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# **Drone Jobs in Washington, DC**
Greater Washington is where the US government buys, tests and regulates drones, and the industry follows. Defence UAS makers, counter-drone companies and government contractors hire engineers, analysts, programme managers and business developers across the District, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland. The listings below cover employers across the Washington, DC metro hiring now.
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[****leidos******Junior Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer/Spectrum Engineer**
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States**Hybrid****Full-time****Junior**$69,550-125,725/yr12d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/leidos-junior-radio-frequency-rf-engineer-spectrum-engineer-3)
[****avav******Principal Electrical Engineer**
Leesburg, Virginia, United States**On-site****Full-time****Senior**$153,500-234,250/yr16d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/avav-principal-electrical-engineer-2)
[****Anduril Industries******Associate Director, Business Development**
Washington, Washington, D.C., United StatesCosta Mesa, California, United States**Remote****On-site****Full-time****Executive**26d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/anduril-industries-associate-director-business-development)
[****avav******Electronic Technician**
Leesburg, Virginia, United States**On-site****Full-time****Mid-Level**8d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/avav-electronic-technician-4)
[**H®******Hamilton ®******UAS Ground Control Systems Software Engineer**
Lorton, Virginia, United States**Hybrid****Full-time****Mid-Level**$99,000-225,000/yr2mo ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/hamilton-uas-ground-control-systems-software-engineer-3)
[****avav******Senior Machine Learning Engineer**
Centreville, Virginia, United States**On-site****Full-time****Senior**$129,500-197,500last mo.](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/avav-senior-machine-learning-engineer-3)
[*Company hidden · Pro only***Senior Flight Test Engineer**
Manassas, Virginia, United States**On-site****Full-time****Senior**2d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/01m6egz1gh7g8jw1ajgjmy1rm8)
[****Axon******Senior Product Manager, Integrations & Solutions | Dedrone by Axon**
Sterling, Virginia, United States**Hybrid****Full-time****Senior**$131,250-210,000/yr13d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/axon-senior-product-manager-integrations-solutions-dedrone-by-axon)
[****clunegc******Virtual Construction Specialist**
Vienna, Virginia, United States**On-site****Full-time**$83,000-110,000/yr13d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/clunegc-virtual-construction-specialist)
[****Applied Intuition******Operational Safety Lead - Defense**
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United StatesWashington, Washington, D.C., United StatesMountain View, California, United StatesSan Diego, California, United StatesAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States**On-site****Full-time****Lead**$150,000-250,000/yrlast mo.](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/applied-intuition-operational-safety-lead-defense)
[****Ascend Recruiting Parnters******Integrated Logistics Support Manager**
Stafford, Virginia, United States**On-site****Full-time****Mid-Level**$130,000-150,000/yr14d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/ascend-recruiting-parnters-integrated-logistics-support-manager)
[****Axon******Sr Mechanical Engineer I (Onsite)**
Sterling, Virginia, United States**Hybrid****Full-time****Senior**$108,750-174,000/yrlast mo.](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/axon-sr-mechanical-engineer-i-onsite)
[****Axon******Sr Digital Design Electrical Engineer**
Sterling, Virginia, United States**Hybrid****Full-time****Senior**$112,800-180,480/yr13d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/axon-sr-digital-design-electrical-engineer)
[*Company hidden · Pro only***ATI Senior Program Analyst**
Alexandria, Virginia, United States**On-site****Full-time****Senior**$88,400-154,700/yr4d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/01m6a2fq7p8x4vey4qp9c7bdtk)
[****Auterion******Software Embedded Engineer (Hiring at Multiple Levels)**
Manassas, Virginia, United States**On-site****Full-time****Junior**19d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/auterion-software-embedded-engineer-hiring-at-multiple-levels)
[****Shield AI******Assistant Product Owner, CCA Mission Autonomy (Platform Integration) (R5849)**
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States**On-site****Full-time****Mid-Level**$160,000-250,000/yrlast mo.](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/shield-ai-assistant-product-owner-cca-mission-autonomy-platform-integration-r5849)
[****Axon******Product Operations Manager II, GTM Strategy**
Sterling, Virginia, United States**Hybrid****Full-time****Mid-Level**$86,400-138,240/yr29d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/axon-product-operations-manager-ii-gtm-strategy)
[****leidos******Commercial Drone Reverse Engineer / Vulnerability Researcher**
Columbia, Maryland, United States**On-site****Full-time**$107,900-195,050/yr9d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/leidos-commercial-drone-reverse-engineer-vulnerability-researcher)
[****Helsing******Senior Power Electronics Engineer**
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States**Hybrid****Full-time****Senior**8d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/helsing-senior-power-electronics-engineer)
[****Helsing******Senior Electronics Engineer**
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States**Hybrid****Full-time****Senior**8d ago](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/helsing-senior-electronics-engineer)
The Washington, DC metro is the policy and procurement capital of the drone industry. With the Pentagon, the FAA and the government’s counter-drone efforts all within a few miles of each other, UAS makers and contractors base their programme, capture and business development teams here, and they increasingly hire engineers too. Counter-UAS dominates the feed: radar and C-UAS field engineers in Sterling and Dulles, counter-drone technical leads and CONOPS analysts in Springfield, data engineers and test analysts in Alexandria, and federal sales teams for counter-drone products in McLean.
The engineering side has real depth. Autonomy and ground-control software teams work out of Lorton and Arlington, a defence UAS maker runs a machine-learning group in Centreville and production in Leesburg and Germantown, Manassas hosts unmanned aviation engineering, and Laurel’s applied-physics research laboratory hires autonomy, avionics and machine-learning graduates each year. In the District itself, defence-autonomy and European defence-tech companies post integration, electronics, test and ML roles. Clearance requirements are common, but this is one of the few places where drone engineering and drone policy meet daily.
See [**drone jobs in Virginia**](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/in/united-states/virginia) and [**Maryland**](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/in/united-states/maryland), browse [**drone engineer jobs**](https://www.dronejobs.app/drone-engineer-jobs) and [**drone software jobs**](https://www.dronejobs.app/drone-software-jobs), or see all [**drone jobs in the US**](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/in/united-states).
## **Questions, answered **
- **Why does Washington, DC have so many drone jobs?**
- The Pentagon, the services’ programme offices, the FAA, the Department of Homeland Security and the new joint counter-drone task force are all here, so defence UAS makers and contractors keep engineering, programme and business development teams close by.
- **What kinds of drone jobs are in the DC area?**
- A lot of counter-UAS: radar and C-UAS field engineers, network planners, data analysts and technical leads. Alongside that, autonomy and ground-control software engineers in Lorton and Arlington, machine-learning engineers in Centreville, unmanned aviation engineers in Manassas, and business development and capture roles in McLean, Tysons and the District.
- **Do DC-area drone jobs require a security clearance?**
- Many do, particularly analyst, programme and C-UAS roles supporting government customers. Product, hardware and machine-learning roles at commercial counter-drone and autonomy companies in Sterling and Centreville are more often open to non-cleared candidates, though US citizenship is common.
- **Are there drone pilot jobs around Washington, DC?**
- Some, but the District’s restricted airspace keeps civil flying rare inside the city. Posted flying roles are usually counter-drone test pilots and technicians, unmanned systems operations specialists, or reality-capture technicians on construction sites in the suburbs.
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