- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- MoorparkCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Oct 12, 2026
- Salary
- $151,000–$230,250 a year
Lead Autonomy Robotics Engineer
Job description
Summary The Lead Autonomy Robotics Engineer has the opportunity to work with a highly collaborative team of engineers as they add robust autonomous execution to AeroVironment's diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles. Robust autonomous execution is crucial to AV's continued success in the UAS marketplace. As a Senior Autonomy & Robotics engineer, one builds the algorithms and tools necessary to achieve this.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)
Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies
AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.
We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible.
Job requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required. Presently holds or capable of obtaining a U.S. Security Clearance
- Occasionally may be required to travel within the Continental U.S.
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