CNO Developer (Mid-Level)
AeroVironment, Inc.3 months ago
Jessup, MD, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$190k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop CNO capabilities, tools, and applications.
- Contribute independently across software design, documentation, testing, and debugging.
- Troubleshoot and debug complex low-level software systems.
- Apply networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and socket-level programming.
- Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and mission partners to ensure system performance and security.
- Maintain software quality, testing, and documentation standards.
- Support secure coding practices across development efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or Computer Engineering and at least 8 years of software engineering experience, or a high school diploma and at least 12 years of relevant technical experience.
- Strong proficiency in Python or C/C++.
- Hands-on experience with network programming and socket-level development.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and debug complex systems.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- Experience developing CNO capabilities or performing software reverse engineering is desired.
- Familiarity with assembly-level concepts, low-level system behavior, and system internals across Windows, Unix, mobile, or network-device platforms is desired.
- Understanding of unit testing and test automation is desired.
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or Crucible is desired.
- Applicants must provide documentation verifying U.S. person status under ITAR/EAR requirements; some positions require current U.S. citizenship.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- 9/80 work schedule.
- Paid holiday shutdown.
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment builds small unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions (e.g., Switchblade), and related software, sensors, and services for U.S. and allied defense agencies. The public company (NASDAQ: AVAV), founded in 1971 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, sells hardware, training, and lifecycle support, with widely fielded systems such as Raven, Puma, and Wasp. It also offers autonomy and robotic technologies used in reconnaissance, targeting, and force protection missions.