AeroVironment
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How AeroVironment hires
Truth index
B 78/100
Median time to fill
34 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
90%
Reposted roles
0%
AeroVironment scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 29 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 90% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 34 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
News
AeroVironment Rises 6% as Post-Earnings Recovery Outpaces Drone Group; Ondas Ticks Up, Red Cat Barely Budges
AeroVironment is surging while its closest drone rivals barely move and the sector ETF sits flat, raising the question of whether today's bid is a genuine turning point or just noise in a stock still deep in the red for the year.
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AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Surges After Crushing Q1 Earnings Expectations
AeroVironment (AVAV) stock jumped 2.9% after hours as Q1 FY2027 EPS of $0.59 crushed the $0.22 estimate. Revenue hit $480.5M, beating forecasts.
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AeroVironment Announces Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results
ARLINGTON, VA, September 9, 2026 - AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) ("AeroVironment" or the "Company") reported today financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended August 1, 2026. First Quarter Highlights: Record revenue for the first quarter of
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Live: Can AeroVironment's Q1 Earnings Tonight Reverse Today's 4.7% Slide?
AeroVironment heads into its Q1 earnings report down sharply on the day and nearly 42% year to date, with a slashed EPS bar and a $1.5 billion SCAR backlog wipeout weighing on investor confidence. Whether tonight's results restart the recovery or confirm
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When a Drone Threat Becomes an EOD Problem
By Florian Gruener, Managing Director of Telerob, an AV Company A recent incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport is a good example of how the threat from unmanned systems is changing. Authorities discovered an unmanned drone carrying an improvised explosive dev
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AV Secures First International Order for LOCUST Directed Energy Counter-Drone Systems
Operationally proven laser weapon system receives first international purchase order valued at more than $50 million, highlighting growing global demand for scaled directed energy defense for counter-UAS missions. ARLINGTON, Va., SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 - AeroV
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at AeroVironment over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
254
Postings analysed
325
Stack modernity
79/100AI adopter
Languages
Python33%
C++28%
MATLAB21%
Java8%
Frameworks & libraries
ROS4%
React.js3%
Scikit-learn2%
OpenCV2%
Databases
Oracle5%
PostgreSQL3%
MySQL2%
ElasticSearch2%
Cloud & platforms
Linux23%
Windows13%
GitLab7%
Kubernetes5%
AI & ML
LLM2%
Claude1%
Gemini1%
ChatGPT<1%
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254 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$170k
Typical range
$79k – $584k
Open positions
212
202
Jobs
Junior
8.9%
Middle
17.8%
Senior
36.1%
Staff
19.8%
Principal
9.9%
Architect
7.4%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 18 | $130k | $86k – $584k |
| Middle | 36 | $125k | $79k – $270k |
| Senior | 73 | $169k | $113k – $265k |
| Staff | 40 | $173k | $79k – $255k |
| Principal | 20 | $224k | $154k – $272k |
| Architect | 15 | $268k | $193k – $393k |
Highest paying role
Target Digital Network Analyst (TDNA) Level 1
$584k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at AeroVironment
By role, level and city, against the market · 212 jobs with pay
People
Melissa Brown
Executive Officer
Alison Roelke
Executive Officer
Ken Karklin
Executive Officer
Wahid Nawabi
Executive Officer, Director
Kevin McDonnell
Executive Officer
Jeff Rodrian
Executive Officer
Trace Stevenson
Executive Officer
Brett Hush
Executive Officer
Bradley Truesdell
Executive Officer
Mary Clum
Executive Officer
Charles Holland
Director
Charles Burbage
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
88/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
308
141 opened / 115 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
36 days
faster than 36% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~7 hours
10/22/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
20%
Field & Service
10%
Backend
9%
Hardware
8%
Finance
5%
Management
5%
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+31 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+10 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
Added Rancher to stack
Oct 2026
+12 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
New location: Hood River
Oct 2026
New location: Germantown
Oct 2026
Added Model Predictive Control to stack
Oct 2026
Added OCR to stack
Oct 2026
Added Laravel to stack
Oct 2026
Added Bootstrap to stack
Oct 2026
Added C to stack
Oct 2026
Added Tcpdump to stack
Oct 2026
Added Red Teaming to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
29
Hiring now
29
Countries
2
Busiest office
Arlington
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Arlington
United States
HQ
241 18th Street South, #650
4 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $127k Avg Salary
hires for HR, Marketing, Early Careers
241 18th Street South, #650, Arlington, VA 22202
Simi Valley
United States
Plant / site
900 Innovators Way, Simi Valley, CA
75 open roles 120 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 200-500 est. staff $191k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Finance, Management
Albuquerque
United States
Plant / site
10800 Gibson Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, NM
73 open roles 102 posted in 90 days 41% engineering 200-500 est. staff $148k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Analytics
Huntsville
United States
Plant / site
410 Jan Davis Drive NorthWest, Huntsville, AL
44 open roles 80 posted in 90 days 32% engineering 200-500 est. staff $156k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Analytics, Finance
Moorpark
United States
Regional office
935 Explorer Blvd, Huntsville, AL
31 open roles 43 posted in 90 days 58% engineering 50-200 est. staff $176k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Backend, QA
San Diego
United States
Plant / site
10800 Gibson Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, NM
31 open roles 43 posted in 90 days 42% engineering 50-200 est. staff $168k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Backend, Industrial Engineering
