Strategy and Market Intelligence Intern

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Job Description

 

Summary

The Strategy & Market Intelligence Intern will support a variety of projects, including market and competitive intelligence analyses, pipeline forecasting, and data visualization. The position will report to the Sr. Director, Strategy & Analytics 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 employing data science, analytics, and visualization tools to evaluate data, draw conclusions, and distill and present conclusions and/or recommendations.

Position Responsibilities

• Support a variety of special projects leveraging internal and external data to assess market sizes and growth rates, the competitive landscape and AV’s market share, and US defense budget trends

• Leverage analytics tools to evaluate large defense budget or contracts datasets

• Develop recommendations to provide improved analytics solutions to support AV leadership decision making by overlaying and aligning internal and external datasets

• Work with AV’s Growth Operations, BD teams, and management teams to create executive-ready dashboards in PowerBI, SplashBI, or Salesforce in support of long-range strategic and financial planning, pipeline analytics, and investment decisions

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, international affairs, or a STEM-related field

• Experience using tools such as Python, Tableau, PowerBI to analyze and visualize large datasets

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel – lookups, if statements, conditional formatting, etc.)

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Strong organizational skills and proficiency in both written and verbal communications, particularly the ability to distill complex topics into concise professional memos or briefings

• Vision to think beyond the immediate situation, explore multiple potential paths, and adapt decision-making style based on the situational circumstances

• 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.

The salary range for this role is:

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:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please.

Who We Are

Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.

Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed.

What We Do

Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

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