057 Defense Tech Jobs 🚀
2025 State of Def Tech Hiring Survey + jobs at ARC, Bazze, DIB, Overwatch Imaging, Percipient, Rescale, and more!
DTJ Crew,
Welcome to the penultimate edition of DTJ 2024 - wow that flew by!
A quick ask: If you are on the hiring side, please take 3 mins and complete our “State of Defense Tech Hiring” survey — we’ll publish the aggregate results in early Jan as a resource to the community.
Now, onto the jobs…
📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)
Armaments Research Co (AI-enabled weapons) - VP, Growth - Ashburn, VA
Bazze (commercial data marketplace) - US Defense and IC sales - DC
D Wave (quantum computing) - Head Of Sales, Americas - Remote
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Director Of Growth - DC
Obviant (defense market intel) - Sales Development Representative - DC
Varda Space (space manufacturing) - Business Development Associate - Microgravity - DC
📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)
Anduril (autonomy) - Strategic Operations - Costa Mesa
Blue Origin (space) - Sr. Operations Manager - New Glenn Launch - Space Coast, FL
Gecko Robotics (critical infrastructure) - Communications Specialist, Internal - NYC
Inversion Space (re-entry vehicles) - People Operations Manager - Playa Vista, CA
Palantir (big data analytics) - Communications Strategist - DC
SpaceX (space exploration) - Sr / Satellite Policy Associate - DC
Umbra Space (space domain awareness) - Talent Management Specialist - Arlington, VA
🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)
Anduril (autonomy) - Director Of Production / Product Designer, C2 Solutions - Costa Mesa
First Resonance (Factory OS) - UX Designer - LA
Mirantis (open source infrastructure) - Product Leader, Multi - cluster Kubernetes / Senior Product Marketing Specialist - Remote
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Director Of Production - Dallas
STR (Advanced R&D) - Senior Program Manager - DC
🔨 Engineering - Hardware
Astranis (communications satellites) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer - San Francisco, CA
Blue Origin (space) - Space Resources R&D Fabrication - Los Angeles, CA
K2 Space (launch vehicles) - Mechanical Engineering Supply Chain Lead - LA
Saronic (autonomous vessels) - Manufacturing Engineer - Austin, TX
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Lead / Sr Staff Manufacturing Engineer - Dallas
Sierra Space (space infrastructure) - Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical Integration - Centennial, CO
🧑💻 Engineering - Software
Applied Intuition (autonomous systems) - Software Engineer - Government Infrastructure - Mountain View, CA
ARKA Group (advanced engineering) - Software Engineer (Active TS) - Ypsilanti, MI / Herndon, VA
Bazze (commercial data marketplace) - Data Engineering / Software Developer - SF
Overwatch Imaging (airborne imaging) - Senior Software Engineer - Hood River, OR
Percipient AI (AI for Natsec) - Sr. Backend Software Engineer, Machine Learning - Santa Clara
PsiQuantum (scalable quantum computers) - Staff Software Engineer, Control - Palo Alto / Remote
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Senior Engineer, DevOps - DC Metro Area
🧑⚖️ Government & Policy
Defense Innovation Board - Analyst - DC
Rescale (cloud computing) - Director, Public Affairs - DC
📝 Internships
Astranis (satellites) - FPGA Intern (Summer 2025) - SF
CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Summer 2025 - Power Electronics Internship - Austin, TX
Forterra (ground-based autonomy) - 2025 Intern - Growth - DC
Merlin Labs (autonomous flight) - Mechanical Engineer Intern - Boston, MA
Vast Space (space stations) - Summer 2025 - Industrial Design - Long Beach, CA
Thanks for reading! If you’re hiring, submit a job to be featured in our next newsletter. ⭐️