Good morning. If your feel like the money in defense tech is moving faster than before, you’re not wrong: venture funding into defense, national security, and law enforcement startups has already topped $14.6B in the first five months of 2026 — blowing past the entire full-year record of $9.6B set in 2025. Three takeaways from the last week of hiring and headlines:

1. The capital is concentrating, and so are the jobs. 2026 is the year of “fewer, bigger” rounds — Anduril’s $5B Series H (a $30.5B valuation), Shield AI’s $2B Series G, and Saronic’s $1.75B Series D have soaked up an outsized share of the sector’s dollars. That gravity shows up directly in our board this week: Anduril, Shield AI, and the space primes are posting across every job family at once, from talent acquisition to weapons program management.

2. Manufacturing scale is the new battleground. Analysts are calling production throughput the defining competition of 2026, and the open roles back that up. The most senior listings this week skew heavily toward manufacturing engineering, operations leadership, and process — think VP of Operations, Director of Manufacturing, and a wave of senior manufacturing engineers. Defense hardware shops now post ~50% more unique roles per company than software startups, because shipping a physical product needs mechanical, firmware, and forward-deployed talent simultaneously.

3. Autonomy and space keep pulling demand. With the talk of a new Robotic and Autonomous Systems command being stood up, the engineering demand is clustering around autonomy, GNC, and orbital infrastructure. You’ll see that reflected below in the software and hardware sections.

Now, onto the jobs…

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

Epirus (directed energy) - Army and Joint Growth Associate - Washington, DC

GreyNoise Intelligence (cybersecurity) - Regional Sales Manager, Enterprise - Remote, US

Hypori (secure mobility) - Senior Manager, DIB & CMMC Marketing - Remote, US

Orbit Fab (in-space refueling) - Marketing Manager - Lafayette, CO

Shield AI (AI pilot) - Business Development Lead, Premier/SIS - Remote

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

Anduril (autonomy) - Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (Manufacturing) - Costa Mesa, CA

Apex Space (satellite buses) - Vice President, Government Relations - Washington, DC

Firefly Aerospace (space launch) - Finance Director, Manufacturing Operations - Remote

Formlabs (3D printing) - Vice President of Operations - Somerville, MA

Gecko Robotics (industrial inspection robots) - Robot Operations Manager - Pittsburgh, PA

Trail of Bits (security research) - Technical Chief of Staff - Remote, US

Unstructured (data extraction) - Marketing Operations Manager - Remote

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

Muon Space (LEO satellites) - Senior Technical Program Manager - San Jose, CA

Radiant (microreactors) - Senior Manager, National Security Programs - El Segundo, CA

Shield AI (AI pilot) - Program Director, Weapons - Washington, DC

Skydio (drones) - Program Manager, Strategic Defense Accounts - Remote, US

Stord (fulfillment software) - Senior Product Manager, Parcel Shipping - Atlanta, GA

ThoughtSpot (AI analytics) - Director, Product Marketing - Mountain View, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

Boston Materials (composite materials) - Principal Mechanical Engineer, Process Equipment - Billerica, MA

CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Principal Mechanical Engineer - Westminster, CO

Forterra (ground autonomy) - Sr Mechanical Engineer - Remote

Orbit Fab (in-space refueling) - Mechanical Engineering Manager - Lafayette, CO

PsiQuantum (quantum computing) - Thermal Mechanical Engineer - Milpitas, CA

Vast (commercial space station) - Senior RF Engineer - Long Beach, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

Accrete AI (AI agents) - Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - New York, NY

Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Software Engineer, Guidance, Navigation & Controls - Hawthorne, CA

Divergent (digital manufacturing) - Staff Software Engineer, Robotics - Torrance, CA

Sphinx Defense (defense software) - Senior DevOps Engineer - Remote

Varda Space Industries (in-space manufacturing) - Senior Spacecraft Mission Software Engineer - El Segundo, CA

Zoox (autonomous vehicles) - Senior ML Engineer, Perception Detection & Tracking - Foster City, CA

📝 Internships

Anduril (autonomy) - 2027 Software Engineer Intern & 2027 Mechanical Engineer Intern - Costa Mesa, CA (+ multiple sites)

Harbinger (commercial EVs) - Intern, Cybersecurity - Garden Grove, CA

Impulse Space (in-space propulsion) - RF Test Engineering Intern (Fall 2026) - Redondo Beach, CA

Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Naval Architect Intern (Fall 2026) - Austin, TX

Seasats (autonomous surface vessels) - Marketing & Communications Intern - San Diego, CA

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Big news in the Defense Talent ecosystem this week, as the White House issued new guidance providing for government salaries of up to $400k for certain areas of expertise.

Between the government demand and the IPO window heating up, now is as good a time as ever to hop in.

Happy hunting - now, onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Applied Intuition (autonomy) - Director of Strategic Growth – Defense - Arlington, VA

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Director of Business Development - Westminster, CO

• Gecko Robotics (robotic inspection) - Sales Manager, Government - Pittsburgh, PA

• Impulse Space (in-space mobility) - Technical Business Development Manager, Defense - Redondo Beach, CA

• Recorded Future (threat intelligence) - Senior Customer Marketing Manager - Boston, MA

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• BigID (enterprise data security) - Head of Revenue Operations - Remote

• Lambda (AI developer cloud) - People Systems Lead - SF

• Onebrief (military planning) - Operations Manager, V Corps - Fort Knox, KY

• Relativity Space (reusable rockets) - Lead, Business Operations - Long Beach, CA

• Scale (AI data platform) - Growth Strategy & Operations Lead - NYC / SF

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) - Senior Operations Manager, Supply - New York, NY

• Twenty (offensive cyber) - Operations Associate, New Grad - Arlington, VA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Epsilon3 (procedure execution software) - Senior Product Designer - Los Angeles, CA

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Technical Program Manager, Additive Manufacturing - Los Angeles, CA

• PsiQuantum (quantum computing) - Senior PIC Designer - Palo Alto, CA

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Manager, Special Programs - Austin, TX

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Senior Staff Technical Product Manager - Dallas, TX

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Aurelius Systems (directed energy cUAS) - Sr. Robotics Systems Engineer - San Francisco, CA

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Senior RF Engineer II - Melbourne, FL

• Impulse Space (in-space mobility) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Solar Modules) - Redondo Beach, CA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Senior/Staff Vehicle Integration Manufacturing Engineer - Marina, CA

• Science & Technology Research (STR) (defense R&D) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Woburn, MA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Accrete AI (AI agents) - Backend Developer (TS/SCI) - Alexandria, VA

• Aurelius Systems (cUAS directed energy) - Lead, Forward Deployed Engineer - San Francisco, CA

• Beacon AI (AI for pilots) - Lead Software Engineer, Pilot Assistant Software - San Carlos, CA

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Senior Software Engineer - San Francisco, CA

• K2 Space (large satellites) - Ground Software Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Second Front (government SaaS) - Software Engineer - Washington, DC

• Varda Space (in-space manufacturing) - Spacecraft Ground Support Software Engineer - El Segundo, CA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• BasePower (distributed energy) - Hardware Reliability & Test Engineering Intern - Austin, TX

• Impulse Space (in-space mobility) - RF Engineering Intern (Fall 2026) - Redondo Beach, CA

• Joby Aviation (electric aerial ridesharing) - Systems Engineering Intern – Flight Test - Santa Cruz, CA

• Palantir (big data analytics) - Forward Deployed Software Engineer Intern - Washington, DC

• PsiQuantum (quantum computing) - Intern, Hardware Design and Test - Milpitas, CA

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - AI Builder Intern - NYC / SF

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Our friends at Vannevar Labs are ramping up hiring in NYC, and the Recruiting and Engineering teams are hosting a happy hour on June 24th to kick things off.

It’s not yet public, but available to DTJ subscribers first! You can RSVP via this link if you’re interested in attending.

