**Worker Type** Supplemental **Job Description** Our Summer Internship Program is meticulously designed to provide students with an immersive and dynamic experience within our industry offering a taste of what it's like to be part of our professional team. We strive to simulate a full-time job enabling our interns to work hands-on with cutting-edge technology contribute to meaningful projects build strong relationships with coworkers and develop strategic problem-solving skills. Our program is highly selective hosting only a handful of interns each year ensuring personalized attention and ample opportunities to work closely with AV team members. We are hiring for various roles and locations throughout the U.S. During the interview process we will discuss specific details regarding the team and location. **Summary** As an **Autonomy & Robotics Engineering Intern** you will work alongside a team of skilled engineers to support the development of **autonomous behaviors** **machine perception** and **robotic control systems** for **unmanned aerial systems (UAS)** and other advanced platforms. You’ll gain experience in algorithm development simulation and integration on real hardware in a fast-paced collaborative R&D environment. This internship provides a **hands-on opportunity** to apply your academic knowledge to cutting-edge autonomy applications with mentorship and support from senior engineers. **Position Responsibilities** - Assist in the design implementation and testing of algorithms related to: - **Computer vision** **object tracking** and **target detection** - **Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC)** integrated with visual sensors - **State estimation** using inertial and visual data - **Autonomous behavior modeling** (e.g. finite-state machines behavior trees) - **Path planning** and **multi-vehicle coordination** - Support the development and debugging of autonomy software on simulation platforms and real hardware - Collaborate with teammates on testing data collection and experimental design - Participate in code reviews and integration efforts across multidisciplinary teams - Document and present findings in internal reports or presentations - Perform other duties as assigned **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - Currently pursuing a **Bachelor’s or Master’s degree** in **Computer Science Aerospace Electrical Engineering Robotics** or a related technical field - Coursework or project experience in areas such as **robotics autonomy or computer vision** - Proficiency in **C C++** (modern standards like C++11 or later preferred) - Familiarity with **Python** and or **MATLAB** for data analysis or prototyping - Interest in working with **UAS** robotics or autonomous systems - Strong analytical communication and problem-solving skills - Willingness to learn collaborate and work in a hands-on environment **Preferred Qualifications (Not Required but a Plus)** - Experience with **Robot Operating System (ROS)** - Familiarity with: - Vision-based perception (e.g. feature tracking template matching visual odometry) - Trajectory planning GNC algorithms or control systems - Embedded systems or low size weight and power (SWaP) devices - Exposure to **simulation tools** **real-time systems** or experimental robotics - Involvement in **robotics competitions** clubs or research projects **Additional Competencies** - Team-oriented mindset with strong collaboration skills - Comfortable asking questions and taking initiative to solve problems - Thrives in a dynamic **deadline-driven** R&D environment - Demonstrates accountability and a commitment to continuous learning - Able to clearly communicate technical information to diverse audiences **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office and R&D lab environment (Constant) - Required to sit stand and use a computer for long periods (Frequent) - Occasional hands-on work with robotic systems test setups and hardware integration **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR**... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Supplemental **Job Description** Our Summer Internship Program is meticulously designed to provide students with an immersive and dynamic experience within our industry offering a taste of what it's like to be part of our professional team. We strive to simulate a full-time job enabling our interns to work hands-on with cutting-edge technology contribute to meaningful projects build strong relationships with coworkers and develop strategic problem-solving skills. Our program is highly selective hosting only a handful of interns each year ensuring personalized attention and ample opportunities to work closely with AV team members. We are hiring for various roles and locations throughout the U.S. During the interview process we will discuss specific details regarding the team and location. **Summary** As an **Electrical Engineering Intern** you’ll join AV’s Test Equipment Engineering Team and contribute to the design development and testing of electrical systems for unmanned aircraft and advanced robotics. You’ll assist in building and supporting test equipment writing software and troubleshooting systems — gaining valuable real-world experience across the product development lifecycle. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your academic training in a high-tech fast-paced environment while working alongside experienced engineers and mentors. **Position Responsibilities** - Assist in the **design development and troubleshooting** of test equipment for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) subsystems and full systems - Help develop and deploy test software to support hardware integration and validation - Support the **maintenance and upgrade** of test systems used during production - Participate in **test plan creation** requirements documentation and validation strategies - Assist in executing tests on power systems avionics and propulsion components (functional performance and environmental) - Learn and apply **engineering best practices** processes and documentation standards - Support hardware bring-up test station calibration and system verification - Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including hardware software and systems engineers - Perform other related duties as assigned to support ongoing engineering efforts **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - **Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree** in **Electrical Engineering** **Computer Engineering** or a related field - Academic or personal project experience in one or more of the following: - **Power electronics** battery systems or electric motors - **Embedded systems** FPGA or RF systems - **Digital and analog circuit design** - Familiarity with electrical protocols such as **I2C SPI UART USB CAN** or **LVDS** - Basic programming knowledge in **C C++** or **C#** - Exposure to test equipment like oscilloscopes multimeters and power supplies - Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills - Effective communication skills and ability to work well in a team **Preferred Qualifications & Competencies** - Hands-on experience with PCB testing debugging or electronics prototyping - Exposure to Visual Studio Git or hardware software integration environments - Familiarity with version control and defect tracking tools - Experience with scripting or automation for test procedures (e.g. Python) - Passion for aerospace robotics or defense-related systems - Demonstrated initiative accountability and a willingness to learn - Ability to manage time effectively and adapt in a fast-paced team-oriented environment **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office and light manufacturing test environment (Constant) - Required to sit stand and use computer equipment for extended periods (Frequent) - May be required to lift and carry up to 10 lbs. (Occasional) **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR**... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Supplemental **Job Description** Our Summer Internship Program is meticulously designed to provide students with an immersive and dynamic experience within our industry offering a taste of what it's like to be part of our professional team. We strive to simulate a full-time job enabling our interns to work hands-on with cutting-edge technology contribute to meaningful projects build strong relationships with coworkers and develop strategic problem-solving skills. Our program is highly selective hosting only a handful of interns each year ensuring personalized attention and ample opportunities to work closely with AV team members. We are hiring for various roles and locations throughout the U.S. During the interview process we will discuss specific details regarding the team and location. **Summary** As an **Embedded Software Engineering Intern** you will work alongside experienced engineers to design develop and test embedded software for unmanned aerial and robotic systems. You’ll gain hands-on experience in real-world development writing software that runs on microcontrollers processors and other hardware used in flight systems sensors and payloads. You’ll contribute to projects at various stages of the development lifecycle — from prototyping and integration to testing and validation — while learning industry best practices in embedded software development. **Position Responsibilities** - Assist in writing and testing embedded software for systems such as autopilots sensors radios and other onboard components. - Help implement software in C C++ for real-time and bare-metal systems using microcontrollers and embedded platforms. - Support the integration of embedded software with hardware including debugging with lab tools (oscilloscopes logic analyzers etc.). - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including electrical systems and mechanical engineers to ensure cohesive development. - Participate in peer reviews software documentation and configuration management processes. - Contribute to lab testing and field testing of embedded systems in support of real-world mission scenarios. - Assist in the development of prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations. **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - Currently pursuing a **Bachelor’s or Master’s degree** in **Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science** or a related field. - Basic knowledge of embedded systems and microcontrollers. - Familiarity with programming languages such as **C C++** or **Python**. - Understanding of low-level software concepts such as memory management interrupts or device drivers. - Exposure to hardware communication protocols like **I2C SPI UART** or **CAN**. - Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. - Effective verbal and written communication. - Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. **Preferred Qualifications & Competencies** - Hands-on experience with microcontroller platforms (e.g. STM32 Arduino Raspberry Pi or similar). - Familiarity with **RTOS** environments (e.g. FreeRTOS Zephyr). - Exposure to Linux-based development or embedded Linux environments. - Experience with lab equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes logic analyzers multimeters). - Interest in aerospace robotics or autonomous systems. - Initiative curiosity and a passion for learning and innovation. **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office and R&D environment (Constant) - Required to sit type and use office lab equipment for extended periods (Frequent) - Occasional hands-on work in lab and field test environments may be required **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR**... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **Summary** The **Sr. Systems Engineer** works with our Design team to develop a variety of innovative Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications. This position will interact with Controls Engineers to allocate requirements and develop architectures to drive simulation models. These development efforts will generally be small focused design teams which will require engineers to use a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering computer science and mathematical disciplines.  