- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- AlbuquerqueNew MexicoUSA
- Job type
- Product
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Salary
- $80,500–$123,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Program Manager
Job description
AeroVironment 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 AeroVironment when a mission can’t fail.
This is a full-time onsite position in Albuquerque, NM.
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, space, and cyber.
Founded by legendary innovator Dr.
Job responsibilities
- Leads development of the top-level plans for a program, coordinating with group leads to develop execution plans.
- Participates in proposal development in support of additional work scope and manage pre-award performance to budget.
- Establishes, monitors and integrates change management processes and decisions.
- Facilitate negotiations involving major project parameters such as deliverable definition and performance objectives (e.g., cost, schedule, quality).
- Develop project plans utilizing MS Project and define deliverables that meet identified requirements, and customer expectations.
- Identify and manage project risks, issues and opportunities.
- Manage all assigned resources including people, facilities, budgets, and schedules to meet performance requirements and commitments.
- Report on project status and performance metrics to program leadership team and Customer.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of relevant experience within aerospace or a technical field as a project or program manager.
- 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 a DoD security clearance.
- Master’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.