Senior CNO Software Engineer - Low-Level Systems

AV; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a Senior CNO Developer to design, build, and maintain low-level software tools for National Security missions. You will engage in hands-on development and reverse engineering to deliver secure, high-impact cyber capabilities.

You will work across the full software lifecycle, partnering with engineers and analysts to ensure system performance and security. A TS/SCI with Poly is required, along with strong Python or C/C++ skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with extensive software engineering experience.
• High-level proficiency in Python or C/C++ and network/socket programming.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop CNO capabilities, tools, and applications.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including design, 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 high standards for software quality, testing, and documentation.
• Support secure coding practices across development efforts.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Network programming

Troubleshooting

TS/SCI with Poly

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

High School diploma with 16+ years of relevant technical experience

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Crucible

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a Senior CNO Developer to design, build, and maintain low-level software tools for National Security missions. You will engage in hands-on development and reverse engineering to deliver secure, high-impact cyber capabilities.

You will work across the full software lifecycle, partnering with engineers and analysts to ensure system performance and security. A TS/SCI with Poly is required, along with strong Python or C/C++ skills.