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AV · 10 hours ago

Senior Manager, Aeromechanical Engineering

Moorpark, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$153K/yr - $217K/yr

10+ years exp

AeroVironment is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems and tactical missile systems. The Senior Manager, Aeromechanical Engineering is responsible for overseeing the design, development, and integration of loitering munition products while leading a high-performing engineering organization to meet business objectives.

AerospaceAir TransportationDronesElectric VehicleElectronicsEnergyGovernmentManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary technical authority and final escalation point for critical design reviews involving high-risk/high-impact aeromechanical, structural, and thermal challenges, certifying airworthiness/system integrity for production release

Establish and govern long-term aeromechanical engineering standards and architectural roadmaps to ensure maximum efficiency, scalability, and performance across all product lines and future technology insertions

Broad technical knowledge and experience to understand and evaluate design and development activity across multiple engineering disciplines

Managing large team of direct reports in multiple locations

Recruiting, hiring, on boarding, mentoring, coaching new employees

Conduct regular employee performance reviews. Provide performance improvement and career development feedback and implement necessary disciplinary actions as needed

Familiarity with composite, injection molded plastic, die casting, machining, and PCBA/connector/cable assembly design, tooling, fabrication, and assembly preferred

Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and success to deliver products that meet requirements on time and on budget

Proven and demonstrated experience with full product development life cycle from concept to production with proven track-record of launching new products to production

Proven and demonstrated execution of product development methods and best practices

Ability to analyze the assigned project, break down work into functional disciplines and/or subsystems and create design/develop plans

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProduct DevelopmentSolidWorksAirworthiness RequirementsComposite StructuresDigital EngineeringLeadership ExperienceAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's degree is required in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems engineering or in a related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience required of related aeromechanical and/or mechanical engineering functional management experience leading large team of direct reports in fast-paced, dynamic product design and development environments for products used across multiple industries

Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in a leadership role

Minimum of 5 years of experience and knowledge of Airworthiness-related mechanical requirements

Proficient in using SolidWorks, Catia, ANSYS, Abaqus, Star-CCM+, Jira, Fusion

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) required

Must be able to travel within the Continental U.S. and internationally when required

Preferred

Advanced degree, MBA or MS is highly preferred

Familiarity with composite, injection molded plastic, die casting, machining, and PCBA/connector/cable assembly design, tooling, fabrication, and assembly preferred

Familiarity with aerospace military/defense contracting environment highly desirable

Working knowledge of composite airframe structures

Experience is prototype builds, flight teste, and transition to production

Exposure to MBSE, digital engineering and configuration management