AeroVironment
Defense Manufacturing · Military Drones

AeroVironment tech stack

AeroVironment builds mostly with Python, C++, MATLAB, SQL. Its stack also includes Linux, Windows, Oracle, ROS. Python is named in 130 of the 402 job postings AeroVironment published in the last 12 months (32%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of AeroVironment, updated Nov 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 11, 2026
Technologies in use
273
Postings analysed
402
Open now
217
Modernity
79 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does AeroVironment use?

Python is named in 32% of job postings at AeroVironment, followed by C++ (24%), MATLAB (20%), SQL (7%).

Python 130 32% required in 88% · 76 open now · since Feb 2026
C++ 96 24% required in 93% · 55 open now · since Mar 2026
MATLAB 80 20% required in 83% · 45 open now · since May 2026
SQL 28 7% required in 96% · 10 open now · since Mar 2026
Java 28 7% required in 86% · 18 open now · since Feb 2026
C# 20 5% required in 80% · 12 open now · since May 2026
PowerShell 18 4% required in 94% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
Bash 16 4% required in 75% · 12 open now · since Apr 2026
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JavaScript15
TypeScript7
Rust6
VHDL6
Kotlin5
Verilog4
Apex3
Node JS3
Go2
Lua2
PHP2
Julia1
Ruby1
SPSS1
Scala1
Stata1
SystemVerilog1
Ada1
C1
Fortran1

What frameworks and libraries does AeroVironment use?

ROS is named in 3% of job postings at AeroVironment, followed by React.js (2%), Scikit-learn (2%), NumPy (2%).

ROS 13 3% required in 69% · 7 open now · since Jul 2026
React.js 10 2% required in 90% · 5 open now · since Jun 2026
Scikit-learn 8 2% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
NumPy 8 2% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
CUDA 8 2% required in 50% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
OpenCV 7 2% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
STL 7 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
SciPy 7 2% required in 71% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
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OpenCL6
Pandas6
Qt5
Matplotlib5
Redux5
Angular4
Keras4
TensorFlow4
TensorFlow C++4
PyTorch4
ArduPilot3
JQuery3
Spring Boot3
OpenGL3
Vue.js2
Akka1
AutoGen1
Bootstrap1
CrewAI1
D3.js1
Express1
Hadoop1
Hazelcast1
LangChain1
Laravel1
Lightning Web Components1
LlamaIndex1
Nest.JS1
Playwright1
Plotly1
PyQt1
ROS21

And 7 more, each named in fewer postings.

What databases does AeroVironment use?

Oracle is named in 4% of job postings at AeroVironment, followed by PostgreSQL (3%), MySQL (2%), ElasticSearch (1%).

Oracle 18 4% required in 94% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
PostgreSQL 11 3% required in 91% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
MySQL 7 2% required in 86% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
ElasticSearch 6 1% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
ArangoDB 1 <1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
MariaDB 1 <1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
Redis 1 <1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does AeroVironment use?

Linux is named in 21% of job postings at AeroVironment, followed by Windows (12%), GitLab (6%), Azure (5%).

Linux 86 21% required in 87% · 47 open now · since Apr 2026
Windows 47 12% required in 87% · 22 open now · since Feb 2026
GitLab 26 6% required in 85% · 13 open now · since Jun 2026
Azure 19 5% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Aug 2026
Kubernetes 18 4% required in 94% · 7 open now · since Jun 2026
AWS 18 4% required in 89% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
Power BI 15 4% required in 67% · 7 open now · since Jul 2026
Active Directory 13 3% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
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VMWare13
Ubuntu12
RTOS10
FreeRTOS10
.NET9
SIEM8
Unix8
GitHub7
GitLab CI7
Tableau6
Microsoft Entra ID6
Microsoft Sentinel5
Red Hat5
Microsoft Defender5
Bitbucket4
Okta4
Amazon ECS3
Amazon Kinesis3
Tanium3
Windows Server3
CentOS Stream3
Spark3
Splunk3
Apache Kafka2
GCP2
Kibana2
LDAP2
Grafana2
Amazon EKS1
Anthropic1
Azure DevOps1
DLP1

And 13 more, each named in fewer postings.

What developer tools does AeroVironment use?

SolidWorks is named in 18% of job postings at AeroVironment, followed by Git (14%), Microsoft Excel (9%), Docker (7%).

SolidWorks 73 18% required in 90% · 38 open now · since Jun 2026
Git 55 14% required in 71% · 36 open now · since Jun 2026
Microsoft Excel 37 9% required in 92% · 18 open now · since Jul 2026
Docker 28 7% required in 86% · 16 open now · since Jul 2026
Simulink 21 5% required in 95% · 11 open now · since Jul 2026
ANSYS 21 5% required in 90% · 11 open now · since Jul 2026
Altium Designer 16 4% required in 94% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
Cameo Systems Modeler 14 3% required in 64% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
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Ansible11
Minitab11
Mandiant capa9
Rest API9
CMake7
IBM DOORS7
Terraform7
SysML6
HyperLynx5
Jenkins5
Adobe Photoshop4
MQTT4
Nessus4
STK4
gRPC4
Canva3
Fast DDS3
SpaceWire3
Xilinx Vivado3
AutoCAD2
Helm2
KVM2
Mentor Xpedition2
Podman2
TensorRT2
Wireshark2
pySpark2
Abaqus2
Chef2
Fusion 3602
Prometheus2
AFSIM1

And 35 more, each named in fewer postings.

