Senior CNO Developer
AeroVironment, Inc.10 months ago
Jessup, MD, USASenior
Base Salary
$112k - $187k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop CNO capabilities, tools, and applications.
- Contribute independently across the full 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 practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or Computer Engineering and at least 12 years of software engineering experience, or a high school diploma and at least 16 years of relevant technical experience.
- Strong proficiency in Python or C/C++.
- Hands-on experience with network programming and socket-level development.
- Ability to troubleshoot and debug complex systems.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
- Experience developing CNO capabilities or performing software reverse engineering is preferred.
- Familiarity with assembly-level concepts, low-level system behavior, system internals, unit testing, test automation, and Atlassian tools is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- 9/80 work schedule.
- Paid holiday shutdown.
- ITAR/EAR compliance requires qualification as a U.S. person or approval for an export license; some positions require current U.S. citizenship.
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.