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AeroVironment

AeroVironment

1,001-5,000 employees

Designs and manufactures unmanned defense drones

Compensation Overview

$60.5k - $92.5k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Sunrise, FL, USA

In Person

Occasional local travel is required.

US Citizenship Required

Bachelor's

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Agile
React.js
Software Testing
Apache Subversion (SVN)
Git
Redux.js
Data Structures & Algorithms
Microsoft Windows
Computer Networking
Java
Operating Systems
.NET
C#
JIRA
iOS/Swift
SCRUM
Web Development
C/C++
Android Development
Linux/Unix

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, is required.
  • Zero to two years of relevant experience in Windows or Linux application software development is required.
  • Object-oriented design experience is required.
  • Expertise in one of C# .NET, Java, C++, or Web UI is required.
  • Familiarity with source code configuration management tools such as SVN and Git is required.
  • Experience writing unit tests, using an integrated development environment, and applying basic debugging techniques is required.
  • Demonstrated mathematical and analytical skills are required.
  • Understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, databases, and operating systems is required.
  • Willingness to travel locally occasionally is required.
  • Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment is required.
  • Ability to stand and sit for long periods and use a computer and telephone keyboard is required.
  • Applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and EAR, or be eligible for approval of an export license.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities
  • Work within a defined software life-cycle development process.
  • Support the full product life cycle, including design, coding, debugging, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Code, simulate, integrate, and validate software.
  • Write modular, reusable, testable, and scalable code and unit tests.
  • Participate in software design reviews.
  • Deliver work according to estimated completion dates and project schedules and budgets.
  • Support and derive algorithm designs from detailed software requirements.
  • Use JIRA to maintain an accurate work log and task status.
  • Work with multiple teams of software developers supporting different programs.
  • Follow the company's software development process to develop quality code under general supervision.
  • Work on problems of limited scope in a continuous learning environment under moderate supervision.
  • Work closely with other engineering disciplines.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Qt.
  • Experience with test-driven development.
  • Experience with Android, iOS, or React/Redux web development.
  • Basic knowledge of networking.
  • Contribute, with guidance from senior engineers, to software design, coding, documentation, and testing using the Scrum Framework.
  • Understanding of the system being worked on and the role assigned tasks play in that system.
  • Ability to research and re-engineer solutions and propose alternatives to issues.

AeroVironment designs and builds unmanned aerial systems for defense, ranging from small drones to high-altitude aircraft. Its products include reconnaissance drones and loitering munitions, which can fly autonomously or with minimal human input to gather intelligence or deliver payloads. The company differentiates itself through a long history in aerospace, a broad product portfolio, and strategic acquisitions that expand capabilities in AI, robotics, and space systems, such as Tomahawk Robotics and BlueHalo, plus its contribution to NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter. Its goal is to advance autonomous systems across air, ground, and space to keep military personnel out of harm’s way and to shape the future of unmanned tech.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Monrovia, California

Founded

1971

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What believers are saying

  • July 20, 2026 Army awarded $117.3 million for 82 P550 aircraft.
  • June 29, 2026 guidance targets $2.125 billion-$2.225 billion revenue and $305 million-$325 million EBITDA.
  • July 29, 2026 Applied Intuition teaming expands AV's autonomy stack for launched effects.

What critics are saying

  • June 17, 2026 restatement and March SCAR termination exposed weak controls and program concentration.
  • FY27 GAAP net income of $8 million-$24 million leaves almost no error buffer.
  • A canceled Army drone modernization wave would crush AV's growth story.

What makes AeroVironment unique

  • BlueHalo, closed May 1, 2025, makes AV a broader counter-UAS and space-cyber supplier.
  • MAYHEM 10's open architecture integrates Applied Intuition software and third-party payloads quickly.
  • P550 and Switchblade give AV battle-proven products already adopted by the U.S. Army.

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Benefits

Health, Dental, & Vision

Health Savings Account

401(k) Account

Alternative Work Schedule

Educational and Tuition Assistance Programs

Employee Assistance Program

Sick Leave Donation

Time Off

Travel Assistance

Company Sponsored Events

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

9%

1 year growth

9%

2 year growth

14%
Yahoo Finance
Aug 10th, 2026
Iran tensions expose defense supply gaps as AeroVironment lands $186M drone deal

Iran's recent attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea have exposed critical shortages in defense supplies, particularly drones, precision weapons, and artillery shells. This situation presents opportunities for defense contractors positioned to scale production. AeroVironment secured a $186 million US Army order in February 2026 for Switchblade loitering munitions, part of a five-year contract with a $990 million ceiling. The systems enable small units to destroy armored vehicles without larger missiles. L3Harris Technologies reported orders of $7.8 billion in Q1 2026, with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.4 and record backlog of $40.7 billion. By Q2, backlog reached $42 billion on $7.3 billion in new orders, with revenue increasing 8% to $5.9 billion. Both companies are positioned to benefit from increased demand driven by ongoing conflicts.

Green Stock News
Aug 7th, 2026
AeroVironment appoints aerospace and defense executive Michael D. Ruppert to Board of Directors.