Now, onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Air Space Intelligence (AI logistics management) - Government Contracting Specialist - Boston, MA

• Armada (edge compute) - Senior Marketing Events Manager - Remote

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Director Of Federal Programs, Additive Manufacturing - Los Angeles, CA

• Red Cell (incubation) - VP of Business Development - Remote

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Director Of Business Development, Collaborative Combat Aircraft - Tokyo, Japan

• Unstructured.io (data ETL) - Navy Account Executive, Public Sector - Remote

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Head of Aftermarket Strategy & Offering Management - Costa Mesa, CA

• Beacon AI (AI for pilots) - Business Operations Director - San Carlos, CA

• Blue Origin (space launch) - Chief Of Staff, Operations - Titusville, FL

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Test Operations Lead - Hawthorne, CA

• Relativity Space (3D-printed rockets) - Senior Associate, Business Operations - Long Beach, CA

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Head of Policy & Security Research Lab - DC / NYC / SF

• Skydio (drones) - Public Safety Strategist - Remote

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Anomali (threat intel platform) - VP, Product Marketing - Redwood City, CA

• Array Labs (3D satellite imagery) - Product Manager, 3D Imagery & Analytics - Redwood City, CA

• Dataiku (data science) - Strategic Customer Success Manager - Remote

• Fictiv (digital manufacturing platform) - Director of Product Management - Oakland, CA

• Sierra Space (space infrastructure) - Sr Director, Program Operations - Louisville, CO

• Zoox (autonomous vehicles) - Robot Program Director - Foster City, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (defense technology) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Digital Tools - Atlanta, GA

• Divergent (3D-printed manufacturing) - Additive Manufacturing Technician (1st Shift) - Torrance, CA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Manufacturing Engineer - Powertrain And Electronics - San Carlos, CA

• Radiant (microreactors) - Mechanical Engineer, Fluid Systems - El Segundo, CA

• Urban Sky (stratospheric imagery) - Manufacturing Engineer - Denver, CO

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Accrete AI (AI agents) - Senior Devops Engineer, AI Platform - New York, NY

• Anthropic (AI) - Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector - NYC / SF

• Formlabs (3D printing) - Senior Mobile Developer / Application Owner (react Native) - Remote

• Multitude Insights (platform for investigations) - Principal Data Engineer / Principal Software Engineer - Remote

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector - DC / CO / HI / MO

• Slingshot Aerospace (space situational awareness) - Senior Backend Engineer, Space Operations Intelligence & Autonomy - Colorado Springs, CO

• Varda (in-space manufacturing) - Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer - El Segundo, CA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Armada (edge computing) - AI Intern, Data Engineering & Agent Workflows - Remote

• BasePower (energy) - Hardware Sourcing Intern - Austin, TX

• Formlabs (3D printing) - Industrial Design Intern (fall 2026) - Somerville, MA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Software Engineering Intern - San Carlos, CA

• Lambda (AI developer cloud) - Accounting AI Intern - Summer 2026 - San Jose, CA

• Lyten (advanced materials) - Intern - Industrial Engineer - San Leandro, CA

• Zoox (autonomous vehicles) - Payment Operations Intern - Foster City, CA

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As I watched the planes streak overhead this weekend, I couldn’t help but think to myself: “man it must suck to be on the other team.”

I hope you all were able to spend some quality time with family and friends, holding close the memory of those who paid the ultimate price so that we are able to live our lives free of fear.

Their sacrifice is sacred.

And when you see the military might of American engineers, you may also be reminded that industry has a role to play in ensuring that fewer Americans ever have to pay that price. The technical prowess of our entrepreneurs play a key role in ensuring our enemies have no easy day and no safe harbor.

So, thanks for being here.

Let’s get to it!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Director, Business Development, Maritime (Undersea Strike) - Quincy, MA

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Army Business Development Lead, Air Defense & CUAS - Washington, DC

• Formlabs (3D printing) - VP, Brand & Narrative Marketing - Somerville, MA

• Muon Space (LEO satellites) - Senior Business Development Manager (Satellite Constellations) - Washington, DC

• Skyryse (flight automation) - Head Of Growth - El Segundo, CA

• Turion Space (space infrastructure) - Account Executive, Tactical Space Systems - Irvine, CA

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Array Labs (radar systems) - Operations Manager - Redwood City, CA

• Apex Space (satellite buses) - Director Of Operations - Los Angeles, CA

• Formlabs (3D printing) - Vice President Of Operations - Somerville, MA

• Merlin (autonomous flight tech) - Director, Business Operations / Director, Strategy / Vice President, Government Relations - Washington, DC

• Sift (hardware observability platform) - Strategic Rev Ops Lead - San Francisco, CA

• STR (R&D) - Director, Contracts Operations - Remote

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Axiom Space (commercial space station) - Material/Production Planner - Houston, TX

• Parallel Systems (electric rail) - Head Of Customer Success - Los Angeles, CA

• Senra Systems (wire harnesses) - Senior Product Manager - Cypress, CA

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Senior Manager, X-BAT Training Design - Dallas, TX

• Slingshot Aerospace (orbital traffic management) - Director Of Product Management / Director Of Product Strategy, Design & Innovation - Remote

• Snorkel AI (model dev tools) - Product Marketing Manager - Redwood City, CA / San Francisco, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Apex Space (satellite buses) - Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Factory Development - Los Angeles, CA

• Formlabs (3D printing) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Boston, MA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Power Electronics Manufacturing Engineering Lead - San Carlos, CA

• K2 Space (large satellites) - Principal Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Radiant (microreactors) - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Fluid Systems - El Segundo, CA

• Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) - Senior Avionics Mechanical Engineer - Long Beach, CA

• Vast Space (commercial space stations) - Mechanical Engineer, Thermal Control Systems - Long Beach, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Array Labs (radar systems) - Staff Software Engineer, Computer Vision - Redwood City, CA

• Epirus (directed energy) - Senior Software Engineer, Integration And Test - Torrance, CA

• Gecko Robotics (inspection robots) - Field Software Engineer, Manufacturing - Boston, CA

• Harbinger (commercial EVs) - Sr. Software Engineer, Embedded -

• Lambda (AI developer cloud) - Staff Software Engineer, Managed Kubernetes - Seattle, WA

• SandboxAQ (AI + quantum) - Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Generation Engine - Remote

🧑‍💻 Internships

• BasePower (home power provider) - Hardware Engineering Intern / Design Intern, Paid Social - Austin, TX

• Formlabs (3D printing) - Operations & Supply Chain Software Intern - Somerville, MA

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Strategy & Operations Intern - San Francisco, CA

• Sila Nano (battery materials) - Accounting Intern - Alameda, CA

• UAvioni (aerial connectivity) - Marketing AI Intern - Beverly, MA / Remote

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I’ve been getting some interest in bringing back “Job of the Week” - so if you’re a company that’s hiring and want to spotlight your offerings here in this premium DTJ real estate, just go ahead and reply to this email.

In the meantime, let’s make some magic this week and get some great Americans into some great new roles!

Onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Aalyria (networks) - Business Development Sales Executive, Defense & National Security - Remote

• Factorial Energy (solid state batteries) - Lead Account Manager, Defense & Government - Billerica, MA

• Jiga (custom parts sourcing) - Defense Lead - Remote

• Overwatch Imaging (AI-driven ISR) - Director of Strategic Growth - Hood River, OR

• Picogrid (sensor integration) - Marketing Lead - El Segundo, CA

• Stellar Cyber (cybersecurity) - MSSP Account Executive, New Business - Remote

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Associate Director, Army Mission Operations - North Carolina

• Castelion (missiles) - Executive Recruiter - Torrance, CA

• Firehawk Aerospace (solid rocket motors) - VP of Operations - Addison, TX

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - People Compliance Manager - Los Angeles, CA

• K2 Space (large satellites) - Technical Recruiter - Los Angeles, CA

• Lunar Outpost (lunar robots) - Marketing Operations Specialist - Golden, CO

• Regent (electric seagliders) - Government Relations Manager, Defense - Washington, DC

• Varda Space Industries (in-space manufacturing) - People Director - El Segundo, CA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Deputy Head of Production, Autonomous Airpower (Fury) - Ashville, OH

• Fictiv (digital manufacturing platform) - Principal Product Manager, AI & Intelligent Manufacturing Systems - Oakland, CA

• Muon Space (LEO satellites) - Staff Product Manager, Software - Mountain View, CA

• Relativity Space (3D-printed rockets) - Staff Product Manager, Software - Long Beach, CA

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Director of Production - Dallas, TX

• Sierra Space (space infrastructure) - Program Manager, Propulsion - Madison, WI

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Apex Space (satellite buses) - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Propulsion - Los Angeles, CA

• Apptronik (advanced robotics) - Staff Mechanical Engineer, Actuation - Austin, TX

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Principal Mechanical Engineer - Hawthorne, CA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Aircraft Final Integration Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Marina, CA

