# Program Manager - Material Processing

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 development of ceramics, composites, polymers, metals, and other ultra-high temperature materials and the processing, manufacturing, and testing of above materials. The technical program 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 across multiple disciplines. Technical program managers will be flexible in providing both project management and technical leadership to meet overarching program objectives and customer requirements across a diverse range of technical efforts. This position will ensure the projects achieve their goals and meet our quality standards by effectively communicating and, in turn, driving successful impact for the program, research, and

- **Id**: 3835617
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aerovironment-program-manager-material-processing>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **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**: 7400
- **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

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: yes

## Trust

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

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **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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