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AeroVironment

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
AlbuquerqueNew MexicoUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Oct 26, 2026
Salary
$106,500–$162,500 a year
Full-time

Manager, Specialty Engineering - Space Technologies

Job description

The Specialty Engineering Manager will lead a team of specialty engineers supporting space electronics programs across EEE parts engineering, radiation effects, and reliability. This role combines technical leadership with direct people management.

Approximately 50% of the manager's time will be spent applying their technical expertise to support the division and its programs. The remaining 50% will focus on leading the team, including coaching, performance management, workload allocation, 1:1 meetings, and monitoring the quality and timeliness of work outputs.

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.

Job requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, materials science, reliability engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Significant professional experience supporting space electronics, aerospace hardware, defense systems, or another highly regulated technical environment.
  • Demonstrated technical experience in at least one of the following areas: EEE parts engineering and parts control
  • Radiation effects, radiation hardness assurance, or radiation testing
  • Reliability engineering, reliability prediction, qualification, or failure analysis
  • Experience leading technical work across multiple programs or functional organizations.
  • Ability to prioritize work, allocate resources, and manage competing program commitments.
  • Ability to make sound technical and personnel decisions using objective information and clear judgment.
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