• TerraPower (advanced nuclear) - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Supports - Bellevue, WA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• BeaconAI (aviation autonomy) - Lead Software Engineer, Advanced Pilot Assistant Software - San Carlos, CA

• Distributed Spectrum (RF signals sensing) - Mission Operations Engineer - New York, NY

• First Resonance (manufacturing software) - Principal Platform Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Forterra (ground autonomy) - Senior Payloads Software Engineer - Arlington, VA

• Istari Digital (digital manufacturing) - Forward Deployed Engineer - Dayton, OH

• Lunar Outpost (lunar robots) - Senior Full Stack Engineer - Golden, CO

• Parallel Systems (autonomous rail) - Senior Software Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Accrete AI (AI agents) - Design Intern, Summer 2026 - New York, NY

• Apex Space (satellite buses) - Software Engineering Internship, Embedded Systems, Summer 2026 - Los Angeles, CA

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Software Engineer Intern - Los Angeles, CA

• Impulse Space (in-space transportation) - RF Test Engineering Intern, Summer/Fall 2026 - Redondo Beach, CA

• Lambda (AI developer cloud) - Capital Markets & Corporate Development Intern, Summer 2026 - San Francisco, CA

• Palantir (big data analytics) - Forward Deployed Software Engineer Internship, USG - Washington, DC

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📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Firehawk Aerospace (solid rocket motors) — Director of Marketing & Communications — Addison, TX

• Merlin Labs (autonomous flight) — Marketing Specialist — Boston, MA

• Overwatch Imaging (aerial imaging) — Business Development Director – Defense — Hood River, OR

• Red Cell Partners (incubation) — Head of Defense Growth — Washington, DC

• Skyryse (flight automation) — Business Development Lead — El Segundo, CA

• Unstructured.io (AI workflows) — Strategic Account Executive – SLED — Remote

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Castelion (hypersonic missiles) — Logistics & Materials Operations Lead — Rio Rancho, NM

• Formic (automation) — Chief of Staff — San Francisco, CA

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) — People Partner — Mesa, AZ

• Nozomi Networks (cybersecurity) - VP, Global Revenue Operations - Remote

• Shield AI (AI pilot) — Staff Digital Operations Lead — Dallas, TX / San Francisco, CA

• Skydio (autonomous drones) — Head of Warehouse & Logistics Operations — Hayward, CA

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) — Senior Business Operations Manager — New York, NY / San Francisco, CA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Anduril (autonomy) — Senior Product Manager, Corporate OS / Senior Technical Program Manager, Small Drones — Costa Mesa, CA

• Applied Intuition (autonomy) - Design Director, Brand - Sunnyvale, CA

• Infleqtion (quantum computing) — Director of Product Marketing, Quantum Computing — Remote

• Scale AI (AI training & eval) - Chief of Staff, VP of Product - New York, NY

• Slingshot Aerospace (space domain awareness) — Field Operations Manager — Fort Collins, CO

• STR (R&D) - Chief Product Manager, Collaborative Autonomy And Controls - Arlington, VA / Melbourne, FL / Woburn, MA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Apptronik (advanced robotics) — Staff Mechanical Engineer – Legs Tech Lead — Austin, TX

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) — Mechanical Engineering Manager — El Segundo, CA

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) — Senior Principal RF Engineer — Hawthorne, CA

• Infleqtion (quantum computing) — Sr. Opto-Mechanical Engineer – Deployed Quantum Sensors — Louisville, CO

• Sierra Space (space infrastructure) — Principal Mechanical Engineer — Louisville, CO

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Applied Intuition (autonomy) — Senior Software Engineer, Acuity Framework — Ann Arbor, MI

• BeaconAI (pilot decision support) — Lead Software Engineer – Advanced Pilot Assistant (Autonomy/Robotics) — San Carlos, CA

• STR (defense R&D) — Chief Mission Engineer (Full Stack) — Remote

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) — Staff Software Engineer – Expert Contributor Lifecycle — Redwood City / San Francisco, CA

• Unstructured.io (AI workflows) - Software Engineer, Public Sector - Remote

• Urban Sky (stratospheric balloons) - Staff Software Engineer - Denver, CO

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Armada (edge computing) - Cloud Security Compliance Intern / IT Support Intern - Bellevue, WA

• Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) — Avionics Electrical Engineering Intern — Atlanta, GA

• Palladyne AI (embodied AI) — Software Integration & Test Engineer Intern — Salt Lake City, UT

• Skydio (autonomous drones) — Software Engineer Intern — San Mateo, CA

• Stoke Space (reusable rockets) - Engineering / Operations / Software — Cape Canaveral, FL / Kent, WA

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It’s a big week of jobs, with an especially deep crop of Product / Program jobs as some hot companies are stocking up.

Let’s get right to it!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Armada - Account Executive, AI Factory - Remote

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Sales Manager - Westminster, CO

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Marketing Manager - Hawthorne, CA

• Forterra (ground autonomy) - Proposal Writer - Arlington, VA

• Shift5 (OT cybersecurity) - Strategic Account Executive, Navy - Remote

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Anduril - Mission Operations Manager, C2 - Irvine, CA

• Apex Space (Satellite busses) - Facilities Operations Specialist - Los Angeles, CA

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - People Partner - Mesa, AZ

• Iviva Medical - Associate Scientific Director/Scientific Director, Medical Strategy - Research Triangle, NC

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Staff Marketing Strategy and Operations Manager - San Francisco, CA

• Sierra Space (space infra) - Sr Manager, Ground Operations - Louisville, CO

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Apex Space (satellite busses) - Project Manager (COMSEC and ATO Processes) - Los Angeles, CA

• Armada - Director of Product-SaaS Platform, Networking & Connectivity - Bellevue, WA

• BRINC Drones (public safety) - Product Specialist - Seattle, WA

• Infleqtion (quantum computing) - Director Of Product Marketing, Quantum Computing - Remote

• Scale AI (AI training & eval) - Director Of Product Management, Forward Deployed & Strategy - New York, NY

• Second Front (govt SW delivery) - DIU Senior Program Manager - Mountain View, CA

• STR (R&D) - Lead Program Manager - Arlington, VA

• Vannevar Labs (counter China) - Product Manager, Mission Agents - Remote

• Zeitview (critical infra visualization) - Senior Product Manager, Asset Insights - Boston, MA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (autonomy) - Sr Manufacturing Engineer, Electronic Warfare - Irvine, CA

• Impulse Space (in-space transport) - Manufacturing Engineer, Spacecraft Valve Manufacturing - Boulder, CO

• TerraPower (energy technologies) - Site Design Engineering Lead Mechanical Engineer - Kemmerer, WY

• Castelion - Manufacturing Engineer, Solid Rocket Motors - Midland, TX

• Xona Space Systems (satellite PNT) - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Spacecraft Launch Systems & Mechanisms - Burlingame, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Aurelius Systems (directed energy cUAS) - Sr. Robotics Software Engineer, Controls / Sr. Systems Performance Software Engineer - San Francisco, CA

• Castelion (missile systems) - Staff / Flight Software Engineer - Remote

• Defense Unicorns (containerized govt SW) - Sr Software Engineer - Remote

• Divergent (digital manufacturin) - Full Stack Software Engineer - Torrance, CA

• Hawkeye 360 (space-based analytics) - Software Development Engineer, ISA - Richardson, TX

• Slingshot Aerospace (space domain awareness) - Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Evaluation and V&V - Remote

• Varda (in-space manufacturing) - Senior Embedded Software Engineer - El Segundo, CA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Apptronik (advanced robotics) - Robotics Software Intern – Real-Time Controls - Austin, TX

• Castelion (missile systems) - Marketing Intern-Summer 2026 - Los Angeles, CA

• Firehawk Aerospace (rocket motors) - Operations Internship-Summer 2026 - Addison, TX

• Impulse Space (in-space transport) - Software Engineering Intern, Avionics Design Team - Redondo Beach, CA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Modeling and Simulation Intern - Santa Cruz, CA

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May throw together a rundown of some key SOF Week happenings - so respond to this email if you want me to feature your event.

