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Worker Type

Supplemental

Job Description

Summary

The Corporate Development and Strategy Intern will support a variety of projects spanning market and competitive intelligence, corporate development activities, strategic analysis, and post-merger integration efforts. The position will report to the VP, Strategy & Corporate Development within AV's Growth organization. The ideal candidate will bring a strong interest in the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector and academic or professional experience in corporate finance, business strategy, or deal execution. The intern should be comfortable employing data analytics and visualization tools to evaluate complex datasets, draw conclusions, and distill insights into executive-ready communications.

Position Responsibilities

• Support corporate development initiatives including target identification, market mapping, and preliminary due diligence for potential acquisitions, partnerships, and divestitures
• Conduct market and competitive intelligence analyses to assess market sizes and growth rates, the competitive landscape, and AV's market positioning
• Assist in post-merger integration (PMI) planning and execution by tracking workstream progress, identifying integration risks, and preparing status briefings for leadership
• Leverage analytics tools to evaluate large defense budget, contracts, and financial datasets in support of strategic and investment decisions
• Develop financial models and valuation analyses (DCF, comparable company, precedent transaction) to support corporate development assessments
• Work with AV's Growth Operations, Business Development, and Finance teams to build and maintain executive-ready dashboards in PowerBI, SplashBI, or Salesforce supporting long-range strategic planning and pipeline analytics
• Prepare high-quality written materials including investment memos, strategic briefings, and integration status reports for senior leadership

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, economics, international affairs, or a STEM-related field, with an anticipated graduation date of December 2025 or later
• Foundational understanding of corporate finance principles including valuation methodologies, financial statement analysis, and M&A processes
• Experience using tools such as Python, Tableau, or PowerBI to analyze and visualize large datasets
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel – financial modeling, lookups, if statements, conditional formatting, pivot tables)

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Strong organizational skills and proficiency in both written and verbal communications, particularly the ability to distill complex financial or strategic topics into concise professional memos or briefings
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to think beyond the immediate situation, explore multiple strategic paths, and synthesize ambiguous information into actionable recommendations
• Exposure to M&A deal processes, integration planning frameworks, or transaction advisory work through coursework, internships, or extracurricular activities
• Exposure to US military organizations, programs, and technologies, and a broad understanding of the geostrategic landscape within which AV's US and international customers operate
• Exposure to a Salesforce-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office environment (Constant)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)

Special Requirements

• U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) required
• Occasionally may be required to travel within the Continental U.S.

Clearance Level

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is:

$0 - $0

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.

About AV:

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. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.

Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do. Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian—but we’re not building history, we’re building what’s next.

If you're ready to build technology that matters—with speed, scale, and purpose—there’s no better place to do it than AV.

ITAR

U.S. Citizenship required