DTJ,
Big news in the Defense Talent ecosystem this week, as the White House issued new guidance providing for government salaries of up to $400k for certain areas of expertise.
Between the government demand and the IPO window heating up, now is as good a time as ever to hop in.
Happy hunting - now, onto the jobs!
📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)
Applied Intuition (autonomy) - Director of Strategic Growth – Defense - Arlington, VA
CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Director of Business Development - Westminster, CO
Gecko Robotics (robotic inspection) - Sales Manager, Government - Pittsburgh, PA
Impulse Space (in-space mobility) - Technical Business Development Manager, Defense - Redondo Beach, CA
Recorded Future (threat intelligence) - Senior Customer Marketing Manager - Boston, MA
📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)
BigID (enterprise data security) - Head of Revenue Operations - Remote
Lambda (AI developer cloud) - People Systems Lead - SF
Onebrief (military planning) - Operations Manager, V Corps - Fort Knox, KY
Relativity Space (reusable rockets) - Lead, Business Operations - Long Beach, CA
Scale (AI data platform) - Growth Strategy & Operations Lead - NYC / SF
Snorkel AI (AI data platform) - Senior Operations Manager, Supply - New York, NY
Twenty (offensive cyber) - Operations Associate, New Grad - Arlington, VA
🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)
Epsilon3 (procedure execution software) - Senior Product Designer - Los Angeles, CA
Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Technical Program Manager, Additive Manufacturing - Los Angeles, CA
PsiQuantum (quantum computing) - Senior PIC Designer - Palo Alto, CA
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Manager, Special Programs - Austin, TX
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Senior Staff Technical Product Manager - Dallas, TX
🔨 Engineering - Hardware
Aurelius Systems (directed energy cUAS) - Sr. Robotics Systems Engineer - San Francisco, CA
CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Senior RF Engineer II - Melbourne, FL
Impulse Space (in-space mobility) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Solar Modules) - Redondo Beach, CA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Senior/Staff Vehicle Integration Manufacturing Engineer - Marina, CA
Science & Technology Research (STR) (defense R&D) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Woburn, MA
🧑💻 Engineering - Software
Accrete AI (AI agents) - Backend Developer (TS/SCI) - Alexandria, VA
Aurelius Systems (cUAS directed energy) - Lead, Forward Deployed Engineer - San Francisco, CA
Beacon AI (AI for pilots) - Lead Software Engineer, Pilot Assistant Software - San Carlos, CA
Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Senior Software Engineer - San Francisco, CA
K2 Space (large satellites) - Ground Software Engineer - Los Angeles, CA
Second Front (government SaaS) - Software Engineer - Washington, DC
Varda Space (in-space manufacturing) - Spacecraft Ground Support Software Engineer - El Segundo, CA
🧑💻 Internships
BasePower (distributed energy) - Hardware Reliability & Test Engineering Intern - Austin, TX
Impulse Space (in-space mobility) - RF Engineering Intern (Fall 2026) - Redondo Beach, CA
Joby Aviation (electric aerial ridesharing) - Systems Engineering Intern – Flight Test - Santa Cruz, CA
Palantir (big data analytics) - Forward Deployed Software Engineer Intern - Washington, DC
PsiQuantum (quantum computing) - Intern, Hardware Design and Test - Milpitas, CA
Scale AI (AI data platform) - AI Builder Intern - NYC / SF
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