CNO Developer
AeroVironment, Inc.10 months ago
Jessup, MD, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$125k - $137k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop CNO capabilities, tools, and applications.
- Contribute independently across the software development lifecycle, including 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 support system performance and security.
- Maintain software quality, testing, documentation, and secure coding standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or Computer Engineering with 0 years of software engineering experience, or a high school diploma with 4 years of relevant technical experience.
- Experience with Python or C/C++.
- Experience with network programming, TCP/IP, and socket-level development.
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging complex systems.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
- Preferred qualifications include CNO capability development or software reverse engineering experience, assembly-level concepts, low-level system behavior, system internals across Windows, Unix, mobile, or network-device platforms, unit testing and test automation, and Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or Crucible.
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.