Targeting Officer

Washington, District of Columbia, United States DRONES Full-time $120k to $200k Posted Sep 2, 2026
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About this role

AEVEX Aerospace is hiring a Targeting Officer, full-time, on-site in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, in the DRONES sector.

Essential Functions:

  • Directly support and drive complex global, strategic-level operations against high priority threats to U.S. national security.
  • Research, analyze and fuse complex data sets and generate leads to advance dynamic overseas operations.
  • Offer informed resource allocation recommendations to ensure maximum collection effectiveness.
  • Articulately communicate narratives through detailed briefings to senior leadership and colleagues within a multi-disciplinary, 24/7 intelligence operations center.
  • Capture salient, all-source information by authoring concise written summaries for future assessments.
  • Take part in short-term, domestic and international client-sponsored deployments.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Active Top Secret security clearance and polygraph
  • Experience with Targeting and/or operational case management preferred.
  • Experience in supporting HUMINT operations or familiarity with the Intelligence Community a plus
  • Ability to think critically and communicate highly complex information accurately and clearly
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Comfortability with drafting and disseminating written reports and requests for information
  • Confidently deliver clear and concise briefings

The Company provides a reasonable range of compensation. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific location. The range of starting pay for this position is for the listed location only.

Salary Range $120,000 — $200,000 USD

About AEVEX

AEVEX, headquartered in Solana Beach, California, supports the U.S. national security mission and partner nation needs around the world by providing full-spectrum aviation, remote sensing, and analysis solutions. The company's capabilities include custom design and engineering; rapid prototyping; sensor integration and sustainment; aircraft modification and certification; flight test instrumentation and support; mission operations service; advanced intelligence data processing, exploitation, and dissemination solutions; and tailored hardware and software mission-system tools. AEVEX uses agile and customized approaches to rapidly define, develop, and deliver specialized solutions for airborne special mission needs for the U.S. Government, partner nations, and commercial businesses. AEVEX has major offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.

AEVEX provides a full suite of comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k)-retirement plan, comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company, professional development funds, and an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support, among other benefits for qualified employees.

Recruitment Communication Notice: All official correspondence regarding your application, application status, interviews, or the AEVEX hiring process will come directly from an AEVEX representative using an @aevex.com email address or through Greenhouse, our applicant tracking system. Please use caution with communications claiming to represent AEVEX from other email domains, and always verify the sender before responding or providing personal information.

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