Because of the nature of the development efforts the engineer will need to work on a variety of stages of development including requirements definition concept design prototyping detailed design validation and verification testing. **Position Responsibilities** - Manage requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle - Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down - Allocate requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination - Evaluate system performance thresholds and providing direction - Work with Senior Staff Engineers in developing instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition - Provide input for model development and simulation analysis - Review and interpret customer specification effectively - Identifies analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems - Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles - Exercise judgment in selecting methods techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results - Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead) - Other duties as assigned **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - Bachelor's degree in Mathematics Computer Science Engineering Electrical Engineering Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education training and experience - 8 - 12 years of experience in a systems engineering role (Aerospace systems engineering preferred) - Proficiency with C C++ and Matlab required - Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle - Provided an effective weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down - Allocated requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination - Evaluated system performance thresholds and providing direction - Developed instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition - Provided input for model development and simulation analysis - Strong Matlab skills and is proficient with office software and computer based productivity tools - Familiarity with electronics and systems related to image collection and analysis - Has developed systems test plans procedures and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications - Writing Systems Safety protocols and ensuring personnel safety during field testing **Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies** - Advanced degree is preferred - Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus - Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation & Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required - Knowledge of Simulink Ansys and Solidworks preferred - Possesses an interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools - Able to excel in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties - Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself others and the company - Has effective problem-solving analytical interpersonal and communication skills. - Consistently demonstrates teamwork collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment (Constant) - Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent) **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR**... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **Summary** The **Sr. Systems Engineer** works with our Design team to develop a variety of innovative Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications. This position will interact with Controls Engineers to allocate requirements and develop architectures to drive simulation models. These development efforts will generally be small focused design teams which will require engineers to use a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering computer science and mathematical disciplines.  Because of the nature of the development efforts the engineer will need to work on a variety of stages of development including requirements definition concept design prototyping detailed design validation and verification testing. **Position Responsibilities** - Manage requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle - Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down - Allocate requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination - Evaluate system performance thresholds and providing direction - Work with Senior Staff Engineers in developing instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition - Provide input for model development and simulation analysis - Review and interpret customer specification effectively - Identifies analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems - Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles - Exercise judgment in selecting methods techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results - Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead) - Other duties as assigned **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - Bachelor's degree in Mathematics Computer Science Engineering Electrical Engineering Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education training and experience - 8 - 12 years of experience in a systems engineering role (Aerospace systems engineering preferred) - Proficiency with C C++ and Matlab required - Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle - Provided an effective weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down - Allocated requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination - Evaluated system performance thresholds and providing direction - Developed instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition - Provided input for model development and simulation analysis - Strong Matlab skills and is proficient with office software and computer based productivity tools - Familiarity with electronics and systems related to image collection and analysis - Has developed systems test plans procedures and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications - Writing Systems Safety protocols and ensuring personnel safety during field testing **Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies** - Advanced degree is preferred - Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus - Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation & Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required - Knowledge of Simulink Ansys and Solidworks preferred - Possesses an interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools - Able to excel in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties - Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself others and the company - Has effective problem-solving analytical interpersonal and communication skills. - Consistently demonstrates teamwork collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment (Constant) - Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent) The salary range for this role is: $118 107 - $167 475 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the location the role and associated responsibilities a candidate’s work experience education training and key skills. **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR** U.S. Citizenship required... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **Summary** The **Systems Engineer II** works with our Design team to develop a variety of innovative Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications. This position will interact with Controls Engineers to allocate requirements and develop architectures to drive simulation models. These development efforts will generally be small focused design teams which will require engineers to use a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering computer science and mathematical disciplines.  Because of the nature of the development efforts the engineer will need to work on a variety of stages of development including requirements definition concept design prototyping detailed design validation and verification testing. **Position Responsibilities** - Support in the following: - Providing weekly Status of System development progress with requirements burn down - Allocating Requirements to Subsystems & Engineering coordination - Evaluating System performance thresholds and providing direction - Developing Instrumented Flight Test vectors and Data acquisition - Definition of system Build in Test for Fault Detection Isolation Recovery - Definition of ground system warnings cautions notifications - Assist in Requirements and Specification Reviews - Prototyping of autonomous systems and validate designs through a series of purpose designed experiments - Support design and analysis tasks using AeroVironment and industry developed tools - Provide input for model development and simulation analysis - Writes system requirements system test plans and assist in validation testing - Perform a variety of engineering support activities on R&D projects - Document work and assist with the transition of new capabilities technologies and prototypes into a production development environment. - Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations requires a review of intangibles - Apply company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues - Work within specific requirements to complete tasks under moderate supervision - Provides general guidance and assistance to Associate and Level I Engineers - Other duties as assigned **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - Bachelors in Mathematics Computer Science Engineering Electrical Engineering Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education training and experience - 2 - 5 years of experience in a systems engineering role (Aerospace systems engineering preferred) - Familiarity with C C++ and Matlab required - Familiarity with office software and computer-based productivity tools - The ideal candidate will be interested in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools **Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies** - Knowledge of Simulink Ansys and Solidworks is preferred - Familiarity with Python or ROS (Robot Operating System) and Aircraft Terminology is preferred - An understanding of Control Theory and Transform functions helpful - Aerospace Systems Engineering Experience is preferred - An understanding of Aircraft Terminology is preferred - Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation and Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required - Ability to develop and enhance professional expertise - Able to excel in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties - Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself others and the company. Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Has effective problem-solving analytical interpersonal and communication skills. - Focuses on teamwork collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment (Constant) - Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent) The salary range for this role is: $79 037 - $112 035 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the location the role and associated responsibilities a candidate’s work experience education training and key skills. **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR** U.S. Citizen U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) asylee refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or a person approved for an export license from the appropriate governing agency.... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **_Summary_** The **Machine Learning Engineer III** will be a member of the Learning and Active Perception (LEAP) group in AV’s MacCready Works division and develop a variety of innovative computer vision (detection classification localization and tracking) and other analytics solutions for defense and commercial applications.  These development efforts will require a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering computer science and mathematical disciplines including but not limited to computer vision machine learning optimization deep convolutional neural networks and visual tracking.  