What AI and ML technologies does AeroVironment use?

LLM is named in 2% of job postings at AeroVironment, followed by Claude (1%), Gemini (1%), ChatGPT (<1%).

LLM 7 2% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
Claude 4 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Gemini 3 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
ChatGPT 1 <1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does AeroVironment ask for?

CI/CD is named in 10% of job postings at AeroVironment, followed by GD&T (8%), Machine Learning (5%), AS9100 (4%).

CI/CD 42 10% required in 86% · 24 open now · since Feb 2026
GD&T 33 8% required in 85% · 22 open now · since Jul 2026
Machine Learning 22 5% required in 82% · 16 open now · since Mar 2026
AS9100 17 4% required in 88% · 10 open now · since Aug 2026
Verification & Validation 16 4% required in 100% · 11 open now · since Jul 2026
Computer Vision 15 4% required in 93% · 12 open now · since Jun 2026
FMEA 13 3% required in 100% · 11 open now · since Jun 2026
MIL-STD-810 11 3% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
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DNS10
DO-16010
MBSE9
CAPA8
Configuration Management8
Statistical Process Control8
CMMC7
EVMS6
TCP/IP6
Wi-Fi6
HPC6
Sensor Fusion5
ETL/ELT5
AI Agents4
IAM4
SOAP3
Time Series3
VPN3
Path Planning3
CRISPR2
DHCP2
Design of Experiments2
Digital Twin2
DoDAF2
PCR2
PKI2
Prompt Engineering2
qPCR2
Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)2
Bioreactors2
Computer Use2
DO-178C2

And 19 more, each named in fewer postings.

What does each AeroVironment team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Industrial Engineering

109 postings
SolidWorks51
C++21
MATLAB20
Python18
ANSYS17
Simulink10

Backend

44 postings
C++28
Linux27
Python24
Git18
Java15
Windows14

Hardware

43 postings
MATLAB18
Python18
C++15
Altium Designer11
RTOS6
VHDL6

DevOps

27 postings
Linux18
Windows14
Docker10
Python10
Azure9
VMWare9

Field & Service

25 postings
Oracle11
Microsoft Excel9
SolidWorks5
Windows4

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How much does AeroVironment pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all AeroVironment postings with stated pay: $163k across 291 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python93$170k+5%
Linux73$170k+5%
C++67$172k+6%
MATLAB52$157k−4%
Windows41$170k+5%
SQL27$153k−6%
Java23$170k+5%
GitLab21$190k+17%
PowerShell18$159k−2%
Azure17$163k0%

How is the AeroVironment stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
GCPOct 2026
Design of ExperimentsOct 2026
TensorRTOct 2026
Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)Oct 2026
Time SeriesSep 2026
CMMCSep 2026
Path PlanningSep 2026
CRISPRSep 2026
Rising
Microsoft Excel2% → 11%
Azure1% → 6%
Verification & Validation1% → 5%
GD&T6% → 9%
PowerShell2% → 5%
Cameo Systems Modeler1% → 4%
DNS0% → 3%
CAPA0% → 3%
Falling
Kubernetes15% → 2%
Linux29% → 19%
CI/CD18% → 8%
GitLab12% → 5%
JavaScript9% → 2%
React.js8% → 1%
TypeScript6% → 0%
Terraform6% → 1%

How modern is the AeroVironment stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 79/100

AeroVironment scores 79 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the AeroVironment stack in its industry?

Share of the 479 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python66%
C++61%
Linux56%
MATLAB34%
Windows41%
Java22%
SQL34%
GitLab18%
C#23%
Azure28%

What sets AeroVironment apart

STL4%
OpenCL3%
Microsoft Sentinel3%
Redux4%
Keras3%

Questions about the AeroVironment tech stack

What programming languages does AeroVironment use?

The languages named in AeroVironment job postings are Python (32%), C++ (24%), MATLAB (20%), SQL (7%), Java (7%), as a share of the 402 postings of the last 12 months.

Does AeroVironment use ROS?

Yes. ROS is named in 13 of 402 job postings (3%) and required in 9 of them.

What cloud and platforms does AeroVironment use?

The cloud and platforms named in AeroVironment job postings are Linux (86), Windows (47), GitLab (26) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at AeroVironment?

Industrial Engineering postings at AeroVironment most often require SolidWorks (51), C++ (21), MATLAB (20), Python (18), out of 109 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the AeroVironment tech stack changing?

Yes. GCP, Design of Experiments, TensorRT, Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM) first appeared in AeroVironment job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the AeroVironment tech stack?

AeroVironment scores 79 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the AeroVironment tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting AeroVironment publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 402 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "AeroVironment tech stack: 273 technologies from 402 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/aerovironment/technologies

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