# Lead Program Manager, Space Electronics

Worker Type RegularJob Description Summary AV is seeking a Lead Program Manager to own and grow a satellite electronics product line within the Space Technologies Division. This role will lead the transition of a prototype into low-rate initial production (LRIP) and manage the product through delivery and continued lifecycle development. The ideal candidate is experienced managing manufactured products, cross-functional teams, customer requirements, supply chains, and production schedules in an aerospace or technical environment. Position Responsibilities Own the flight computer product line from prototype transition through production and customer delivery. Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, test, supply chain, quality, contracts, and finance. Develop and maintain integrated master schedules, milestones, budgets, and performance metrics. Partner with manufacturing and test teams to resolve issues and maintain delivery commitments. Work directly with customers to understand forecasts, requirements, priorities, and delivery expectations. Translate customer demand into internal production and material plans. Partner with supply chain and material managemen

- **Id**: 4162670
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aerovironment-lead-program-manager-space-electronics-2>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Albuquerque, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T12:42:07Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T12:42:07Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7222
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Drones & UAVs, Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 176366
- **Name**: AeroVironment
- **Domain**: avinc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aerovironment>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 33
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.788
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T12:42:07Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T14:52:52Z

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