Now, onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Applied Intuition (autonomy) — Account Executive, Defense Growth — Washington, DC

• Automation Anywhere (agentic automation) - VP, Business Development - San Jose, CA

• Interos (supply chain risk) — Enterprise Account Executive, Aerospace & Defense — Remote

• Manifest Cyber (SBOM) — Head of Federal Sales — Remote

• Recorded Future (threat intelligence) — Senior Field Marketing Manager — Boston, MA

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) — Director of Growth — Washington, DC

• Swift Navigation (precision GNSS) - Director Of Business Development Mobile Ecosystem - San Francisco, CA

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Anduril (autonomy) — Senior Manager, Global Operations — Costa Mesa, CA

• Auterion (drone operating system) - Factory Head & Director of Operations - Munich, DE

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) — People Team Specialist — Santa Cruz, CA

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) — Mission Operations Master, MUSV / Director Of People Operations — Austin, TX

• TerraPower (nuclear / energy storage) - Director, Supply Chain Strategy - Bellevue, WA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) — Flight Test Instrumentation Technical Program Manager — Marina, CA

• Nozomi Networks (OT/IoT cybersecurity) — Senior Product Marketing Manager — Remote

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Product Manager, Public Sector Gen AI Test & Evaluation - DC / NYC / SF / STL

• Shield AI (AI pilot) — Director, Europe & Africa V-BAT Programs — Dallas, TX

• Stellar Cyber (cybersecurity) — Sr. Product Manager, Platform — Remote

• Trail of Bits (security research) — Technical Marketing Manager, AppSec, Research & AI Security — Remote

• X-Bow Systems (solid rocket motors) - Application Product Owner - TX

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) — Principal Mechanical Engineer I — Westminster, CO

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) — Power Electronics Manufacturing Engineer — San Carlos, CA

• K2 Space (large satellites) - RF Mechanical Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Rainmaker (cloud seeding) - Senior Aero-mechanical Engineer - El Segundo, CA

• Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) — Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mechanisms — Long Beach, CA

• SpaceX (space launch) — Lead Mechanical Engineer, Starship Avionics — Starbase, TX

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Anduril (autonomy) — Senior Software Engineer, Intelligence Systems — Reston, VA

• Blue Origin (space launch) — Sr. Principal Software Engineer, Enterprise Technology — Seattle, WA

• Merlin (autonomous flight) — Senior DevOps Engineer — Boston, MA

• Picogrid (sensor integration) - Entry Level Software Engineer - El Segundo, CA

• Rescale (performance computing cloud) - Senior Software Engineering Manager, Core Cloud Compute - Remote

• Sierra Space (space infrastructure) — Sr. Principal Software Engineer — Louisville, CO

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) — Flight Test Instrumentation Engineering Intern / Technical Program Manager Intern - Santa Cruz, CA

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) — Austin, TX

  • Industrial Engineer Intern

  • Full Stack Engineer Intern

  • Systems Software Engineer Intern

• Varda Space Industries (in-space manufacturing) — Cybersecurity Intern - El Segundo, CA

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If you’re in NYC tonight (or in front of your computer) and want to dive deeper into Project Maven, I’ll be hosting a book talk with Katrina Manson, the author of #1 bestseller Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare.

Come join us - or listen online. Maven is easily one of the most consequential DoW programs of the last decade, and the book is well researched and well-written.

Now, onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Apex Space (satellite buses) - Head of Business Development, US Government Markets - Los Angeles, CA

• Inversion Space (space re-entry vehicles) — Director of Business Development, Hypersonic Flight Experiments - Los Angeles, CA

• Paradromics (brain-computer interfaces) - VP, Marketing & Brand - Austin, TX

• Recorded Future (threat intel) — Senior Field Marketing Manager - Boston, MA

• Shield AI (AI pilot) — Sr Staff BD Account Executive, Hivemind, Air Force - Washington, DC

• Sierra Space (space infrastructure)— Sr. Proposal Manager - Centennial, CO

• ThoughtSpot (agentic analytics platform) - VP, Growth Marketing - Mountain View, CA

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Air Space Intelligence (aviation intelligence) — Senior Technical Recruiter - Boston, MA

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Chief Of Staff to the Chief Product Officer - Hawthorne, CA

• Impulse Space (last-mile space logistics) — Senior Recruiter, University & Early Career - Redondo Beach, CA

• Resilience (biomanufacturing innovation) — Senior Specialist, Business Operations - West Chester, OH

• SpaceX (space launch) - Satellite Policy Lead - Washington, DC

• Stoke Space(reusable rockets) — Vehicle Test Operations Manager - Moses Lake, WA

• Vast(commercial space station) — Senior Manager, Talent Operations - Long Beach, CA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Anduril (autonomy) — Program Director, Advanced Effects / Project Manager, Strategic Ventures - Costa Mesa, CA

• Automation Anywhere (enterprise automation) — Sr. Product Marketing Manager - San Jose, CA

• Beacon AI (AI for pilots) - Product Designer - San Carlos, CA

• BRINC Drones (public safety drones) - Lead Trainer, Drone Pilot Programs - Remote

• GreyNoise Intelligence (threat intel) - Customer Success Manager, Federal - Washington, DC

• TerraPower (nuclear reactors) - Project Controls Lead / Digital Twin Product Manager - Everett / Bellevue, WA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Apex Space (satellite buses) — Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Production Automation - Los Angeles, CA

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) — Manufacturing Engineer, Additive (LPBF) - Los Angeles, CA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Propulsion Assembly Manufacturing Engineer - San Carlos, CA

• Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) — Staff Launch Mechanical Engineer - Cape Canaveral, FL

• Resilience (advanced therapeutics) - Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering - Blue Ash, OH

• Umbra (space data) — Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Santa Barbara, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• E-Space (space infrastructure) - Head of Software Engineering - Arlington, TX / Saratoga, CA

• Firefly Aerospace (launch vehicles) — Principal Flight Software Engineer - Austin, TX

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Senior Devops Engineer - Santa Cruz, CA

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) - Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform - Redwood City, CA

• Sphinx Defense (space ground systems) — Senior DevOps Engineer - Colorado Springs, CO

• Stoke Space (reusable rockets) — Senior Software Development Engineer - Kent, WA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) — Embedded Software Engineering Intern - Austin, TX

• Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) — Modeling & Simulation Software Engineering Intern, Los Angeles, CA

• Skydio (autonomous drones) — Product Support Engineer Intern - San Mateo, CA

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Whispers of IPOs. Money is flowing. New missions are emerging.

Now is as good a time as ever to hop aboard a rocket ship to start your career in defense, or further your track record of service to our nation.

Or, join a slower growing, steady workhorse of a company quietly crushing it.

The choice is yours.

Either way, we’re onto the jobs…

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Applied Intuition (autonomy) - Senior Capture & Proposal Manager, Defense - Sunnyvale, CA

• Galvanick (industrial cybersecurity) - Head of Marketing - Remote

• Lunar Outpost (lunar robotics) - Director of Marketing and Communications - Golden, CO

• Relativity Space (reusable rockets) - Head Of Business Development, Horizon Manufacturing Technologies - Long Beach, CA

• Slingshot AI (space domain awareness) - Manager Of Growth, APAC - Greenville, SC

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) - Regional Sales Director, DaaS - Redwood City, CA

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Accrete AI (AI agents) - Vice President of Strategy and Operations - New York, NY

• Blue Origin (space launch & spacecraft) - Director of Manufacturing, Operations & Assembly - Titusville, FL

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Senior Technical Recruiter - Melbourne, FL

• Lambda (AI developer cloud) - Head of Corporate Strategy - San Francisco, CA

• Radiant (microreactors) - Chief of Staff, Govt Affairs - Washington, DC

• Varda Space Industries (in-space manufacturing) - Senior Technical Recruiter - El Segundo, CA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Anduril (autonomous defense systems) - Senior Construction Project Manager - Ashville, OH

• Chainalysis (blockchain data) - Senior Finance Analyst, Product - Remote

• Noda AI (unmanned system orchestration) - Lead Product Designer / Product Manager - Austin, TX

• Rise8 (software development) - Technical Product Manager - Remote

• ThoughtSpot (agentic analytics platform) - Director, New Business Agentic Products - Mountain View, CA

• Turion Space (space management infrastructure) - Technical Program Manager, Security - Irvine, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (autonomous defense systems) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical Systems - Lexington, MA

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Mechanical Engineering Manager - Westminster, CO

• Hermeus (hypersonic airplanes) - Welding Manufacturing Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Manufacturing Engineer, Composites - Dayton, OH

