085 Defense Tech Jobs 🚀

Jobs at Opaque Systems, Recorded Future, Synnax, Versa Networks, Whisper Aero and more!

DTJ Readers,

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Whether you’re a die-hard def tech / nat sec / reindustrializer, or just subject-curious, we’re setting out to build your one-stop shop for top takes powering America’s Industrial Renaissance.

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Remember - the difference between entrepreneurship and unemployment is… whether anyone cares what you’re doing.

Now, onto the jobs…

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📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

• Cesium Astro (phased arrays) - Proposal Manager - El Segundo, CA

• Opaque Systems (confidential RAG agents) - Growth Specialist - SF / Remote

• Progeny Systems (specialized SW / HW) - Senior Strategy And Business Development Manager - Scottsdale, AZ

• Recorded Future (threat intelligence) - VP, Demand Marketing / Director, GTM Programs and Initiatives - Boston, MA

• Shield AI (AI pilots) - Sr Staff BD Account Executive, Hivemind - DC

• Sierra Space (space transport / infra) - Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications - Broomfield, CO

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

• Automation Anywhere (process animation) - Pricing Strategy Manager - Remote

• Onebrief (mission planning) - Deployment Strategist - Hawaii

• Opaque (confidential RAG agents) - Chief Of Staff - Remote

• Shield AI (AI pilots) - Lead, Strategy & Operations - Dallas, TX

• Vannevar Labs (China competition) - Director Of Government Relations - Remote

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

• Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Materials Program Manager - Marina, CA

• Opaque (confidential RAG agents) - Product Manager - Remote

• Picogrid (C2 for autonomy) - Director Of Product - El Segundo, CA

• Scale AI (AI data platform) - Head Of Brand Design - SF

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

• Teledyne (thermal imaging cameras) - Director of Digital Products - Goleta, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

• Anduril (autonomy) - Principal RF Engineer, EW - Costa Mesa, CA

• Firefly Space (satellite launch vehicles) - Senior Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer - Briggs, TX

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

• Vast Space (private space station) - Avionics Manufacturing Engineer, Wiring Harnesses - Long Beach, CA

• Whisper Aero (aerial electric propulsion) - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Air Management - Nashville, TN

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

• Compound Eye (computer vision) - Machine Learning Engineer - Remote

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

• Machina Labs (robotic factories) - Senior Software Engineer, Physics-based Simulation (GPU) - LA

• Opaque (confidential RAG agents) - Software Engineer / Backend Engineer - SF

• Picogrid (C2 for autonomy) - Senior Software Engineer - El Segundo, CA

• Synnax (hardware control / observability) - Founding Software Engineer - Denver, CO

• Versa Networks (self-protecting network) - Software Engineer, Java - Santa Clara, CA

📝 Internships

• Palantir (big data analytics) - Software Internships:

  • Production Infrastructure - Seattle / NYC

  • Infrastructure - NYC

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Commercial - NYC

Thanks for reading! If you’re hiring, submit a job to be featured in our next newsletter, or email us to get your job featured! ⭐️