This position will work on all stages of development including requirements definition concept design prototyping detailed design test and evaluation and validation and verification testing. **_Duties_** - Support development of computer vision and machine learning (ML) algorithms capable of detection classifying localizing and tracking objects of interest from a variety of stationary and mobile sensor platforms - Implement ML algorithms and validate designs through a series of purpose-designed experiments - Analyze ML algorithms to solve a given problem and rank them by their success probability on new data - Set objectives and develop models that help achieve them along with metrics to track their progress - Select appropriate datasets and data representations - Analyze errors of the model and design strategies to overcome them - Write and test software to support the integration of machine learning algorithms into aircraft (such as autopilots payloads or other functional components) or other systems - Other duties as assigned **_Experience_** - 5 - 8 years of relevant experience - Familiarity with C C++ and Python required - Proficiency with a deep learning framework preferably PyTorch - Proficiency with basic libraries for machine learning such as scikit-learn and pandas - Proficiency with OpenCV - Familiarity with Linux - Familiarity with Nvidia Tools (CUDA JetPack TensorRT) and deployment process to Nvidia GPUs - Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems and perform algorithmic optimization - Ability to perform exploratory data analysis including visualizing and manipulating large datasets **_Education_** BS in any of the following fields: Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Physics or related Science or Engineering discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience in machine learning and or computer vision. Advanced degree preferred. **_Additional Requirements_** - Familiarity with office software and computer-based productivity tools - Ability to work within defined requirements to complete tasks under minimal supervision - Must be a team player and collaborate effectively - Excellent verbal and written skills - Has effective problem-solving analytical and interpersonal skills - Able to excel in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties - Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself others and the company - Has effective problem-solving analytical interpersonal and communication skills - Focuses on teamwork collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests **_Physical Demands_** - Ability to work in an office environment (Constant) - Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard (Frequent) **_Special Requirements_** - U.S. Citizenship required - Active Secret level (or higher) DoD security clearance Willingness and ability to travel (Occasionally Up to 20%) The salary range for this role is: $136 807 - $194 040 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the location the role and associated responsibilities a candidate’s work experience education training and key skills. **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR** U.S. Citizenship is required. Secret or Top Secret clearance or the ability obtain a clearance is desired.... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Supplemental **Job Description** Our Summer Internship Program is meticulously designed to provide students with an immersive and dynamic experience within our industry offering a taste of what it's like to be part of our professional team. We strive to simulate a full-time job enabling our interns to work hands-on with cutting-edge technology contribute to meaningful projects build strong relationships with coworkers and develop strategic problem-solving skills. Our program is highly selective hosting only a handful of interns each year ensuring personalized attention and ample opportunities to work closely with AV team members. We are hiring for various roles and locations throughout the US during the interview process we will be able to discuss specific details regarding team and location. **Summary** As a **Software Engineering Intern** you’ll be part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team working on real-world projects across AV technology portfolio. You’ll assist in the design development and testing of software solutions for a variety of applications — from ground control systems and user interfaces to data pipelines and simulation tools. This role is ideal for someone who’s eager to apply their software development skills in a dynamic hands-on environment while learning from experienced engineers and contributing to projects with real impact. **Position Responsibilities** - Assist in the design coding testing and debugging of software components and systems. - Contribute to the development of tools and applications that support AV robotics and aerospace platforms. - Collaborate with engineers across software hardware and systems teams to integrate and test new capabilities. - Participate in code reviews documentation and the use of version control and defect tracking tools. - Help develop scripts or automation to improve team workflows and efficiency. - Learn and apply best practices in software development processes including Agile methodologies. - Support the development of prototypes simulations and proof-of-concept demonstrations. - Attend team meetings contribute ideas and learn to estimate development effort and timelines. **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - Currently pursuing a **Bachelor’s or Master’s degree** in **Computer Science Software Engineering** or a related field. - Strong foundational knowledge in programming languages such as **Python C++ or Java**. - Familiarity with development tools such as **Visual Studio Git Eclipse** or similar IDEs. - Experience with data structures algorithms and software design principles. - Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills. - Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment. - Effective written and verbal communication skills. **Preferred Qualifications & Competencies** - Experience with software development on Linux Windows or cross-platform environments. - Exposure to web technologies cloud platforms or backend services is a plus. - Interest in or exposure to robotics autonomous systems or data analytics. - Experience using scripting languages (e.g. Bash Python) to automate tasks. - Knowledge of Agile development practices and version control (e.g. Git). - Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies and frameworks. - Ability to take ownership of tasks and contribute to team goals. **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office and R&D lab environment (Constant) - Required to sit type and use office equipment for extended periods (Frequent) **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR**... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **_Summary_** The **Machine Learning Engineer III** will be a member of the Learning and Active Perception (LEAP) group in AV’s MacCready Works division and develop a variety of innovative computer vision (detection classification localization and tracking) and other analytics solutions for defense and commercial applications.  