AeroVironment appoints aerospace and defense executive Michael D. Ruppert to Board of Directors. ARLINGTON, Va. / Aug 07, 2026 / Business Wire / AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that it has appointed Michael D. Ruppert to its Board of Directors, effective August 5, 2026. Mr. Ruppert brings more than 25 years of financial, strategic and corporate development experience in the aerospace and defense sector to AV. He has served as EVP and Chief Financial Officer of ManTech since 2023 where he leads ManTech's financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, cash management, and acquisition strategy functions. "Michael brings exceptional financial leadership, strategic insight and deep aerospace and defense industry experience to AV," said Wahid Nawabi, AV's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "As AV continues executing its growth strategy and advancing its portfolio of mission-critical capabilities, I am confident Michael's highly relevant expertise and fresh perspectives will make him a meaningful addition to our Board." "AV has established a strong position in some of the most important and rapidly evolving areas of defense technology," said Mr. Ruppert. "I look forward to working with Wahid and my fellow directors as the company continues innovating products, scaling capacity and executing with excellence." The company also announced that Charles Thomas Burbage has informed the Board of his decision not to seek re-election and to retire from the Board at the company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Burbage has served on AV's Board since 2013 and currently serves on its Nominating and Corporate Governance, Compensation, and Executive Committees. "On behalf of the Board, I thank Tom for his many contributions to AV over the years," said Nawabi. "His oversight has helped guide the company through a period of significant growth and expansion, leading to the diversified, multi-domain defense technology company AV is today. We are grateful for his leadership and guidance." "I have had a front row seat as AV expanded its capabilities and helped reshape the defense technology landscape since I joined the Board," said Burbage. "I retire from the Board with tremendous respect for the AV team and my fellow Board members, and I am confident the path of success will continue for AV, a trailblazer in the industry." About Michael D. Ruppert Mr. Ruppert has served as ManTech's Chief Financial Officer since 2023, where he leads ManTech's financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, cash management, and acquisition strategy functions. Previously, Mr. Ruppert held several senior leadership roles at Mercury Systems, including Chief Financial Officer. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ruppert co-founded an aerospace and defense-focused M&A advisory firm and held senior investment-banking roles at UBS Securities, Lehman Brothers and Lazard. Mr. Ruppert holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. AeroVironment ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV) is a defense technology leader delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The Company develops and deploys autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities - built to meet the mission needs of today's warfighter and tomorrow's conflicts. At the core of these technologies lies AV_Halo(TM), a modular, mission-ready suite of AI-powered software tools that empowers warfighters and enables full-battlefield dominance: detect, decide, deliver. With a national manufacturing footprint and a deep innovation pipeline, AV delivers proven systems and future-defining capabilities at speed, scale, and operational relevance. For more information, visit www.avinc.com. Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, its ability to perform under existing contracts and obtain new ones; regulatory changes; competitor activities; market growth; product development challenges; and general economic conditions. For a more detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to AeroVironment's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Green Stock News LLC undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events. Plug into more green stock news. Tap into the pulse of emerging green sectors every morning. Top daily headlines from clean energy, cleantech, cannabis, and sustainable transport stocks:

Associated Press
Jul 29th, 2026
AeroVironment and Applied Intuition team up to bring AI-powered autonomous swarming to military drones

AeroVironment and Applied Intuition have formed a strategic partnership to advance uncrewed teaming capabilities for the US military and allies. Applied Intuition's Acuity ISR/Strike software will be integrated into AeroVironment's Mayhem 10 launched effects system, enabling autonomous collaborative hunter-killer and swarm operations. The integrated solution will allow teams of Mayhem 10 to autonomously find, fix, track, target, and engage targets under a single operator's supervision. The collaboration supports the US Army's Launched Effects programme. Mayhem 10 is built on a Modular Open Systems Approach, enabling integration with third-party autonomy solutions. The system carries a 10-pound payload, operates beyond 100 kilometres with over 50 minutes of endurance, and can be assembled and launched in under five minutes. A recent demonstration validated the integration, showing how multiple Mayhem 10 systems can synchronise and adapt to different threats.

Green Stock News
Jul 29th, 2026
AeroVironment and Applied Intuition establish strategic collaboration to advance uncrewed teaming.

