021 Defense Tech Jobs 🚀
Jobs at Okta, Inversion, Palantir, Saronic, Radiant, and more...
DTJ Readers,
Exciting week ahead!
If you are in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, come check out our inaugural National Interest Talent Network event at Duke University (4/16, 6-9p)! Anduril, Hadrian, AWS Federal, Manifest Cyber, HowSo, and more will be in attendance! RSVP here and please share with friends.
Career Chat: This week Zach Greenberg from Shift5 joins us, 4/10 at 5p ET! (register here)
HACKATHON! Shield Capital, Founders Fund and In-Q-Tel are teaming up to host a National Security Hackathon at Stanford / SF May 3-5. I spoke with Shield’s Maggie Gray about it here - you can register here.
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Now, onto the jobs…
📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)
Dataiku (data science) - Head of Marketing Operations - Remote
Inversion (re-entry vehicles) - Business Development - Government - Torrance, CA
Inversion (re-entry vehicles) - Marketing Lead - Torrance, CA
Okta (identity) - Federal Sales Manager, Army - Washington, DC
Red Cell Partners / DEFCON AI(modeling, simulation, analysis) - Air Force Client Engagement Deputy Director - St Louis, MO
📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)
Chainalysis (blockchain data) - Global Compensation Operations Manager - Europe
Palantir (big data analytics) - Operations Analyst - US Government - Washington, DC / New York, NY
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Mission Operations Specialist - Austin, TX
Stord (fulfillment software) - Director of Revenue Accounting and Operations - Atlanta, GA
Zoox (autonomous vehicles) - Team Lead, L3 Vehicle Operations - Las Vegas, NV
🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)
Darktrace (cybersecurity) - Project Coordinator - London
Radiant (microreactors) - Senior Technical Project Manager - El Segundo, CA
Stord (fulfillment software) - Product Manager - Atlanta, GA
🔨 Engineering - Hardware
Axiom Space (commercial space stations) - Production Test Mechanical Engineer - Webster, TX
Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Factory Technician - Los Angeles, CA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Mechanical Engineer - FEA / Hydrogen Fuel Cell - San Carlos, CA
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Mechanical Design Engineer, Ground Systems - Dallas, TX
🔨 Engineering - Software
Astranis (satellites) - Senior Embedded Software Engineer - San Francisco, CA
Muon Space (LEO satellites) - Software Engineer (Backend) - Mountain View, CA
Planet Labs (geospatial data) - Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Raft (digital solutions) - Senior Software Engineer - Reston, VA
🏛️ Government, Policy & Nonprofit Jobs
Department of State - Foreign Affairs Officer-Direct Hire Authority / Strategic Communications Unit - Washington, DC
National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) - NASIC Lead Data Scientist - Dayton, OH
📝 Internships
Regent (electric sea gliders) - Summer 2024 Internships - North Kingstown, RI
Inversion (space re-entry vehicles) - Business Analyst Internship - Summer 2024 - Torrance, CA
Astra (on-orbit mobility) - Supply Chain Intern/Co-Op - Alameda, CA
Dataiku (data science) - Software Engineer Intern - Paris, FR
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