execute, monitor, and control projects by collaborating with team members, leadership, customers, project managers, and stakeholders.
• Manage resources, budgets, costs, time, quality, risks, and activities to ensure multiple projects are successfully executed.
• Communicate financial projections, technical milestones and project planning to contract requirements.
• Serve as a key resource for customers, technical team, project managers, and leadership to ensure quality, manage risks, and mentor employees.
• Drive and support company capture and growth opportunities by managing, writing, and providing proposals.
• Ensure projects are completed in scope, on time, and within budget.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Budgeting

Risk management

Aerospace

Education

Master's degree

Doctoral Degree

Tools

PMP certification

Agile

Job description

AeroVironment's Advanced Research and Development (ARD) Division in Dayton, OH is seeking a technical program manager to lead development, advancement, and transition of ultra-high temperature materials and related processing.

You will plan and execute cross-disciplinary programs, manage budgets and milestones, and communicate with customers and leadership to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery and quality. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain TS clearance required.