Director of ARD – Defense R&D Leadership

Posted 2 days ago

avavDayton (OH)

Natural Sciences Managers Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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About the role

AeroVironment, located onsite in Dayton, OH, seeks a Director to lead a portion of the Advanced Research and Development Division. The role reports to the Senior Director ARD and requires deep experience with the AFRL ecosystem and DoD contracting. The leader will shape strategy across ARD, drive profitable execution, and collaborate with AV's Growth and other functions to mature technologies aligned with customer missions.

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