- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- AlbuquerqueNew MexicoUSA
- Job type
- Product
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Salary
- $101,000–$154,000 a year
Full-time
Lead Program Manager - Space Electronics
Job description
AV has an immediate opening for a mid-career Lead Program Manager to support satellite electronics programs within its Space Technologies Division. AV provides a full suite of exquisite, space-qualified hardware trusted to fly in the most extreme environments space presents across GEO, MEO, LEO and Cislunar orbits. With hundreds of systems flying in space, our customers turn to AV when a mission can't fail.
AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.
We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea,…
Job responsibilities
- Lead the management of a flight computer product line including:
- Working with customers to understand forecasts and demand for the product
- Leading proposal development, ensuring stable product pricing
- Assisting contract management in negotiations related to cost, schedule, and risk posture
- Partnering with material managers and supply chain to ensure inventory of electronic components is available and suppliers are meeting commitments
- Leading the development of an integrated master schedule
- Leading a risk management process for the product
- Managing all assigned resources including people, facilities, budgets, and schedules to meet performance requirements and commitments
Job requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field and 8+ years of relevant experience within aerospace or a technical field as a project or program…
- Thorough knowledge and proficiency in all project management areas in accordance with Industry project management standards
- Ability to lead and direct the activities and resources within and across the organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to listen, assimilate, evaluate, and summarize. Sound ability to communicate with the customer at all levels
- Knowledge of the Project Lifecycle from requirements definition, proposal preparation and negotiation and project implementation through to completion
- Strong initiative in defining, proposing, implementing, and communicating schedule metrics that support informed decision-making
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
- Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies