AeroVironment is looking to solve the problem of designing, developing, and leading activities for a specific group of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) products, including planning through production release and end of product life, to achieve the company's strategic goals.
Requirements
- Experience taking 3 major systems to market in a low rate or full rate production environment
- Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results – is a self-starter and self-directed
- Demonstrated experience managing profit and loss in a technology company
- 5+ years' experience managing development budgets
- Knowledge of UAS systems and products, with a track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience managing a departmental budget
- Experience with delivering mature systems to Domestic and International customers
Responsibilities
- Holds complete responsibility, accountability, and authority for multiple SUAS product lines.
- Leads specific product lines through entire lifecycle, sunrise to sunset.
- Provides leadership on new product introduction activities with engineering and operations and ensures alignment with the Go-to-Market plans
- Effectively balances customer and business needs when planning and retiring products
- Trains, coaches, mentor's other product line managers
- Establishes, communicates, and achieves buy-in for product line strategies
- Works with customer programs to manage new pursuits and contract negotiations
Other
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Minimum of 15+ years' relevant experience
- U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain government security clearance
- Occasionally may be required to travel within the Continental U.S. or Internationally
- Ability to work in an office and R&D environment (Constant)
