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- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Arlington, VA
- Posted
- Sep 23
Worker Type
Supplemental
Job Description
Summer Internship Program
Our paid Summer Internship Program is designed to provide students with an immersive, hands-on experience within the aerospace and defense industry. Interns work alongside AV team members on meaningful projects involving cutting-edge technology while developing professional relationships, strategic problem-solving skills, and practical experience in a full-time work environment.
This is a 12-week, onsite program intended for highly motivated and passionate students who are currently enrolled in college or are recent graduates.
What you'd do
- Support the Legislative Affairs team with content creation, knowledge management, briefing materials, and engagement tracking.
- Monitor and analyze legislative and regulatory activities, including congressional hearings and meetings.
- Assist with planning and preparation for executive engagements in the Washington, DC area.
- Assist with planning and preparation for visits by Members of Congress and staff to AV facilities.
- Help coordinate the execution of the AV Political Action Committee.
- Support AV’s legislative affairs strategy to facilitate strategic business growth initiatives, including engagement strategy with Members of Congress, Committees, and other stakeholders to increase support for AV customer programs.
- Other duties as assigned.
- 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)
What they want
- Currently pursuing a degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Law, or related field.
- Maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in current degree program.
- Strong interest in government relations, public policy, and advocacy.
- Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills, as well as attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Previous internship experience, to include interactions with business managers and customers.
- Familiarity with legislative processes and government organization.
- U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) is required.
- Occasional travel may be required within the Continental U.S.
About AeroVironment
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.
- Starts
- 2026-09-23