These development efforts will require a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering computer science and mathematical disciplines including but not limited to computer vision machine learning optimization deep convolutional neural networks and visual tracking.  This position will work on all stages of development including requirements definition concept design prototyping detailed design test and evaluation and validation and verification testing. **_Duties_** - Support development of computer vision and machine learning (ML) algorithms capable of detection classifying localizing and tracking objects of interest from a variety of stationary and mobile sensor platforms - Implement ML algorithms and validate designs through a series of purpose-designed experiments - Analyze ML algorithms to solve a given problem and rank them by their success probability on new data - Set objectives and develop models that help achieve them along with metrics to track their progress - Select appropriate datasets and data representations - Analyze errors of the model and design strategies to overcome them - Write and test software to support the integration of machine learning algorithms into aircraft (such as autopilots payloads or other functional components) or other systems - Other duties as assigned **_Experience_** - 5 - 8 years of relevant experience - Familiarity with C C++ and Python required - Proficiency with a deep learning framework preferably PyTorch - Proficiency with basic libraries for machine learning such as scikit-learn and pandas - Proficiency with OpenCV - Familiarity with Linux - Familiarity with Nvidia Tools (CUDA JetPack TensorRT) and deployment process to Nvidia GPUs - Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems and perform algorithmic optimization - Ability to perform exploratory data analysis including visualizing and manipulating large datasets **_Education_** BS in any of the following fields: Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Physics or related Science or Engineering discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience in machine learning and or computer vision. Advanced degree preferred. **_Additional Requirements_** - Familiarity with office software and computer-based productivity tools - Ability to work within defined requirements to complete tasks under minimal supervision - Must be a team player and collaborate effectively - Excellent verbal and written skills - Has effective problem-solving analytical and interpersonal skills - Able to excel in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties - Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself others and the company - Has effective problem-solving analytical interpersonal and communication skills - Focuses on teamwork collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests **_Physical Demands_** - Ability to work in an office environment (Constant) - Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard (Frequent) **_Special Requirements_** - U.S. Citizenship required - Active Secret level (or higher) DoD security clearance - Willingness and ability to travel (Occasionally Up to 20%) The salary range for this role is: $136 807 - $194 040 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the location the role and associated responsibilities a candidate’s work experience education training and key skills. **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR** U.S. Citizenship is required. Secret or Top Secret clearance or the ability obtain a clearance is desired.... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **Summary** As a **Sr. Software Engineer (Applications)** one works with and is mentored by a talented group of engineers in a fast moving collaborative Agile development environment. In this role one plans designs develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools. **Position Responsibilities** - Works within a defined software life cycle development process - Understands the requirements and process. Participates in and leads software design reviews - Creates software design documentation according to software process requirements - Implements coding according to coding standard. Writes a unique test and validate software according to the process. Contributes to process improvement efforts - Delivers work on time according to agreed completion dates and project schedule & budget - Supports and derives algorithm design from detailed software requirements - Works closely with multiple teams of software developers reusing developed software to support different programs - Operates in a continuous learning environment and provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers - Demonstrates methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead) - Other duties as assigned **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Math or Physics is required or equivalent combination of education training and experience - Minimum 8 - 12 years of relevant experience in Windows or Linux application software development. Object Oriented Design experience is required - Expertise in one of the following: C# .Net Java C++ and or Web UI - Experienced writing unit tests and debugging code - Experienced with formal and structured lifecycle development process - Experienced with Agile Software Development Process Management - Demonstrated mathematical and analytical skills are required - Demonstrated familiarity with source code configuration management tools such as SVN and Git as well as familiarity with IDEs and debuggers - Willingness to travel locally (Occasionally) **Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies** - Advanced degree is preferred - Experience with Android iOS or React Redux web development is preferred - Experience with FitNesse test framework is preferred as is experience with UAS drones or robotics - Demonstrates understanding of object-oriented design data structures database and operating systems. A basic knowledge of networking is preferred - Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions - Demonstrates effective listening questioning