• Parallel Systems (electric rail vehicles) - Mechanical Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Salient Motion (defense actuator systems) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Torrance, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Anduril (autonomous defense systems) - Mission Software Engineer, Systems - Costa Mesa, CA

• Apptronik (advanced robotics) - Principal Software Engineer, AI and Simulation - Sunnyvale, CA

• Method Security (autonomous cyber) - Deployment Lead / Mission Operations Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer - DC / NYC

• Noda AI (unmanned system orchestration) - Field Systems Integration Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer - Austin, TX

• Scale AI (AI training data) - Staff Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise GenAI - San Francisco, CA

• SambaNova Systems (AI hardware & platform) - Full Stack Support Engineer - Remote

• Stellar Cyber (cybersecurity) - Staff Software Engineer - Integration - Remote

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Anduril (autonomous defense systems) - Software Engineer Intern, Frontier Systems - Irvine, CA

• Firefly Aerospace (space launch) - Aerospace Engineering - Austin, TX

• Gecko Robotics (inspection robots) - Motion Designer Intern - Pittsburgh, PA

• Impulse Space (in-space transportation) - Antenna Engineering Intern - Redondo Beach, CA

• Vast (commercial space stations) - Compensation Intern - Long Beach, CA

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The story of how America’s bravest warfighters rescued two of our own will go down in the history books. Don’t let the internet doomers tell you this was anything other than extraordinary.

Now, onto the jobs…

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anomali (security operations platform) —Technical Sales Enablement Lead - Remote

• Forterra (ground-based autonomy) — VP of C3, Growth - Remote

• Planet Labs (satellite / geospatial data) —Senior Business Development Manager, D&I - Remote

• Radiant (microreactors) - Federal Business Development Associate - Washington, DC

• Shield AI (AI pilot) — Director of Field Marketing, North America - Washington, DC

• Stord (fulfillment software) — Customer Marketing Manager - Remote

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Axiom Space (commercial space station) — Global Strategy Lead - Houston, TX

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) — Talent Acquisition Lead - Santa Cruz, CA

• Overwatch Imaging (smart sensors / software) - Business Operations Specialist - Hood River, OR

• Picogrid (sensor integration) — Senior Deployment Strategist, Partnerships - Washington, DC / El Segundo / San Francisco

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) — Director of People Operations - Austin, TX

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) — Director, People Operations - New York, NY

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Accrete AI (AI agents) — Product Operations Specialist - New York, NY

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) — Senior Program Manager - Westminster, CO

• Planet Labs (satellite / geospatial data) — Senior Product Manager, Real Time Insights - San Francisco, CA

• Second Front Systems (government SaaS) — Senior Project Manager - Remote

• Shield AI (AI pilot) — Senior Director, Program Management, Emerging Domains - Washington, DC

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) — Principal RF Engineer - El Segundo, CA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) — Battery Module Senior Manufacturing Engineer - San Carlos, CA

• K2 Space (large satellites) — Principal Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Muon Space (LEO satellites) — Manufacturing Engineer - San Jose, CA

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) — Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure - Austin, TX

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Applied Intuition (autonomy) — C++ Software Engineer, Mission Systems - Washington, DC

• ID.me (digital identity) — Forward Deployed Engineer - McLean, VA

• Machina Labs (robotic craftsmen) — Full Stack Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Muon Space (LEO satellites) — Senior Software Engineer, Generalist - San Jose, CA

• Onebrief (mission planning) - Senior Platform Engineer - DC / Colorado Springs, CO / Tacoma, WA / Tampa, FL

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) — Senior Software Engineer, Expert Contributor Lifecycle - Redwood City, CA

• Sphinx Defense (space ground systems) - Senior DevOps Engineer - Colorado Springs, CO

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) — San Carlos, CA

  → Powertrain Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)

  → Battery Module Manufacturing Engineer Intern

• Planet Labs (satellite / geospatial data) — San Francisco, CA

  → Intern, Mission Optimization Engineer

  → Intern, AI/ML

• PsiQuantum (quantum computing) — Palo Alto / Milpitas, CA

  → Intern, R&D – Thin Film Materials

  → Intern, System Commissioning

• Radiant Nuclear (microreactors) — El Segundo, CA

  → Summer 2026 – Electrical Engineering

  → Summer 2026 – Software Engineering

• Shield AI (AI pilot) — Boston, MA

  → Embedded Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

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New funds abound. Companies are raising. Q1 of 2026 is already in the books. It’s time to land your dream job… so let’s get onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Head of Growth, Rocket Motor Systems - Washington, DC

• Armada (edge computing) - Senior Account Executive - Remote

• Darktrace (cybersecurity) - Director, Federal Marketing - Arlington, VA

• Hypori (secure mobility) - Vice President of Sales - Austin, TX

• Science & Technology Research (R&D) - Cyber Strategic Account Manager - Arlington, VA

• Skydio (UAVs) - Enterprise Account Manager, US Navy / USMC / IC / SOCOM - Remote

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Business Operations Associate / Legal Operations Associate - Costa Mesa, CA

• Armada (edge compute) - Head of Revenue Operations - Remote

• Nu Quantum (quantum networking) - Head of Facilities And Lab Operations - UK

• Planet Labs (geospatial imagery) - Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition - San Francisco, CA

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Deployment Strategist - Washington, DC

• Stord (fulfillment software) - Head of Revenue Operations - Remote

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Govini (defense procurement) - Senior Product Designer - Pittsburgh, PA

• Recorded Future (threat intelligence) - Senior Product Marketing Manager - Remote

• Saildrone (maritime autonomy) - Product Manager, Maritime Domain Awareness - Alameda, CA

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Training Program Manager, MUSV - Austin, TX

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Senior Staff Technical Program Manager - Washington, DC

• Varda Space Industries (in-space manufacturing) - Director of Production - El Segundo, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (autonomy) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical Systems - Irvine, CA

• Impulse Space (in-space transport) - Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanisms - Redondo Beach, CA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Manufacturing Engineer, Vehicle Integration - Marina, CA

• Overwatch Imaging (airborne imaging) - Mechanical Engineer II - Hood River, OR

• Salient Motion (actuation systems) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Torrance, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Disruptek (mission engineering) - Full Stack Engineer - DC

• Ethos Systems (training) - Senior / Staff Full Stack Engineer - Remote

• Obviant (defense acquisition) - Full-Stack Senior Engineer - Arlington, VA

• Planet Labs (geospatial imagery) - Flight Software Engineer - San Francisco, CA

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Software Engineer, AI Developer Tooling - San Francisco, CA

• Skydio (UAVs) - Senior Software Engineer, Mobile Platform - San Mateo, CA

• Vannevar Labs (defense AI) - Senior Frontend Engineer, Frontend Platform - Remote

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Anduril (autonomy) - Global Defense Intern - Washington, DC

• Hyperlight (photonic interconnects) - Integrated Photonics Summer PhD Intern - Cambridge, MA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Electromagnetic Effects (EME) Test Engineering Intern - San Carlos, CA

• Palantir (big data analytics) - Forward Deployed Software Engineer Internship - New York, NY

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - AI Deployment Strategist Intern - New York, NY

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I promise I’m gonna stop asking questions and start giving answers… but this week’s question: have you worked with a VC that backs kinetics? Please let me know. More info here.

Internship season is heating up — SpaceX, Anduril, Sierra Space, and Stoke Space all dropped big batches this week covering summer and fall 2026.

