# Program Manager - Ceramics

Worker Type Regular Job Description The Advanced Research and Development (ARD) Division at AeroVironment (AV) is searching for a technical project manager to help lead the development, advancement, and transition of technologies in support of the Air Force and broader Department of War (DoW). Specifically, this work focuses on providing technical project management for ceramics, composites, ultra-high temperature materials, materials processes, and advanced manufacturing approaches for aircraft, spacecraft, and ground-based systems. The technical project manager will plan and execute programs in support of ARD customers. This role will work with team members, leadership, and other key stakeholders to review requirements, plans, and project cost accounting. Technical project managers will be flexible in providing both project management and technical leadership to meet overarching program objectives and customer requirements. This position will ensure the program achieves its goals and meets our quality standards by effectively communicating and, in turn, drive successful impact for the project, research, and technology. The ideal candidate has a technical background and experience

- **Id**: 3835618
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aerovironment-program-manager-ceramics>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T20:56:17Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T21:42:49Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6752
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Growth opportunities
- **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**: 28
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.786
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 106500
- **Max**: 181000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 181000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T20:56:17Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:11, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 181000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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