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Massive moment for defense tech as defense darling Saronic sees combat employment in Hormuz.

Yesterday, CENTCOM confirmed that three Corsair attack drones struck Bandar Abbas in an historic first.

U.S. Central Command@CENTCOM

Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea

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📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)

Dataiku (data science) - Enterprise Account Executive - Federal / Public Sector - Washington, DC

Divergent (additive manufacturing) - Sr. Principal, Business Development & Head of Air Force Strategy - Torrance, CA

K2 Space (large satellites) - Business Development Director - Los Angeles, CA

Red 6 (AR training) - Director of Business Development - Orlando, FL

Sierra Space (space infrastructure) - Director, Business Development, National Security Space - Remote, VA

Swift Navigation (GNSS positioning solutions) - Director, Sales and Business Development, Autonomous Platforms and New Mobility - San Francisco, CA

Whisper Aero (electric propulsion) - Business Development Manager, Defense - Nashville, TN

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

Base Power (energy) - Deployment Finance & Business Operations - Austin, TX

Broadcom (semiconductors) - Director, AI & Automation – Channel Business Operations - Remote

Scale AI (AI data platform) - Deployment Strategist - Los Angeles, CA

SpaceX (space launch) - Sr. Satellite Policy Manager (Starlink Mobile) - Washington, DC

Vannevar Labs (AI / OSINT tools) - Government Relations Manager (cleared) - Washington, DC

Whisper Aero (quiet electric propulsion) - Head of People - Nashville, TN

Zoox (autonomous vehicles) - Team Lead, Fusion Center Operations - Scottsdale, AZ

🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)

Anduril (autonomy) - Staff Product Manager, Ghost - Costa Mesa, CA

Overwatch Imaging (sensor autonomy) - Product Owner, Maritime - Hood River, OR

SandboxAQ (AI + quantum) - Sr. Director of Product Management, Core Platform - Remote

Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Product Documentation Lead - Austin, TX

Scale AI (AI data platform) - Senior Technical Program Manager, Robotics - San Francisco, CA

Sphinx Defense (space software) - Cybersecurity Lead / Sr. Program Manager - Chantilly, VA

Zoox (autonomous vehicles) - Staff Technical Program Manager, Powertrain & Thermal - Foster City, CA

🔨 Engineering - Hardware

CX2 (electronic warfare) - RF Hardware Engineer - El Segundo, CA

E-Space (space IoT) - Senior Mechanical Engineer — Antenna Systems - Saratoga, CA

Joby Aviation (eVTOL aerial ridesharing) - Final Integration Manufacturing Engineer - Marina, CA

Relativity Space (3D-printed rockets) - Sr. Additive Manufacturing Engineer, PBF - Long Beach, CA

Shield AI (AI pilot) - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Hardware Test - X-BAT - Dallas, TX

SpaceX (space launch) - Lead Mechanical Engineer (Starship) - Starbase, TX

🧑‍💻 Engineering - Software

Applied Intuition (autonomy) - Senior C++ Software Engineer (Defense Autonomy) - Arlington, VA

Muon Space (LEO satellites) - Software Engineering Director, Infrared Data Products - San Jose, CA

Scale AI (AI data platform) - Staff Software Engineer - New York, NY

Snorkel AI (AI data platform) - Staff Software Engineer, Expert Contributor Lifecycle - Redwood City, CA

SpaceX (space launch) - Principal AI Engineer, Special Programs - Washington, DC

Sphinx Defense (space software) - Chief Engineer / Software Systems Architect - Chantilly, VA

📝 Internships

Exowatt (modular solar energy) listed a handful of internships this week, including:

• Software Engineering Intern — Agent Platform (AI) (Austin, TX)

• Software Engineering Intern — Inventory Automation & IoT/Robotics (Austin, TX)

• Supply Chain & Manufacturing Intern — Facilities & EHS (Austin, TX)

• Business Development Intern (Miami, FL)

Harbinger (commercial EVs) - Intern, Power Electronics Engineering - Garden Grove, CA

Joby Aviation (eVTOL ridesharing) - Quality Engineering Intern - Marina, CA

Palantir (big data analytics) - Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government - Washington, DC

Vannevar Labs (defense intelligence software) - Public Policy & Community Affairs Intern - Honolulu, HI

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