Now, let’s get on to the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anduril (defense technology) - Director, Business Development, Group 5 Mission Autonomy - Costa Mesa, CA

• Auterion (drone control systems) - Director of Growth And Partnerships - London, UK

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Account Based Marketing Manager - San Francisco, CA

• Slingshot Aerospace (space situational awareness) - Account Executive, National Security - Remote

• Stellar Cyber (cybersecurity) - Regional Sales Manager TOLA - Texas (Remote)

• Wirescreen (China intel) - Senior / Account Executive, Air Force/Space Force - Washington, DC

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Chief of Staff to the President - Hawthorne, CA

• Rainmaker (cloud seeding) - Head of People - El Segundo, CA

• Vast (commercial space stations) - Senior Technical Recruiter - Long Beach, CA

• Venus Aerospace (rocket propulsion) - Vice President of Public Policy - Remote

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Auterion (drone software) - Senior Product Program Manager, Defense Products - Munich, Germany

• Fictiv (digital manufacturing) - Senior Product Manager - Oakland, CA

• Muon Space (earth observation satellites) - Director Of Product Management, Muon Halo - Mountain View, CA

• Picogrid (common operating picture) - Product Designer - El Segundo, CA

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Program Manager, Customer Experience Center - Dallas, TX

• Skydio (UAVs) - Aviation Regulatory Program Manager - San Mateo, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (autonomy) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Production, Sentry - Irvine, CA

• Astra (on-orbit mobility) - Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Vehicle Structures Team - San Francisco, CA

• Blue Origin (space launch) - Manager, Manufacturing Engineering & Technology - Titusville, FL

• Heven Aerotech (hydrogen drones) - Electrical / Mechanical Engineer - Winchester, VA

• K2 Space (high power satellites) - Satellite Manufacturing Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Field Engineering Manager, Public Sector - San Francisco, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Applied Intuition (autonomy) - Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Sunnyvale, CA

• Apptronik (advanced robotics) - Senior Autonomy Software Engineer - Austin, TX

• First Resonance (manufacturing software) - Forward Deployed Software Engineer - London, UK

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Senior Full Stack Engineer - San Diego, CA

• Varda Space Industries (in-space manufacturing) - Senior Data Engineer - El Segundo, CA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Anduril (autonomy): Perception Engineering Intern | Prompt Engineering Intern | Software Engineer Intern | Product Design Intern | Finance Intern

• Apptronik (advanced robotics): Motion Control & Planning Intern | Autonomy Software Intern — Humanoid Robotics (Austin, TX)

• Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft): Inlet Design & Build Engineering Intern (LA) | Propulsion Engineer Test Intern (Jacksonville, FL)

• Planet Labs (satellite / geospatial data): Orbits R&D | Space Systems, Geometric Software Engineer | Software Engineer, Mission Systems (SF)

• Sierra Space (space infrastructure): AI Software Engineer Intern (CO) | Propulsion Engineer (WI) | Mechanical Engineer (NC)

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Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️.

Question: who are the top voices with a vision of the world from academia, think tanks, or government? I’d welcome some input.

In the meantime, we’re onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anduril (defense technology) - Head of Growth, Electromagnetic Warfare - Costa Mesa, CA

• BigID (data security) - RVP Sales, Northeast - New York, NY

• Blue Origin (space launch) - Sr. Director, Supply Chain Business Development - Titusville, FL

• Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Growth Lead, Department Of Homeland Security - DC

• Privateer Space (space situational awareness) - Business Development Manager – U.S. Navy / PAE RAS - DC / VA

• Versa Networks (secure networking) - Federal Account Executive - Remote / DMV

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Array Labs (3D mapping) - Chief of Staff - Palo Alto, CA

• Divergent (advanced manufacturing) - Platform Strategy & Operations Director - Torrance, CA

• Lunar Outpost (lunar robots) - Government Relations Manager - Clear Lake, TX

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Head of Legal Operations & Chief of Staff - San Francisco, CA

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) - Revenue Operations Lead - Redwood City, CA

• Vast (commercial space stations) - Senior Technical Recruiter - Long Beach, CA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Hawkeye 360 (RF geospatial analytics) - Program Manager, South Asia - Herndon, VA

• Iviva Medical (bioengineering) - Senior Product Marketing Manager, HCP Marketing Lead - Remote

• Machina Labs (robotic craftsmen) - Senior Product Manager - Los Angeles, CA

• Seasats (autonomous ocean vehicles) - Manufacturing Operations Program Manager - San Diego, CA

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Lead Program Financial Analyst - San Diego, CA

• VAST Data (data platform) - Director of Cloud Product Management / Director, Government Affairs And National Security Programs - DC / Remote

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Apptronik (advanced robotics) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly - Austin, TX

• Axiom Space (commercial space station) - Portable Life Support System (PLSS) Mechanical Engineer - Houston, TX

• Castelion (hypersonic systems) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Radar - Allen, TX

• Firefly Aerospace (space launch) - Senior Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer - Austin, TX

• Firehawk Aerospace (rocket motors) - Staff Manufacturing Engineer - Addison, TX

• Senra Systems (wire harnesses) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Redondo Beach, CA

• Stratom (autonomy) - Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Louisville, CO

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Aurelius Systems (directed energy) - Electrical Engineer / Robotics Software Systems Engineer - SF

• Automation Anywhere (intelligent automation) - Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Conversational AI & Automation - San Jose, CA

• Obviant (defense acquisition) - Data & Research Analyst / Senior Engineer - Arlington, VA

• Pytho AI (force readiness) - AI Engineer - SF

• Relativity Space (3D-printed rockets) - Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer - Long Beach, CA

• Zoox (autonomous vehicles) - Machine Learning Engineer, Multi-Modality Foundation Model - Foster City, CA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Anduril (autonomy) - Finance Intern - Costa Mesa, CA

• Palantir (big data analytics) - Forward Deployed Software Engineer Internship - Year at Palantir - New York, NY

• Planet Labs (satellite / geospatial data) - Intern, Software Engineering - AI - San Francisco, CA

• SandboxAQ (quantum & AI security) - R&D Intern, Sensor Characterization and Simulation - Palo Alto, CA

• Sierra Space (space infrastructure) - Summer 2026 Operations Intern - Louisville, CO

• Skyryse (aviation automation) - Software Verification & Validation Engineering Intern (Summer 2026) - El Segundo, CA

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Big conference week. If you’re in DC, Noah will be at the Reagan NSIB conference, joined onstage by friends of DTJ Saronic and Palantir to discuss plausible success states for ye ‘ole industrial base.

Holler if you’re in town!

Now, onto the jobs…

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Director, Business Development, Autonomous Airpower (USMC) - Washington, DC

• Loft Orbital Federal (space infrastructure) - Director, Business Development, US Space Force / IC - Golden, CO

• Machina Labs (robotic craftsmen) - Head Of Business Development, Defense / Vice President of Marketing - Los Angeles, CA

• Strider (supply chain intel) - Account Executive - South Jordan, UT

• Unstructured (data extraction) - Senior Business Development Representative - SF

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Chief of Staff, Tactical Recon & Strike - Costa Mesa, CA

• Blue Origin (space launch) - Strategy Principal - Seattle, WA

• Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - OSRC Test Operations Manager - Los Angeles, CA

• Iviva Medical (bioengineering) - Senior Director, Corporate Compliance – Data Operations - Remote

• Red Cell (incubation) - Subject Matter Expert, Strategic Command Operations - Omaha, NE

• Shield AI (AI pilot) - Senior Lead, Strategy & Operations - San Diego, CA

• Voyager Technologies (space) - Corporate Development & Strategy, Special Projects - Denver / LA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• SambaNova Systems (model training) - Senior Product Manager - Austin, TX

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Program Manager, Public Sector - Washington, DC

• Science & Technology Research (defense R&D) - Lead Graphic Artist and UX Designer - Arlington, VA

• Skydio (drones) - Natsec Program Manager - Remote

• Snorkel AI (AI data platform) - Senior Product Manager – Data & Quality - San Francisco, CA

• Stoke Space (space launch) - Product Enablement Lead – Boltline - Kent, WA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (defense technology) - Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Electromagnetic Warfare - Irvine, CA

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Senior RF Engineer II - Austin, TX

• Chaos Industries (distributed networks) - Manufacturing Engineer, Radar Systems - Hawthorne, CA

• Freeform (3D printing) - Senior Mechanical Engineer (Site Infrastructure) - Los Angeles, CA

• K2 Space (large satellites) - Principal Mechanical Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Relativity Space (3D-printed rockets) - Lead Launch Mechanical Engineer - Long Beach, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Gecko Robotics (inspection robots) - Software Engineer, Government - Boston / NYC

• Infleqtion (quantum) - Software Engineer - Louisville, CO

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Flight Research Navigation Software Engineer - Santa Cruz, CA

• Nexla (data integration platform) - Software Engineer - Admin API (Python) - Bengaluru, India

• Q-CTRL (quantum technology) - Principal Software Engineer - Los Angeles, CA

• Red Cell Partners (incubation) - Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack - Seattle, WA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Axiom Space (commercial space station) - Software Application Engineering Intern (Summer 2026) - Houston, TX

• Machina Labs (robotic craftsmen) - Robotics Process Engineer Intern - R&D - Los Angeles, CA

• Planet Labs (satellite / geospatial data) - Intern, Communications - San Francisco, CA

• Voyant Photonics (lidar) - Operations Program Management Internship - New York, NY

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World events have once again thrust the question of American overmatch to the fore. How do we win cost exchanges, defend our nation, further our interests, and protect our warfighters?

