Performance Drone Works
pdw.ai
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Robotics
Military
Military Drones
Drones & UAVs
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How Performance Drone Works hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
84 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Performance Drone Works scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 15 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 84 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
Overview
Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Performance Drone Works (PDW) is a defense technology company specializing in the design, engineering, and mass manufacturing of advanced, AI-equipped unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and tactical aerial robotics. The company delivers mission-ready drones - such as its flagship C100 platform - alongside secure communication architectures, modular payloads, and simulation software for military, defense, and public safety applications. By combining domestic, agile manufacturing with battle-tested engineering, PDW provides frontline operators with low-signature, highly adaptable autonomous airpower designed to ensure operational capability and safety in complex crisis environments.
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Performance Drone Works (PDW) -Product Marketing Manager
At Performance Drone Works (PDW), we're at the forefront of creating custom small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for the modern warfighter. PDW is proudly American owned, with all design, engineering, and manufacturing of our products taking place domesti
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Performance Drone Works over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
64
Postings analysed
31
Stack modernity
67/100
Languages
C++23%
Python19%
PowerShell6%
Bash3%
Frameworks & libraries
Qt19%
Pytest10%
JAX3%
Playwright3%
Databases
InfluxDB3%
PostgreSQL3%
SQLite3%
TimescaleDB3%
Cloud & platforms
Linux29%
Power BI10%
Okta6%
Azure3%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$150k
Typical range
$150k
Open positions
1
1
Jobs
Senior
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 1 | $150k | $150k |
Highest paying role
UAS Training Instructor (1099 Contractor)
$150k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
81/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
29
14 opened / 8 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
82 days
faster than 15% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
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
17% ▼
QA
9% ▲
Hardware
9% ▲
Management
9% ▲
Education
9% ▲
Early Careers
9% ▼
Actively hiring for QA (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Burlington
Oct 2026
Added OneDrive to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Entra ID to stack
Oct 2026
Added SysML to stack
Oct 2026
Added MBSE to stack
Oct 2026
Added CAPA to stack
Oct 2026
Added CMMC to stack
Oct 2026
Added GD&T to stack
Oct 2026
Added Minitab to stack
Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Verification & Validation to stack
Oct 2026
Added AS9100 to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
Huntsville
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Huntsville
United States
HQ
Huntsville
16 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 38% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, Management
400 Diamond Drive, NW, Huntsville, AL 35806
Denver
United States
Engineering / R&D
Denver
10 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 80% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Hardware, QA, AI/ML
3615 Delgany St, Suite 900, Denver, CO 80216
Burlington
United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for QA, Early Careers
Rochester
United States
Regional office
Rochester
99 Garnsey Rd, Suite 200, Pittsford, NY 14534
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