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Product Line Director LOCUST ProgramsAeroVironment • Albuquerque, NM, United States
Product Line Director LOCUST Programs

Product Line Director LOCUST Programs

AeroVironment • Albuquerque, NM, United States
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Product Line Director Locust Programs Directed Energy Business Unit (DE BU)

Role Overview The Product Line Director (PLD) for the LOCUST family of Directed Energy systems is responsible for overall product line ownership, management of production programs, program execution, and lifecycle management across the LOCUST portfolio. This role serves as the business and execution lead for LOCUST programs, partnering closely with the Technical Product Line Director, and chief engineering team to drive the technical roadmap while ensuring disciplined execution from concept development through production, fielding, and sustainment. The PLD is accountable for program performance, cost, schedule, risk, and customer satisfaction, and acts as the primary interface between customers, internal engineering teams, supply chain, finance, and senior leadership. This position plays a critical role in scaling directed energy capabilities into operational systems for U.S. Government customers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Product Line & Program Leadership
    • Own end-to-end execution of the LOCUST product line across all phases of the program lifecycle: capture, development, integration, production, fielding, and sustainment
    • Serve as the primary programmatic authority for LOCUST programs, accountable for cost, schedule, technical performance, and delivery commitments
    • Partner with the Technical Product Line Director to align technical roadmap, architecture decisions, and capability evolution with customer requirements and business strategy
    • Lead cross-functional integrated product teams (IPTs) including engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, contracts, and finance

Financial & Program Control

  • Develop, manage, and execute program budgets, EACs, forecasts, and margin performance
  • Ensure disciplined program controls, risk management, and change management across contracts
  • Drive affordability, scalability, and producibility initiatives aligned with customer acquisition strategies
  • Support pricing strategies, proposal development, and negotiation for new programs, follow-ons, and production options

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Act as a senior customer interface for LOCUST programs with U.S. Army, NNSA, U.S. Air Force, and other DoD and interagency stakeholders
  • Support customer engagements including design reviews, program reviews, test events, fielding activities, and operational demonstrations
  • Translate evolving customer CONOPS and mission needs into executable program plans and product enhancements
  • Represent the LOCUST product line in internal and external executive-level forums

Execution, Production & Sustainment

  • Drive transition from development to production, including supply chain readiness, manufacturing scale-up, and quality assurance
  • Oversee sustainment planning, field support, spares, upgrades, and lifecycle cost reduction efforts
  • Ensure alignment with modular open systems approaches (MOSA) and long-term sustainment strategies
  • Support deployed systems with responsiveness and operational urgency

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Business, or a related field (advanced degree preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in defense programs, product line management, or program management
  • Demonstrated experience leading directed energy, advanced weapons, or complex defense systems
  • Strong working knowledge of EACs, program financials, earned value concepts, and execution metrics
  • Experience working directly with U.S. Army, NNSA, U.S. Air Force, and/or other government customers
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams delivering complex, mission-critical systems
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, execution-driven environment

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with high-energy laser (HEL) or counter-UAS systems
  • Background supporting rapid prototyping, fielding, and operational test events
  • Familiarity with DoD acquisition pathways, OTAs, rapid capability offices, and transition-to-program-of-record efforts
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