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About AeroVironment (AV)

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.

$115k–$226k/yr

Typical pay, live

, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 47 open AeroVironment (AV) roles; typical pay across them is $115k to $226k a year (median $128k).

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 18:03 UTC
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About AeroVironment (AV)

AV's Space Technologies group in Albuquerque, the former BlueHalo space business: spacecraft avionics, attitude control and the BADGER satellite ground terminal. It pays $115k–$226k/yr typically (median $128k/yr).

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47 open roles on AeroVironment (AV), independently checked 30 Oct 2026.

Getting paid

Paid as an employee on AV's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).

Who can apply

Albuquerque, NM; other US sites per posting

What AeroVironment (AV) pays

From current postings · as of 30 Oct 2026
$115k–$226k/yrTypical pay, live

Median $128k/yr, taken across 40 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $43.7k/yr and as high as $359k/yr.

Measured from 40 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 7 of the 47 listings open here post no pay at all.

Kind of workOpen rolesTypical pay
Systems & Test12$106k–$281k/yr
Avionics8$127k–$207k/yr
Programs & Business8$121k–$197k/yr
Mechanical5$99.9k–$219k/yr
Software & IT4$148k–$224k/yr
Technicians4$91.8k–$217k/yr
Quality3$107k–$179k/yr2 rates
RF & Payloads2$91k–$170k/yr2 rates
Supply Chain1$43.7k–$64.5k/yr1 rate

Best-paid AeroVironment (AV) openings today

All 47 by pay

“Typical” here means 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; every role list on this site uses that one definition. Our methods page explains where each pay number comes from and how sure we are of it.

The work AeroVironment (AV) hires for

Open any of them for the day-to-day tasks, the other employers hiring for it, and the market rate.

Avionics & Electrical8 open hereMechanical, Structures & Thermal5 open hereSystems, Integration & Test12 open hereManufacturing & Technicians4 open hereRF, Communications & Payloads2 open herePrograms & Business8 open here

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What does AeroVironment (AV) do?

AV's Space Technologies group in Albuquerque, the former BlueHalo space business: spacecraft avionics, attitude control and the BADGER satellite ground terminal.

How much does AeroVironment (AV) pay?

Openings at AeroVironment (AV) pay $115k–$226k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $128k/yr. We take both from the 40 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $43.7k/yr; the highest is $359k/yr.

What is it like to work at AeroVironment (AV)?

AeroVironment (AV) pays $115k–$226k/yr typically (median $128k/yr).

Which locations does AeroVironment (AV) hire in?

Albuquerque, NM; other US sites per posting

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