Many defense tech companies are seeking to answer those questions, of course.

But it’s not a venture mission for those wearing the uniform. So I ask that you please take a moment to cast your attention to our friends and family currently in harm’s way around the world. Please join me in holding every American soldier, sailor, airman, and marine in your thoughts, prayers, and well-wishes.

Now, onto the jobs…

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Manager, Business Development, Counter Intrusion - Costa Mesa, CA

• Cape (privacy-first cellular carrier) - Account Executive, Special Operations Command - DC

• CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Director of Business Development - Huntsville, AL

• First Resonance (manufacturing software) - VP of Marketing - LA

• ID.me (digital identity) - Content & Social Growth Manager - Mountain View, CA

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Applied Intuition (autonomous vehicle software) - Director of Deployed Operations - DC / Ann Arbor, MI

• Chainalysis (crypto compliance) - Vice President, People - NYC

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Director of Operations, Additive Manufacturing - LA

• Liquid Instruments (test equipment) - GTM Operations Specialist - San Diego, CA

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Director of Accounting Operations - Austin, TX

• Sila (batteries) - Associate General Counsel, IP Strategy & Litigation - Alameda, CA

• Vast (orbital infrastructure) - Global Security Operations Center Operator - Long Beach, CA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Anomali (threat intelligence) - Vice President, Platform Product Management - Dallas, TX

• Echodyne (radars) - Principal Program Manager - Kirkland, WA

• Saildrone (autonomous ocean drones) - Product Manager, Maritime Domain Awareness - Alameda, CA

• SeaSats (ocean surface vessels) - Manufacturing Program Manager - San Diego, CA

• Shift5 (OT security) - Program Manager - Arlington, VA

• Skydio (UAVs) - Director of Product Management, Wireless Technologies & Radios - San Mateo, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (autonomy) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, New Product Introduction - Irvine, CA

• Boom Supersonic (supersonic aircraft) - Mechanical Engineer - Centennial, CO

• Forterra (ground autonomy) - Mechanical Engineer - Clarksburg, MD

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Manufacturing Engineer, Tubebending, Special Projects - LA

• Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Avionics Manufacturing Engineer - Atlanta, GA

• Umbra (remote sensing) - Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineer - Santa Barbara, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Applied Intuition (autonomous vehicle software) - Senior Signal Processing Software Engineer - Ann Arbor, MI

• Apptronik (advanced robotics) - Robot Platform Software Engineer - Austin, TX

• Hawkeye 360 (RF analytics) - Senior Software Engineer, Software Operations - Herndon, VA

• Istari Digital (digital engineering) - Senior Software Engineer - Cambridge, MA

• Muon Space (earth observation satellites) - Senior Software Engineer, Simulation - San Jose, CA

• Noda AI (collaborative autonomy) - Forward Deployed Engineer / Senior Full Stack Engineer - Austin, TX

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Base Power (energy storage) - Supply Chain Operations Intern - Austin, TX

• Castelion (hypersonics) - Summer 2026 Mechanical Engineering Internship -

• Factorial Energy (solid-state batteries) - Business Strategy 2026 Summer Intern - Billerica, MA

• Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Supply Chain Intern, Summer 2026 - Atlanta, GA

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Welcome to this special blizzard edition of the newsletter. If you’re in the northeast, you can’t go anywhere anyway.

Perfect time to dig into the world of defense tech, and start building toward that future where your work moves the needle.

Here’s a start — onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Canopy Aerospace (specialized materials)- Growth Lead, Aircraft / Maritime - Littleton, CO

• Firehawk Aerospace (solid rocket motors) - VP of Business Development - Addison, TX

• Genlogs (truck intel) - Vice President of Sales - Remote

• Govini (acquisition intel) - VP, Marketing / Strategic Growth, Space Force - Arlington, VA

• Overland AI (ground autonomy) - Senior Manager, Business Development, Fed Civ / SOCOM - Seattle, WA

• Second Front (govt software) - Sales Director, Air Force - Remote

• Sphinx Defense (space ground systems) - Proposal Manager - Remote

• VAST Data (data operating system) - Sales Director, Data Platform, Fed Civ / DoD - Camden, NJ / DC

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Apptronik (industrial robots) - Customer Deployment Operations Manager - Austin, TX

• Base Power Company (distributed batteries) - Strategy & Operations - Austin, TX

• Fuse (nuclear fusion) - Special Ops - San Leandro, CA

• Rangeview (casting) - Head of People - El Segundo, CA

• Red 6 (augmented reality training) - Chief of Staff - Louisville, CO

• Saildrone (ocean drones) - Vice President of Fleet Operations - Alameda, CA

• VAST Data (data operating system) - VP of Revenue Operations / Federal Operations Director - Remote

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Special Projects Senior Manager, Air Defense - Irvine, CA

• Anomali (threat intel) - Vice President, Product Management, AI Innovation - Dallas, TX

• Applied Intuition (autonomous vehicle software) - Product Manager, Mining - Sunnyvale, CA

• Genlogs (truck intel) - Chief Product Officer - remote

• Govini (acquisition intel) - Director of Product, New Product Development / Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul - Arlington, VA

• Manifest (SW bill of materials) - Principal/Staff Product Manager - Remote

• Skyryse (flight automation systems) - Program Manager - El Segundo, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (autonomy) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Missiles / Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Eagle Eye - Costa Mesa, CA

• Castelion (hypersonic missiles) - Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Motors - Torrance, CA

• Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Mechanical Engineer - Atlanta, GA

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Harnessing - Austin, TX

• Senra Systems (wire harnesses) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Redondo Beach, CA

• Vast (space stations) - Mechanical Engineer I, Thermal Control Systems - Long Beach, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Compound Eye (3D perception) - Senior Machine Learning Researcher - Remote

• K2 Space (high power satellites) - Principal Platform Engineer - LA

• Obviant (acquisition sw) - Full Stack Engineer - Arlington, VA

• Palladyne AI (embodied AI) - Embedded Software Developer - Kansas City, KS

• Rescale (high performance computing) - Software Engineer, Backend Engineer - Remote

• Varda Space (in-space manufacturing) - Software Engineering Manager / Senior Embedded Software Engineer - El Segundo, CA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Accrete AI (AI agents) - AI Research Intern - Boston, MA

• Firehawk (propulsion systems) - Operations Internship - Addison, TX

• Harbinger (commercial EVs) - Intern, Product Sustainability - Garden Grove, CA

• Istari Digital (digital engineering) - Financial Analyst Intern - Arlington, VA

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This week we have mini nuclear reactors in flight. Drone Dominance Gauntlet I kicks off. And we’re about 2 weeks away from 7p sunsets in the northeast.

No time for bears, only bulls my friends!

Now, onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Head of Marketing Operations - Costa Mesa, CA

• Apex Space (satellite buses) - Business Development Director, US Government Markets - LA

• Auterion (drone operating system) - Director of Growth and Partnerships - London, UK

• Automation Anywhere (robotic process automation) - VP, Field Marketing - San Jose, CA

• Base Power Company (distributed batteries) - Creative Marketing / Growth Marketing / New Markets Growth - Austin, TX

• Freeform (autonomous metal factories) - Business Development Director, Government Programs) - Hawthorne, CA

• Turbine One (edge AI) - Principal, Business Development Air Force - Remote

• Voyant Photonics (focal-plane array) - Sales Director, Lidar - NYC

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Apex Space (satellite buses) - Director, Dept of War Strategy / Intel Community Strategy - LA

• Base Power Company (distributed batteries) - Deployments Operations Specialist / Technical Policy Lead - Austin, TX

• Relativity Space (reusable rockets) - Director, HR Operations & Data - Long Beach, CA

• Snorkel AI (data management) - Head Of Data-as-a-Service Strategy & Operations - NYC / Redwood City / SF

• SpaceX (space launch) - Business Operations Manager, Supply Chain Resilience - Hawthorne, CA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Aalyria (optical comms) - Cleared Program Manager - Remote

