069 Defense Tech Jobs 🚀

Mar 18, 2025

DTJ Readers,

Hello from DC, where the epic "Manifest: Demo Day” did not disappoint. Great opportunity to meet 35+ def tech companies and prospective customers…

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Now onto the jobs…

📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

Anduril (defense technology) - Director, Business Development - Mission Autonomy - Costa Mesa, CA
Axiom Space (commercial space station) - Senior Vice President, Growth - Houston, TX
Conductor AI (workflow optimization) - Customer Strategist (Cleared) - DC / NYC
Senra Systems (wire harnesses) - Technical Sales Manager - Redondo Beach, CA
Shield AI (AI pilots) - Sr Staff Acct Exec, U.S. Government Business Development, Navy - SD

Darktrace (cybersecurity) - Deployment Operations Manager - Dallas, TX
ID.me (digital identity) - Director Of Fraud Operations - Various
SpaceX (space launch) - Manger, Recovery Operations (West Coast Falcon Recovery) - Long Beach, CA
Teledyne FLIR (thermal imaging) - Director Of Operations - West Lafayette, IN
Voyager Space (satellite tech) - Operations Controller - Huntsville, AL

Gecko Robotics (AI + robotics) - Product Designer - NYC
Govini (supply chain security) - Product Manager, Applications - Arlington, VA
Kymeta (satellite antennas) - Senior Program Manager - Redmond, WA
Scale AI (AI apps) - Strategic Product Manager - NYC / SF
Science & Technology Research (STR) (defense R&D) - Senior Program Manager - Boston, MA
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Technical Program Manager - Dallas, TX
Sierra Space (space infrastructure) - Sr. Program Manager, Systems Integration Lead - Centennial, CO

Anduril (defense technology) - Manufacturing Engineer, Space Systems - Various
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Structures Technician - Atlanta, GA
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Manufacturing Engineer - Austin, TX
Whisper Aero (electric propulsion) - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Fan & Compressor - Remote

Anduril (defense technology) - Principal Software Engineer, Strategic Infrastructure - Various
CX2 (spectrum dominance) - Guidance, Navigation & Controls/GNC Engineer - El Segundo
GoTenna (mesh networking) - Linux Software Engineer - Various
Lambda (AI infrastructure) - Frontend Software Engineer - San Francisco, CA
Planet Labs (satellite imagery) - Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning - San Francisco, CA
Radiant Nuclear (microreactors) - Software Engineer - Full Stack - El Segundo, CA
Snorkel AI (AI platform) - Sr. Applied Machine Learning Engineer - San Francisco, CA
Striveworks (ML Ops) - Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Austin

Darkhive (situational awareness) - Summer 2025 Internship: Marketing - San Antonio, TX
Exowatt - Thermal Engineering Intern - Miami, FL
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Propulsion Test Intern - Summer 2025 - Jacksonville, FL
Planet Labs (satellite imagery) - Intern, Machine Learning & AI - San Francisco, CA
Radiant Nuclear (microreactors) - Internship - Fuel Performance Modeling Engineer - El Segundo, CA
SpaceX (space launch) - Fall 2025 Software Engineering Internship/Co-op - Bastrop, TX
Stoke Space (reusable rockets) - Fall 2025 Internship - Software - Kent, WA

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