Good morning DTJ,
In this week’s funding / jobs news:
Mesa Quantum announced an $11.8M round led by Playground Global, with DCVC and J2 Ventures. The Boulder, Colorado company makes chip-scale quantum sensors that can keep a drone, a satellite, or a GPS receiver on precise time when GPS is jammed or gone. Mesa does not post jobs on its website but you can contact them directly.
Hubble Network announced a $200M Series C at a $1.6B valuation. The Seattle-based company lets any standard Bluetooth chip talk to a satellite. Hubble flies six satellites now and plans 54 more by the end of 2029. Its careers page shows 7 postings.
TEKEVER made its $580M Series D official at a $6.4B valuation. TEKEVER was founded in Portugal in 2001, is now based in the UK, and builds AI-powered drones for surveillance. It says the US market is a main focus for the new money. Its careers page lists 28 postings.
Now, onto the jobs…
📈 Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)
Apex Space (satellite buses) - Business Development Director, US Government Markets - Los Angeles, CA
Blue Origin (reusable launch) - Senior Manager, Corporate Business Development & Strategic Partnerships - Seattle, WA
Forterra (ground-based autonomy) - Growth Lead, Army Fires - Huntsville, AL
GoTenna (mesh networking) - DHS Growth Lead - Fairfax, VA
Rubrik (data security) - Regional Sales Director, SLED - Remote
Vast (commercial space stations) - Director, Satellite Business Development & Commercialization - Domestic - Long Beach, CA
📋 Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)
Apptronik (humanoid robotics) - Principal People Analytics Specialist - Austin, TX
Blue Origin (reusable launch) - Strategy Manager - Seattle, WA
ID.me (digital identity) - Director of Government Affairs, SLED - McLean, VA
Sila (battery materials) - VP, Foundry Operations - Alameda, CA
SpaceX (space launch) - Sr. Government Affairs Manager (National Security) - Washington, DC
Ursa Major Technologies (solid rocket motors) - Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy - Washington, DC
🏗️ Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)
CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Principal Product Manager - Westminster, CO
Air (acquisition software) - Vice President of Design - Arlington, VA / Pittsburgh, PA / San Francisco, CA
Overwatch Imaging (airborne / maritime ISR) - Director of Product - Maritime - Hood River, OR / Remote
Recorded Future (threat intelligence) - Director, Product Marketing - Washington, DC
Relativity Space (3D-printed rockets) - Staff Technical Program Manager, Tooling & Automation - Long Beach, CA
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Senior Program Manager, Shipbuilding - Austin, TX / New Orleans, LA / Arlington, VA + more
🔨 Engineering - Hardware
Anduril (autonomy) - Staff Manufacturing Process Engineer - Ashville, OH
Chaos Industries (radar) - Staff Mechanical Engineer - El Segundo, CA / Tucson, AZ
Hubble Network (Bluetooth-to-satellite network) - Senior Embedded Engineer - Space Systems - Seattle, WA
Rainmaker (cloud seeding) - Lead, UAV Integration Technician - El Segundo, CA
TerraPower (advanced nuclear reactors) - Fuel Manufacturing Lead Engineer - Bellevue, WA
Varda Space Industries (in-space manufacturing) - Senior Mechanical Test Engineer, Automation - El Segundo, CA
🧑💻 Engineering - Software
Anduril (autonomy) - Chief Engineer, Air Defense, Middle East Programs - Huntsville, AL / Irvine, CA / Seattle, WA + more
CesiumAstro (phased arrays) - Staff Software Engineer – Test Automation & Infrastructure - Austin, TX
Loft Orbital (space infrastructure) - Director of Embedded Software & FPGA Engineering - Golden, CO
Teledyne FLIR (thermal imaging) - Director, Software Engineering - Goleta, CA
Vannevar Labs (AI for defense) - Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Product (TS/SCI Required) - New York, NY
📝 Internships
Apex Space (satellite buses) - Sensors Team Internship (Spring or Summer 2027) - Los Angeles, CA
Hawkeye 360 (RF data) - Space Team Intern - Herndon, VA
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Build Reliability Engineering (Atlanta, GA) and Propulsion Test Engineering (Jacksonville, FL)
Muon Space (LEO satellites) - Applied Science Intern (Summer 2027) - Woodbridge, VA
Overview Energy (space-based solar power) - Mechanical Engineering, Optics, and Policy - Ashburn, VA
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Supply Chain Intern (Summer 2027) - Franklin, LA / Austin, TX
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