• Anduril (autonomy) - Program Manager, Classified Operations - Costa Mesa, CA

• Boom Supersonic (supersonic airplanes) - Project Manager - Centennial, CO

• Infleqtion (quantum computing) - Senior Program Manager - Boulder, CO

• Sila Nano (battery materials) - VP, Product - Alameda, CA

• Umbra Space (SAR satellites) - Senior Program Manager - Virginia

• X-Bow Systems (solid rocket motors) - Program Manager, Defense Systems - SLC, UT / Luling, TX / Huntsville, AL / Sacramento, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Base Power Company (distributed batteries) - Manufacturing Engineer - Austin, TX

• Boom Supersonic (supersonic airplanes) - Mechanical Engineer, Engine Systems / Manufacturing Engineer, Machining - Centennial, CO

• K2 Space (high power satellites) - Lead, Solar Manufacturing Engineering - LA

• Maybell Quantum (quantum computers) - Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Denver, CO

• SpinLaunch (satellite launch system) - Senior / Satellite Mechanical Engineer - Long Beach, CA

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Aalyria (optical comms systems) - Senior Software Engineer, Spacetime / Tightbeam - Livermore, CA / Remote

• Epirus (directed energy systems) - Senior Software Engineer - Torrance, CA

• Forterra (ground autonomy) - Director of Machine Learning Platform - Remote

• Hypori (secure virtual infra) - Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - Austin, TX

• Onebrief (military planning) - Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Remote

• Strider (supply chain intel) - Lead AI Engineer - Tysons Corner, VA / South Jordan, UT

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Auterion (drone OS) - Accounting Intern - Arlington, VA

• Base Power Company (distributed batteries) - Business Operations Intern / Growth Intern - Austin, TX

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Program Management Intern - Santa Cruz, CA

• Regent (electric seagliders) - Supply Chain Intern - North Kingston, RI

• Sila Nano (battery materials) - Concept Development Internship - Alameda, CA

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As conference season kicks off, perfect time to dig into some jobs, practice your pitch, and stealthily approach those company reps at happy hour.

Crypto crash = defense tech boon. IYKYK.

Now, onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Anomali (threat intel) - Director, Global Sales Development - Remote

• Defense Unicorns (military SW deployments) - Account Executive, Army / Navy / Cyber / Space - Remote

• Nu Quantum (photonic networking HW/SW) - Head of Marketing And Communications - Cambridge, UK

• Parallel Systems (battery-electric rail vehicles) - Director of Sales - LA

• Red Cell Partners (incubations) - Senior Enterprise Sales Executive - DC / Seattle

• Urban Sky (stratospheric balloon systems) - Director of Marketing & Communications - Denver, CO

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Director, Revenue Operations - Costa Mesa, CA

• Axiom Space (commercial space stations) - Media Operations Lead - Houston, TX

• Chaos Industries (distributed networks) - Director Of Operations Planning & Execution - Hawthorne / San Francisco

• Rangeview (manufacturing systems) - Talent Acquisition Lead - El Segundo

• Sila Nano (battery materials) - Strategy, Market & Competitor Insights - Alameda, CA

• Snorkel AI (data management) - Head of Delivery Operations - NYC / Redwood City / SF

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Noda AI (collaborative autonomous systems) - Design Systems Designer / Product Designer – Austin, TX

• Onebrief (military planning) - Program Manager, Battle Road - Remote

• Rangeview (manufacturing systems) - Government Program Lead -

• Scale AI (data infrastructure) - Strategic Project Lead, Robotics - NYC / SF

• Sila Nano (battery materials) - Director, Capital Projects / Senior Staff Product Manager, Next Gen Battery Materials - Alameda, CA

• Snorkel AI (data management) - Principal Product Marketing Manager, Revenue Solutions - NYC / Redwood City / SF

• Urban Sky (stratospheric balloons) - Director Of Product, Stratospheric Defense Systems - Denver, CO

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Astra (orbital launch vehicles) - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Ground Systems - SF

• Blue Origin (space exploration) - Lunar Lander Production Manufacturing Engineer - Titusville, FL

• Chaos Industries (distributed networks) - Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineer - Hawthorne, CA

• Freeform (autonomous metal manufacturing) - Manufacturing Engineer / Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Hawthorne, CA

• Overland AI (ground autonomy) - Lead Manufacturing Engineer, New Product Introduction - Seattle, WA

• Shield AI (AI pilots) - Mechanical Engineer - Dallas, TX

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Apex Space (satellite buses) - Ground Software Engineer, Mid / Senior - LA

• Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Machine Learning Engineer - LA

• Infleqtion (quantum computing) - Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Boulder / Louisville, CO

• Noda AI (collaborative autonomous systems) - Forward Deployed Engineer / Senior Simulation Engineer – Austin, TX

• Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Foundry Data Engineer - Austin, TX

• Skydio (drones) - Senior Software Engineer, Frontend - San Mateo, CA

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Firefly Aerospace (small / medium rockets) - Launch Site Development Intern - Austin, TX

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Aftermarket Product Support Intern - Santa Cruz, CA

• Muon Space (earth observation satellites) - Data Analyst Intern - Woodbridge, VA

• Salient Motion (modular motion tech) - Engineering Summer Internship - Torrance, CA

• Turion Space (orbital debris removal) - Corporate Functions Summer Intern - Irvine, CA

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Quick PSA: Our friends at Rise8 are offering free passes to SHIP Summit for former government employees affected by workforce reductions or deferred resignations.

SHIP Summit is an opportunity for folks interested in GovTech product management, design, or engineering to learn, network and ski… in Park City, UT.

Act fast - you must apply by Feb 13 for the free passes. Apply here.

Now, onto the jobs!

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Accrete AI (OSINT agents) - Director of Business Development - Alexandria, VA

• Defense Unicorns (military SW deployments) - Account Executive, USSOCOM / Proposal Manager - Remote

• SpaceX (space launch / connectivity) - Starlink Growth Lead - 10 different states available

• Umbra Space (space tech) - Director of Marketing -Arlington, VA / Santa Barbara, CA / Reston, VA

• Wirescreen (China OSINT) - Account Executive, Federal - DC

📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)

• Anduril (autonomy) - Director, Asia Pacific Strategy - DC

• Divergent (digital manufacturing) - Lead, Strategy And Operations - Torrance, CA

• Forterra (ground autonomy) - Legal Operations Associate - Arlington, VA

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Senior Manager Commercial Strategy / People Analytics Lead - Santa Cruz, CA

• Saronic (unmanned surface vessels) - Policy Analyst - DC

• Skydio (UAVs) - Sr Manager, Deployment Operations - San Mateo, CA

• Sierra Space (space mission systems) - Director, Government Relations & Legislative Affairs - VA

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Accrete AI (OSINT agents) - Customer Success Manager - Alexandria, VA / Honolulu, HI / Tampa, FL

• Anduril (autonomy) - Head Of Production, Undersea Dominance - North Kingston, RI

• Red 6 (AR training systems) - Senior Program Manager - Louisville, CO

• Saronic (unmanned surface vessels) - Director of Program Operations / Program Analyst, Autonomous Surface Vessels - DC

• Shield AI (AI pilots) - Staff Product Marketing Manager - SF / SD / Remote

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Aurelius Systems (cUAS) - Electrical Engineer / Laser Engineer - SF

• Divergent (digital manufacturing) - Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Torrance, CA

• Infleqtion (quantum computing / sensing) - Staff Mechanical Engineer, Quantum Timing in Space - Louisville, CO

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Senior Machine Shop Manufacturing Engineer - Santa Cruz, CA

• Relativity Space (launch manufacturing) - Senior Avionics Manufacturing Engineer - Long Beach, CA

• X-Bow Systems (solid rocket motors) - Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Huntsville, AL

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Distributed Spectrum (RF spectrum) - Tech Lead Manager, Platform - NYC

• Gecko Robotics (inspection robots) - Data Engineer, Power - BOS / NYC / PIT

• Hawkeye 360 (RF data analytics) - Senior RF Machine Learning Engineer - Herndon, VA

• Istari Digital (digital engineering) - Senior Developer Relations & Enablement Engineer - DC

• Scale AI (AI data infra) - Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector - DC / NYC / SF / STL

• Sphinx Defense (SW for space) - Senior Software Engineer, Frontend - Remote

🧑‍💻 Internships

• Auterion (UAV OS) - UI/UX Design Internship - Zurich

• Forterra (ground autonomy) - Growth Intern - Arlington, VA

• Harbinger Motors (electric trucks) - too many to list… see here

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