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AeroVironment (AV) jobs
AeroVironment (AV), the Arlington, Virginia defense technology company, gained a space business when it bought BlueHalo in 2025: its Space Technologies group in Albuquerque, New Mexico builds space-qualified command and data handling and attitude control subsystems, fast steering mirrors, and phased-array satellite ground terminals such as BADGER for the Space Force. The rest of AV builds drones and loitering munitions. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search finds for space and judges each one before it is listed, so its other work stays off.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 51 open jobs at AeroVironment (AV); their typical pay runs $115k to $247k a year, with a median of $127k.
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Latest AeroVironment (AV) openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTCPrincipal Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · 1333 N Harbor City Blvd, Melbourne, FL · 2d agoDetails
$147,000–$250,000/yrPrincipal DevSecOps Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Simi Valley, CA, United States · 2d agoDetails
$147,000–$250,000/yrSpace Tech Technologist (opens the job details)
Technicians · Albuquerque, NM, United States · 2d agoDetails
$21–$38/hrSystems Engineer - Multiple Levels (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Albuquerque, NM, United States of America · 4d agoDetails
$75,000–$210,000/yrVice President of Engineering (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Albuquerque, NM, United States of America · 1w agoDetails
$245,500–$393,000/yrLead Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Albuquerque, NM, United States of America · 1w agoDetails
$111,500–$170,000/yrSenior Systems Engineer, Space RF Systems (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Albuquerque, NM, United States of America · 1w agoDetails
$91,000–$138,750/yrSenior RF Engineer, Space RF Systems (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Albuquerque, NM, United States of America · 1w agoDetails
$91,000–$138,750/yrAssembly & Integration Technician III (opens the job details)
Technicians · Albuquerque, NM, United States · 1w agoDetails
$25–$38/hrOptomechanical Engineering Manager - Space Technologies (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Albuquerque, NM, United States · 1w agoDetails
$136,000–$207,250/yrSystems Engineering Intern - Space Technologies (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Albuquerque, NM, United States · 1w agoDetails
Test Engineering Intern - Space Technologies (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Albuquerque, NM, United States · 1w agoDetails
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AeroVironment (AV) at a glance
AeroVironment (AV), the Arlington, Virginia defense technology company, gained a space business when it bought BlueHalo in 2025: its Space Technologies group in Albuquerque, New Mexico builds space-qualified command and data handling and attitude control subsystems, fast steering mirrors, and phased-array satellite ground terminals such as BADGER for the Space Force. The rest of AV builds drones and loitering munitions. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search finds for space and judges each one before it is listed, so its other work stays off.
51 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in AeroVironment (AV)'s name?
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What AeroVironment (AV) pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $127k/yr over the 42 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $43.7k/yr up to $393k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 42 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 9 of the 51 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying AeroVironment (AV) jobs open now
Every 51, highest pay firstVice President of Engineering (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Albuquerque, NM, United States of America · 1w agoDetails
$245,500–$393,000/yrEngineering Associate Vice President, Business Group Chief Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Moorpark, CA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$224,500–$359,000/yrChief Engineer Systems (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Moorpark, CA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$170,000–$272,000/yrPrincipal Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · 1333 N Harbor City Blvd, Melbourne, FL · 2d agoDetails
$147,000–$250,000/yrPrincipal DevSecOps Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Simi Valley, CA, United States · 2d agoDetails
$147,000–$250,000/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What AeroVironment (AV) looks for
The usual bar in each discipline AeroVironment (AV) is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
AeroVironment (AV)'s disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
AeroVironment (AV) pay by occupation, from its own postings: Electrical engineer pay, Systems engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
AeroVironment (AV) sites with openings
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Questions about AeroVironment (AV)
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What does AeroVironment (AV) pay?
Across the 42 open AeroVironment (AV) jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $115k–$247k/yr and the median $127k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $43.7k/yr and the highest $393k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is AeroVironment (AV) staffing?
Of its 51 openings, the largest groups are systems, integration & test (14), avionics & electrical (8) and programs & business (8).
What does AeroVironment (AV) ask for in systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space?
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program. The exact bar is in each AeroVironment (AV) posting.
How fresh is this list of AeroVironment (AV) roles?
We read AeroVironment (AV)'s public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as AeroVironment (AV) keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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