clarifying and summarizing skills to effectively communicate in one-on-one and small group settings - Demonstrates understanding of system design that one is working on and understands the role that assigned tasks play in the system - Able to excel in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties - Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself others and the company - Has effective problem-solving analytical interpersonal and communication skills - Focuses on teamwork collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office environment (Constant) - Required to stand and sit for long periods; talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent) The salary range for this role is: $136 807 - $194 040 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the location the role and associated responsibilities a candidate’s work experience education training and key skills. **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR** U.S. Citizenship required. Must be willing to work on government contracts and have the ability to obtain a security clearance.... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **Summary** The **Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Embedded)** has the opportunity to lead and develop a variety of innovative unmanned and robotic systems for multiple defense and commercial applications. The Embedded Software Engineer writes functional software for deployment on embedded devices and systems like aircraft and payloads and have the opportunity to test out those devices in flight test environments. This requires the engineer to design develop code test and debug system software as well as analyze and enhance efficiency stability and scalability of the software on particular devices. There is a mix of full life-cycle development as well as a need to use existing software code base to expand the capabilities to match specific program requirements. **Position Responsibilities** - Writes and tests software to support integration of sensors and embedded processors into aircraft (such as autopilots payloads software defined radios or other functional components) or other robotic systems - Designs and implements software for prototypes and products using established AeroVironment and industry developed tools and practices. Ensure good configuration control and management of software - Leads in writing of system requirements system test plans diagnostic tools and in validation testing of software. Assist with hardware selection and recommend processing memory and storage needs of systems - Leads development of rapid prototyping and conceptual level testing and will require estimating time to develop software and scoping the depth of the development with project program management to fit timeline and budget constraints - Works closely with other engineering disciplines. Focused on getting the job done - Leads and supports transition of development software to production environments and to certification. Participates in multi-disciplinary development teams - Develops proof of concept capability demonstrations. Conducts and supports design reviews - Contributes to AV's software development process in developing quality code - Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangibles - Other duties as assigned **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - A BS degree in Computer Science Engineering Electrical Engineering Aerospace Mechanical Engineering or related field is required or equivalent combination of education training and experience - Minimum 12 - 15 years of experience years of relevant experience - Experienced trouble-shooting systems is required and is proficient with Python C C++11 C++ STL and or OpenCL - Demonstrated knowledge of Visual Studio Eclipse or similar IDE as well as defect tracking tools - Experienced working with common protocols such as RS-485 RS-232 CAN I2C SPI USB - Demonstrated mathematical and analytical skills are required - Periodic travel will likely be required in support of testing equipment at approved flying locations - Periods of development may require long irregular hours around deadlines weekends and some holidays and in field test environments **Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies** - Advanced degree is preferred - Demonstrates competency in contributing to the design coding documenting and testing software - Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) along with unit testing software - Understanding of automated build environments along with automated test and deployment - Demonstrated knowledge of object-oriented programming and multi-threaded design such as JIRA and source code control tools such as SVN Bitbucket or GitLab - Experience with STM32 family of processors and working with RTOS systems (such as µC OS freeRTOS) on those processors - Experience using Video 4 Linux and modifying and compiling Embedded Linux systems - Experience developing drivers for Linux ARM is required familiarity with Robot Operating System (ROS) is a plus - Demonstrates electronics knowledge and use of lab equipment - Demonstrates strong leadership interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills - Understanding of the design of the system that one is working on and understand the role that assigned tasks play in the system - Demonstrates competency in researching and re-engineering to propose alternate solutions to issues - Able to excel in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties - Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself others and the company - Has effective problem-solving analytical interpersonal and communication skills - Focuses on teamwork collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests **Physical Demands** - Ability to work in an office and R&D environment (Constant) - Required to stand and sit for long periods; talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent) The salary range for this role is: $136 807 - $194 040 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the location the role and associated responsibilities a candidate’s work experience education training and key skills. **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR** U.S. Citizenship required. Must be willing to work on government contracts and have the ability to obtain a security clearance.... Click to read more.

