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Posted May 22Vice President of Engineering
1300 Eubank Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Establish engineering standards, technical review processes, and development rigor appropriate for both services and product organizations.
- Ensure technical execution aligns with customer mission requirements, affordability targets, schedule commitments, and long-term product strategy.
- Drive engineering best practices across systems engineering, software, hardware, integration, test, cybersecurity, reliability, and manufacturing readiness.
- Lead independent technical assessments and support executive decision-making related to technical risk, investment priorities, and program execution. Product Development & Productization
- Support the transition from bespoke engineering efforts to scalable, repeatable product solutions.
- Ensure engineering organizations are structured to move rapidly while maintaining technical discipline and mission assurance.
- Promote modular architectures, common product frameworks, reuse strategies, and product commonality across programs.
- Drive engineering alignment with enterprise initiatives focused on speed, agility, commercialization, and rapid deployment. Partnership with CTO & Enterprise Engineering Alignment
- Support implementation of common engineering frameworks, digital engineering approaches, model-based systems engineering, and enterprise product development standards.
- Ensure engineering organizations adopt enterprise technology roadmaps and modernization initiatives where appropriate. Talent Strategy & Organizational Development
- Support engineering workforce planning, hiring strategies, succession planning, and capability development across the segment.
- Monitor engineering staffing
- Foster a culture centered on accountability, innovation, technical excellence, collaboration, and mission focus. Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Support customer engagements, technical roadmap discussions, milestone reviews, and strategic captures.
Requirements
- Participate in executive operating rhythms including program reviews, investment reviews, and annual operating planning activities. Basic
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field required; advanced degree preferred.
- experience within defense, aerospace, space, directed energy, RF systems, autonomous systems, or related national security sectors. Demonstrated
- experience leading complex engineering organizations supporting both development and production environments.
- Strong background in systems engineering, product development, and transition to manufacturing.
- Experience operating within high-growth, fast-paced technology organizations.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with executives, customers, and technical teams.
- Top Secret/SCI Clearance or the ability to obtain a clearance Preferred Experience
- Experience supporting defense acquisition programs, rapid prototyping efforts, and productized defense systems.
- Familiarity with digital engineering, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and modern product development environments.
- From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.
Experience
- 15+ years of progressive engineering leadership
Benefits
- Worker Type Regular Job Description Position Summary The Space, Cyber and Directed Energy Segment Vice President of Engineering serves as the senior engineering authority for the segment and is responsible for establishing the technical vision, engineering rigor, and product development discipline required to support a rapidly scaling portfolio of defense and national security programs.
- Evolve to Dominate Clearance Level TS/SCI The salary range for this role is: $245,500 - $361,200 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.
- benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
- We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
Contact
- For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits .
- We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us. Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.
Additional details
- This leader oversees a diverse mix of engineering services and product-based businesses, balancing lightweight governance for mature service programs with rigorous systems engineering, execution oversight, and technical risk management for high-priority product development efforts.
- The role partners closely with the business leadership, CTO, program management, manufacturing, and growth teams to ensure engineering excellence, product commonality, rapid deployment capability, affordability, and successful transition from development into scalable production.
- The Vice President of Engineering will help mature the segment engineering organization over time, including the future establishment and leadership of Chief Engineers aligned to business units and major product lines. Key
- Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Engineering Governance
- Serve as the senior engineering authority across the segment portfolio.
- Partner with manufacturing and operations teams to improve producibility, reliability, and lifecycle affordability.
- Partner directly with the CTO to flow enterprise engineering strategies, processes, tools, and governance into the segment.
- Help shape future engineering organizational structures, including eventual establishment of Chief Engineer roles aligned to business units or product portfolios.
- Manufacturing & Supply Chain Quality Finance Growth & Capture
- Experience scaling engineering organizations following acquisition or integration activities.