Defense enthusiasts,
Last night Secretary Hegseth was at Starbase in Texas to announce some big changes in “innovation ecosystem.”
Innovation Insertion Increments for Program Acquisition Executives, continuous experimentation campaigns (crucible-style events every 90 days), and major AI announcements.
All against the backdrop of President Trump’s planned $1.5T defense budget request.
Never been a better time to hop aboard a def tech company!
Now, onto the jobs…
📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)
Danti (geospatial data search) - Head of Growth, Public Sector - Remote
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Business Development Director, US Navy - ATL / DC / LA
Impulse Space (in-space transportation) - National Security R&D Growth Manager - Redondo Beach, CA
Orbit Fab (in-space refueling) - Business Development Manager - Lafayette, CO
Recorded Future (threat intelligence) - Senior Director, Federal Sales - DC
Turbine One (sensor fusion) - VP, Sales Operations - Remote
Vannevar Labs (OSINT / nat sec SW) - Strategic Growth, Homeland Security - DC
📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)
Anduril (autonomy) - Director, Industrial Capacity - Costa Mesa, CA
Array Labs (advanced radar satellites) - Strategy Manager - Palo Alto, CA
OpenAI (AI lab) - Product Policy, National Security - DC
Scale AI (data labeling / infra) - Operations & Strategy Manager, Public Sector - DC / SF
Skydio (UAVs) - Head of Warehouse and Logistics Operations - Hayward, CA
🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)
Apex Space (satellite buses) - Spacecraft Production Manager - LA
Epirus (directed energy systems) - Senior Technical Project Manager - Torrance, CA
Infleqtion (quantum) - National Security & Sensing Audience & Product Marketing Lead, Quantum Compute - Chicago, IL / Louisville, CO
Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) - Director, Design & Construction - Cape Canaveral, FL
Saronic (unmanned surface vessels) - Mission Operations Specialist - Virginia Beach, VA
Skydio (UAS) - Director Of Product Management, Drone-As-First Responder (DFR) - San Mateo, CA
🔨 Engineering - Hardware
Anduril (autonomy) - Senior / Mechanical Engineer, Space Imaging - Lexington, MA
Endox AI (physical AI) - Robotics Engineer - Boston, MA
Radiant (microreactors) - Mechanical Engineer - El Segundo, CA
Red Cell Partners (advanced comms incubation) - Principal RF Engineer - Torrance, CA
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Staff / Electromechanical Engineer - BOS / DAL / SD
🧑💻 Engineering - Software
Beacon AI (AI flight safety) - Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App - San Carlos, CA
Danti (geospatial search) - Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Remote
Hawkeye 360 (RF data analytics) - Principal Software Engineer, Signal Processing - Herndon, VA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Flight Research Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Santa Cruz, CA
K2 Space (satellite buses) - Senior Platform Engineer - LA
Obviant (acquisition SW) - Senior Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer - Arlington, VA
SeaSats (autonomous surface vessels) - Senior Infrastructure & Devops Engineer - SD
🧑💻 Internships
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Motor Control Software Development Intern, Summer 2026 - San Carlos, CA
Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) - Data Science Intern - Long Beach, CA
Skydio (UAVs) - Flight Test Intern - San Mateo, CA
Tanium (endpoint security) - Internal Communications Intern - NC / TX / WA
X-Bow Systems (solid rocket motors) - Recruiting Intern, Engineering Team - Luling TX
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