**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **_Summary_** The **Machine Learning Engineer III** will be a member of the Learning and Active Perception (LEAP) group in AV’s MacCready Works division and develop a variety of innovative computer vision (detection classification localization and tracking) and other analytics solutions for defense and commercial applications.  These development efforts will require a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering computer science and mathematical disciplines including but not limited to computer vision machine learning optimization deep convolutional neural networks and visual tracking.  This position will work on all stages of development including requirements definition concept design prototyping detailed design test and evaluation and validation and verification testing. **_Duties_** - Support development of computer vision and machine learning (ML) algorithms capable of detection classifying localizing and tracking objects of interest from a variety of stationary and mobile sensor platforms - Implement ML algorithms and validate designs through a series of purpose-designed experiments - Analyze ML algorithms to solve a given problem and rank them by their success probability on new data - Set objectives and develop models that help achieve them along with metrics to track their progress - Select appropriate datasets and data representations - Analyze errors of the model and design strategies to overcome them - Write and test software to support the integration of machine learning algorithms into aircraft (such as autopilots payloads or other functional components) or other systems - Other duties as assigned **_Experience_** - 5 - 8 years of relevant experience - Familiarity with C C++ and Python required - Proficiency with a deep learning framework preferably PyTorch - Proficiency with basic libraries for machine learning such as scikit-learn and pandas - Proficiency with OpenCV - Familiarity with Linux - Familiarity with Nvidia Tools (CUDA JetPack TensorRT) and deployment process to Nvidia GPUs - Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems and perform algorithmic optimization - Ability to perform exploratory data analysis including visualizing and manipulating large datasets **_Education_** BS in any of the following fields: Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Physics or related Science or Engineering discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience in machine learning and or computer vision. Advanced degree preferred. **_Additional Requirements_** - Familiarity with office software and computer-based productivity tools - Ability to work within defined requirements to complete tasks under minimal supervision - Must be a team player and collaborate effectively - Excellent verbal and written skills - Has effective problem-solving analytical and interpersonal skills - Able to excel in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties - Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives - Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products - Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself others and the company - Has effective problem-solving analytical interpersonal and communication skills - Focuses on teamwork collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests **_Physical Demands_** - Ability to work in an office environment (Constant) - Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard (Frequent) **_Special Requirements_** - U.S. Citizenship required - Active Secret level (or higher) DoD security clearance - Willingness and ability to travel (Occasionally Up to 20%) The salary range for this role is: $136 807 - $194 040 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the location the role and associated responsibilities a candidate’s work experience education training and key skills. **ITAR Requirement:** _T_ _his position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR** U.S. Citizenship required. Must be willing to work on government contracts and have the ability to obtain a security clearance.... Click to read more.

The CrowdStrike Malware Research Center (MRC) is at the core of Falcon's malware detection and response capabilities. The team focuses on understanding the threat landscape and sets the target for what Falcon should be detecting and preventing. Additionally the MRC is responsible for understanding our capabilities and mapping how well our machine learning and behavioral protection capabilities are doing against those threats. Where there is a gap the MRC takes action to improve our detection stance and overall protection story. There are many parts of CrowdStrike working towards protecting customer environments and the MRC works across all of them to ensure we are on target and providing the best protection for the current threat landscape. Strong understanding of cloud attack vectors (IAM exploitation serverless attacks container escape etc.). Advanced knowledge of operating system internals (Windows Linux macOS). Experience in one or more high level programming languages (C C++ Rust .Net Go etc) and low-level programming languages. Experience with reverse engineering toolsets (IDA Ghidra windbg gdb etc.). Desirable Certifications: AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate ARTE AZRTE Additional Cloud Certifications (Solutions Architect DevOps Engineer) OSCP OSWE OSEP. Security community participation (conference speaker tool development contributor blog posts) is valued.CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color creed ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity marital or family status veteran status age national origin ancestry physical disability (including HIV and AIDS) mental disability medical condition genetic information membership or activity in a local human rights commission status with regard to public assistance or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment selection training compensation benefits discipline promotions transfers lay-offs return from lay-off terminations and social recreational programs--on valid job requirements.... Click to read more.