AeroVironment and Applied Intuition establish strategic collaboration to advance uncrewed teaming. Applied Intuition's Acuity ISR/Strike software to enable collaborative hunter-killer and swarm behaviors on AV's Mayhem(TM) 10 Launched Effects system ARLINGTON, Va. & SUNNYVALE, Calif. / Jul 29, 2026 / Business Wire / AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in uncrewed aircraft systems, and Applied Intuition, Inc., a global leader in physical AI and collaborative autonomy software, today announced a strategic teaming agreement to advance uncrewed teaming capabilities for the United States Military and its allies. Under the agreement, Applied Intuition's Acuity ISR/Strike software will be integrated into AV's Mayhem(TM) 10 launched effects system, enabling autonomous collaborative hunter-killer and swarm operations in contested environments. Under the supervision of a single operator, the integrated solution will enable teams of Mayhem 10 to autonomously find, fix, track, target, and engage targets at the tactical edge. The collaboration directly supports the U.S. Army's Launched Effects program and is designed to scale across short, medium, and long range launched effects requirements and displays AV's commitment to open architecture. "Mayhem 10 isn't just a munition. It's an architecture," said Brian Young, Senior Vice President of Loitering Munitions at AV. "We built it as an open, modular system from the beginning. That allows us to integrate multiple payloads like EO/IR sensors, electronic warfare packages, communications relays, and lethal effects onto a single platform. It also allows us to bring in third-party software and autonomy much more quickly, treating capability more like an application than a fixed feature set." By leveraging a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), Mayhem 10 enables integration with third-party autonomy solutions, demonstrating the platform's flexible, vendor-agnostic architecture and commitment to interoperability across the launched effects ecosystem. "Modern warfare demands trusted systems that can think, coordinate, and adapt faster than the adversary," said Jason Brown, General Manager of Applied Intuition. "Our Acuity ISR/Strike software brings collaborative autonomy to Mayhem 10, rapidly delivering next-generation capabilities through platform-agnostic software with operator oversight. Acuity ISR/Strike enables intelligent swarms that share targeting data in real time, dynamically adjust to threats, and execute missions that would be impossible for individual platforms." During a recent demonstration, the companies validated the integration by executing collaborative autonomy behaviors, demonstrating how multiple Mayhem 10 launched effects systems can synchronize, swarm and adapt to different threats. The demonstration validated months of integration efforts conducted across multiple locations using AV's Autonomy Interface Control Document (ICD). MORE ON Mayhem 10 Mayhem 10 is AV's next-generation autonomous launched effects system, designed to give military commanders a single, highly adaptable platform capable of delivering both kinetic and non-kinetic effects across air, ground, and maritime operations. Built on the combat-proven heritage of the Switchblade(R) family, Mayhem 10 features a modular open architecture that allows operators to rapidly swap mission payloads for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), electronic warfare, communications relay, or precision strike missions without changing the air vehicle. The system carries a 10-pound payload, operates at ranges exceeding 100 kilometers with more than 50 minutes of endurance, and can be assembled and launched in less than five minutes. Powered by AI-enabled autonomy, Mayhem 10 is designed to operate in GPS-denied and electronically contested environments while resisting jamming and spoofing. Its Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) enables rapid technology upgrades and third-party payload integration, while seamless interoperability with AV's Tomahawk Grip controller and AV_Halo(TM) COMMAND software allows the system to execute missions. By extending sensing and effects far beyond the launch platform, Mayhem 10 increases survivability, expands operational reach, reduces risk to personnel and high-value assets, and provides commanders with a scalable, multi-role capability that can rapidly adapt to evolving battlefield requirements. MORE ON ACUITY ISR/STRIKE Acuity ISR/Strike is Applied Intuition's platform-agnostic autonomy software that enables launched effects and other unmanned systems to perceive, decide, and act collaboratively in contested environments with operator oversight. It supports autonomous target detection, coordinated multi-agent teaming, and real-time mission adaptation, allowing multiple platforms to execute complex missions with greater speed, precision, and resilience in line with commander intent. AeroVironment ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV) is a defense technology leader delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The Company develops and deploys autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities - built to meet the mission needs of today's warfighter and tomorrow's conflicts. At the core of these technologies lies AV_Halo(TM), a modular, mission-ready suite of AI-powered software tools that empowers warfighters and enables full-battlefield dominance: detect, decide, deliver. With a national manufacturing footprint and a deep innovation pipeline, AV delivers proven systems and future-defining capabilities at speed, scale, and operational relevance. For more information, visit www.avinc.com. About Applied Intuition Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company's solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with nearly two dozen offices across the globe, including in London, Munich, Tokyo, Seoul, and the Washington, D.C. metro area. Learn more at applied.co or [email protected]. Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, its ability to perform under existing contracts and obtain new ones; regulatory changes; competitor activities; market growth; product development challenges; and general economic conditions. For a more detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to AeroVironment's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AeroVironment undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events. Plug into more green stock news. Tap into the pulse of emerging green sectors every morning. Top daily headlines from clean energy, cleantech, cannabis, and sustainable transport stocks:

The Defense Post
Jul 21st, 2026
AeroVironment to Produce More P550 eVTOL Drones for US Army.

AeroVironment to Produce More P550 eVTOL Drones for US Army. Less than a minute AeroVironment has received a $117.3-million contract to produce additional P550 electrical vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial systems (eVTOL UAS) for the US Army. The agreement covers 82 aircraft to be distributed to battalion reconnaissance teams, marking an initial full-rate acquisition of the platform to extend scouting capabilities for the force. This purchase follows a $117-million army deal in March for the same drones, an earlier order last December, and initial deliveries that began in August 2025. Read the full story on our new publication, The Drone Front: AeroVironment to Produce More P550 eVTOL Drones for US Army