Senior Technical Program Manager - Defense Materials

AeroVironment, Inc.; Upper Valley Trailer Court (OH); On-site; USD 107,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

The Advanced Research and Development (ARD) Division at AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead the development and transition of ultra-high temperature materials for defense applications at Wright Patterson AFB, OH.

You will plan and execute interdisciplinary programs, manage budgets and risks, and collaborate with customers, leadership and engineers to meet milestones, timelines, and quality standards. U.S. citizenship and ITAR compliance are required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 6+ years in materials science/chemistry/related field (polymers, ceramics, metals, composites).
• At least 3 years of project management experience with early-stage defense development.
• Familiarity with refractory materials, ceramics, ceramic matrix composites, additive manufacturing, extreme materials, or related processing.
• Experience with R&D in aerospace/defense environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation 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 with team, leadership, customers, project managers, and stakeholders as required.
• Manage resources, budgets, costs, time, quality, risks to ensure multiple projects succeed.
• Communicate financial projections, milestones, and planning to contracts requirements.
• Serve as a key resource for customers, technical team, project managers, and leadership to ensure quality and mentorship.
• Support capture and growth by writing proposals against topics and solicitations.
• Ensure projects are completed in scope, on time, within budget.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Project management experience

Team leadership

Education

Master's degree in materials science or related field

Doctoral degree in materials science or related field

Tools

PMP/Agile certification

Job description

The Advanced Research and Development (ARD) Division at AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead the development and transition of ultra-high temperature materials for defense applications at Wright Patterson AFB, OH.

You will plan and execute interdisciplinary programs, manage budgets and risks, and collaborate with customers, leadership and engineers to meet milestones, timelines, and quality standards. U.S. citizenship and ITAR compliance are required.