Chief Engineer – Cyber & Electronic Warfare

AeroVironment

Chief Engineer overseeing the creation of innovative systems at the intersection of AI/ML and electronic warfare. Collaborating with teams to drive technical roadmaps and project development.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeDayton • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $154,500 - $227,325 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supports the creation of product technical roadmaps by collaborating with Product Line Managers, Senior Engineering Managers, Customers, and Division Leadership
Collaborates with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality to ensure technical specifications, as designed, are managed/controlled and flow through the entire value chain
Supports the development of plans for product IRAD and sustaining projects through proper work decomposition and skills assignment to project work tasks
Manages development and approval of engineering estimates and drives to a consistent approach for bases of estimates
Develops and mentors high-performing engineering teams
Own engineering budgets, forecast, and IRAD execution
Leads multi-discipline engineering activities and mentors engineers to improve technical and leadership skills
Partners with functional leaders to drive process improvements throughout the engineering development processes
Responsible for engineering leadership and direct performance management of a group of Senior Engineering Managers
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Masters Degree or PhD in Electrical, Software, Computational Neuroscience Engineering discipline (or equivalent)
10 - 12 years of demonstrated experience in cognitive, cyber, electronic warfare
Plus, experience as a Principal Investigator or Individual Contributor
Experience with leading technical teams through the system development lifecycle
Experience with drawings and BOMs; Engineering Change systems; Quality systems for non-conforming parts and corrective action
Experience in an Agile and Waterfall development environment
Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills to government PMs, Government and Organizational senior leaders
Experience project planning in terms of schedule, budget, and resource estimations
Exceptional leadership and management skills, with the ability to develop and communicate a vision that inspires and motivates staff and aligns with the business strategy
Ability to build strong relationships within all disciplines within organization
Effective influence and negotiation skills in an environment in which resources may not be under your direct control
Experience with product manufacturing and product configuration processes
Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team in an engineering environment
Experienced and proficient with MS Office applications and other office productivity tools.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
401K with company matching
a 9/80 work schedule
paid holiday shutdown

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Hard Skills & Tools

Electrical EngineeringSoftware EngineeringComputational NeuroscienceCognitive EngineeringCyber EngineeringElectronic WarfareSystem Development LifecycleAgile DevelopmentWaterfall DevelopmentProject Planning

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCommunicationInfluenceNegotiationRelationship BuildingVision DevelopmentMotivationProcess ImprovementPerformance Management

Certifications

Masters DegreePhD