067 Defense Tech Jobs 🚀
HBS/MIT National Security Conference + Jobs at Albedo, Forterra, Govini, Planet, Shift5, and more...
DTJ Readers,
One of the year’s best events is right around the corner. The HBS/MIT National Security Conference is a who’s-who of entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and the defense curious… and everyone is side by side on a beautiful Saturday in the spring.
Best of all, we’ve got 20% off for DTJ subscribers with code DTJ here!
Not sold? Join us for an event preview LinkedIn Live on Wed 3/12 at 3p ET (register here)
Alright, now onto the jobs…
📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)
Forterra (ground autonomy) - Growth Lead - DC
Harbinger (commercial EVs) - Principal - Sales & Business Development - Garden Grove, CA
Scale AI (AI data platform) - Head Of Growth Marketing - Marketplace Supply - SF / NYC
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Proposal Manager, Hivemind Solutions - San Diego
Shift5 (OT observability) - Account Executive, Army - Rosslyn, VA or Remote
📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)
Anduril (autonomy) - Deployment Operations Manager - Ghost - Costa Mesa, CA
Apptronik (exoskeleton systems) - Robot Operations Lead - Austin
Palantir (big data analytics) - Legal Operations Specialist - DC / NYC
Planet (geospatial) - Director Of GTM And Business Model Strategy - DC
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Financial Analyst - Special Projects - San Carlos, CA
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Manager Of Strategy And Operations - San Diego
Vast Space (private space station) - Global Security Operations Center Operator - Long Beach, CA
🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)
Applied Intuition (ground autonomy) - Product Manager - Aerospace & Defense / Senior Product Designer - Mountain View
Chaos Industries (coherent distributed networks) - UI/UX Designer - LA
Forterra (ground autonomy) - Mission Operations Lead - Defense Programs - DC / Clarksburg, MD
Senra Systems (wire harnesses) - Technical Program Manager - Redondo Beach, CA
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Product Manager, Maritime Portfolio - DC
🧑⚖️ Government & Policy
Forterra (ground autonomy) - Head Of Government Relations
Govini (supply chain intelligence) - Vice President, Government Relations - Executive Branch / Congressional Relations- Arlington, VA
🔨 Engineering - Hardware
Anduril (autonomy) - Mechanical Engineer - High Speed Missiles - Costa Mesa
Epirus (directed energy) - Principal Mechanical Engineer - Torrance, CA
Infleqtion (quantum tech) - Manufacturing Engineering Manager -
Inversion Space (space transport) - Mechanical Engineer II - Playa Vista, CA
Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) - Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer I - Long Beach, CA
SpaceX (space launch) - Mechanical Engineer (starship) - Hawthorne, CA
🧑💻 Engineering - Software
Albedo (hi-res satellite imagery) - Senior Flight Software Engineer - Denver, CO
Forterra (ground autonomy) - Autonomous Systems / Simulation Software Engineer / Platform Control Software Engineer / Perception Software Engineer - Clarksburg, MD
Istari Digital (digital engineering) - Senior Software Engineer - Integrations Platform - Cambridge, MA
Mirantis (Cloud native platform) - Senior Software Engineer - Remote
SeaSats (autonomous ocean vehicles) - Senior Full Stack UI Developer - San Diego
Xplore (rugged devices) - Lead Software Developer - Bellevue, Washington
📝 Internships
Forterra (ground autonomy) - 2025 Intern - Product Security / Supply Chain - Clarksburg, MD
Overwatch Imaging (airborne imagery) - Product Marketing Intern - Hood River, OR
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