Arlington
United States
Plant / site
20521 Seneca Meadows Pkwy, Germantown, MD
23 open roles 35 posted in 90 days 22% engineering 4% remote 50-200 est. staff $173k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Early Careers, Management
Petaluma
United States
Plant / site
1035 McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma, CA
21 open roles 29 posted in 90 days 10% engineering 50-200 est. staff $167k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service, Hardware
Annapolis Junction
United States
Engineering / R&D
2721 Technology Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD
19 open roles 14 posted in 90 days 79% engineering 50-200 est. staff $210k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Backend, Hardware
Dayton
United States
Regional office
4391-4401-4433 Dayton Xenia Rd, Dayton, OH
18 open roles 31 posted in 90 days 44% engineering 50-200 est. staff $146k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Early Careers, DevOps
Herndon
United States
Regional office
13900 Lincoln Park Dr, Herndon, VA
18 open roles 30 posted in 90 days 28% engineering 50-200 est. staff $169k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Backend, Legal
Jessup
United States
Engineering / R&D
420 National Business Parkway, Jessup, MD
13 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff $234k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Networking, DevOps
Sunrise
United States
Regional office
1613 NW 136th Avenue, Sunrise, FL
10 open roles 19 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff $126k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Finance, Backend
Pottstown
United States
Plant / site
212 E High St Pottstown, PA 19464
9 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 22% engineering 10-50 est. staff $123k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Administrative
Minneapolis
United States
Regional office
1300 Lagoon Ave, Minneapolis, MN
9 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Backend, QA
Melbourne
United States
Engineering / R&D
1333 N Harbor City Blvd, Melbourne, FL
8 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 75% engineering 10-50 est. staff $156k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, QA, Operations
Centreville
United States
Engineering / R&D
5870 Trinity Parkway, Centreville, VA
8 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 88% engineering 10-50 est. staff $190k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Early Careers
San Luis Potosí
Mexico
Regional office
900 Innovators Way, Simi Valley, CA
6 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Industrial Engineering, QA
Leesburg
United States
Engineering / R&D
920 Sycolin Road Southeast, Leesburg, VA
5 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 80% engineering 10-50 est. staff $221k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Backend, Field & Service
Germantown
United States
Plant / site
20521 Seneca Meadows Pkwy, Germantown, MD
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Hardware, Sales, Field & Service
West Valley City
United States
Regional office
2198 S Commerce Center Dr, West Valley City, UT
3 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $114k Avg Salary
hires for QA, Administrative, Field & Service
Lincoln
United States
Corporate office
13900 Lincoln Park Dr, Herndon, VA
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 33% remote 10-50 est. staff $161k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Sales
Princeton
United States
Regional office
14501 Princeton, Moorpark, CA
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 10-50 est. staff $171k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Legal, Industrial Engineering
Hood River
United States
Plant / site
210 Wasco Loop, Hood River, OR
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 10-50 est. staff $170k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware
Lawrence
United States
910 E 29th St. Lawrence, KS
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff $209k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Industrial Engineering
Austin
United States
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Colorado Springs
United States
900 Innovators Way, Simi Valley, CA
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $153k Avg Salary
hires for Finance
San Luis Obispo
United States
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Backend
Patterson
United States
Patterson AFB
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Science & Research
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Washington, United States
Pittsburgh, United States
Hereford, United Kingdom
Reston, United States
Jobs
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≈ $62k – $167k per year (Estimated) • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Dayton
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$134k – $204k per year • In office • Top Secret • Full-Time • 12+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Huntsville
ANSYS
DO-160
MBSE
Defense
MIL-STD-810
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≈ $50k – $90k per year (Estimated) • In office • Public Trust • Full-Time • 1+ year exp • High School Diploma • Simi Valley
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≈ $50k – $89k per year (Estimated) • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Associate's Degree • San Diego
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$89k – $135k per year • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • United States
Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)
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$89k – $135k per year • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • PhD • United States
CRISPR
qPCR
PCR
Flow Cytometry
Bioreactors
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$101k – $153k per year • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Petaluma
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≈ $44k – $71k per year (Estimated) • In office • Nationals only • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Centreville
Python
C++
MATLAB
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
OpenCV
Scikit-learn
Computer Vision
TensorFlow
Keras
Machine Learning
DevOps
Linux
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$75k – $114k per year • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Huntsville
MATLAB
SolidWorks
Management
Agile
SpaceTech
GD&T
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$123k – $187k per year • In office • Secret • Full-Time • Simi Valley
Python
SQL
MATLAB
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