#NatSecGirlSquad Newsletter - December 3rd, 2025!
Kicking Off December: Free Newsletter, Upcoming Events & 400+ Open Roles
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Welcome to December! This free edition is loaded with 400+ job and internship openings, newly announced events, and the latest community updates. Whether you’re exploring new opportunities or planning your end-of-year schedule, we’ve got you covered.
Events
✨December 11th: 9:30 - 11:30AM Coffee Collab at Compass Coffee - McPherson
Informal Coffee Meet-up with Maggie Feldman-Piltch
RSVP - sf@natsecgirlsquad.com
https://www.natsecgirlsquad.com/upcoming-events/coffee-collab-3
✨December 18th: 9:30 - 11:30AM Compass Coffee - Dupont Circle
Informal Coffee Meet-up with Maggie Feldman-Piltch
RSVP - sf@natsecgirlsquad.com
https://www.natsecgirlsquad.com/upcoming-events/coffee-collab-4
✨January 6th: 1:30 - 3:30PM Coffee Collab at La Cosecha - Union Market
Informal Coffee Meet-up with Maggie Feldman-Piltch
RSVP - sf@natsecgirlsquad.com
https://www.natsecgirlsquad.com/upcoming-events/coffee-collab-5
✨Every other week: Chinese Language Discussion Group, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
Remember the biweekly Chinese language tables we had for #NSGS members during the pandemic? They are continuing these in partnership with YPFP, every other Wednesday evening, and would like to invite #NSGS members to join!
Contact group leader Blaine Johnson at blaine.johnson@ypfp.org
✨February 13 - 15, 2026: Munich Security Conference
2025 Resume Book
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Corporate Subscribers are also able to submit featured job posts to the #NatSecGirlSquad Newsletter.
#NatSecGirlSquad Tagged Intros and Openings on LinkedIn
Keep an eye on the #NatSecGirlSquad hashtag across LinkedIn - and use it as an opportunity to reach out to one another!
LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7025651/
Job Opportunities
A curated list of roles, freelance opportunities, and other paid options from across the #NatSecGirlSquad ecosystem, shared with the Team directly. We always include the salary range and offer a direct POC whenever possible.
Members of the community can share openings on their own behalf on the OpenSource Listserv. We strongly recommend including the salary range, but this information is not required for listserv postings.
Featured Jobs
Research Associate - China, Institute for Defense Analyses - Alexandria, VA | $67,335 - $190,249 deadline to apply is 11/28/25
RA / Fall 2025 Civil-Military Relations Program Trainee - If you have former students (recent college grads) who are interested in civil-military relations, care about what’s going on in the US, and want to help do something about it, I would love to see their resume.
Head of Federal Strategy - DC / $225,000 – $285,000 base (healthy variable + equity)
Head of Federal / Public Sector – DC / Palo Alto (remote first)
Software Engineer – NYC / Greater Portland, ME (remote first)
APCO
Associate Director, Higher Education Government Affairs Washington, DC $90,000- 120,000
Performance Marketing Manager Washington, DC
Consultant, Corporate Reputation Communications New York, NY $65,000/year to $80,000/year
Consultant, Crisis Management & Litigation Communications Position can be based in APCO’s Washington DC, New York, or Chicago office. $60,000/year to $80,000/year
Associate Director, AI & Intelligence Chicago, Raleigh, Washington, D.C., or New York City (Hybrid) $90,000/year to $120,000/year
Apple
AIML - Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform Technologies Seattle, WA
GPU Performance Modeling Driver Engineer Austin, TX
Amazon
Senior Data Scientist, Data and Machine Learning, WWPS US Federal Jessup, MD $143,300/year$247,600/year
System Development Engineer, Automation Integration Technologies Bellevue, WA $116,300/year to $201,200/year
Amentum
Cybersecurity Systems Analyst - Senior Arlington, VA
Senior Cyber Technical Analyst Washington, District of Columbia
Senior Cyber Counterintelligence Officer Washington, District of Columbia
Cyber Management and Security Support Williamtown NSW, New South Wales, Australia
American Express:
Manager - Risk Management New York, NY $80,000.00 to $155,000.00
Analog Devices
B2B Delivery Lead / Sr. Manager Willimington, MA $153,000 to $229,500
Project/Program Management (Admin) Chelmsford, MA $62,000 to $85,250
Atlantic Council
Director, Forward Defense Initiative Washington, DC $170,000 to $210,000
Senior Director, Freedom and Prosperity Center Atlantic Council Headquarters – Washington, DC
Director, Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Atlantic Council Headquarters – Washington, DC
American Enterprise Institute
Events Assistant: Washington, DC $48,000 - $52,000
Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellows Program Washington, DC
Aspen Institute
Assistant Conference Director Washington, DC $113,000 - $125,000
Grants & Operations Manager Washington, DC $102,000-$107,000
American University
Assistant Dean of Academic Excellence Washington, DC $130,000.00 - $136,000.00
Supplemental Instruction Coordinator Washington, DC $53,000 - $54,000 annually.
Australian Embassy
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - UNNY Policy Support Officer PN TEMP Washington, D.C US$62,656 or $32.13 per hour
Anduril
Product Manager, Autonomous Surveillance Systems - Various locations - $142,000 - 213,000 USD / year
Senior Program Manager - Maneuver Dominance - Costa Mesa - $190,000 - $285,000 USD
Manufacturing Engineering Co - op Columbus, Mississippi,
AWS
Government Relations Manager , Campaigns , Public Policy DACH Berlin, BE, DEU
Regulatory Engineer, Project Kuiper
Controls Engineer, Deployment, Data Center Capacity Delivery Pennsylvania, Berwick $210,800/year
BAE
Senior Spanish OSINT Team Lead Reston, VA $115779 - $196825
Senior Farsi OSINT Team Lead Reston, VA $95106 - $161680
Senior Arabic OSINT Team Lead Reston, VA $95106 - $161680
Bank of America
Private Client Advisor Houston, TX
British Embassy
Fellowship Program- The Cohan Group Compensation varies and is commensurate with skills and experience level.Base salary: $80,000/year – $95,000/year
Center for European Policy Studies
Research Assistant/Researcher in Tech Policy
Clean Energy Buyer’s Association
Agog - Director of Programs Remote $200,000-$250,000
Campaign Legal Center - Vice President, Communications Washington, DC
Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations - Job Opportunities!
Senior Fellow and Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies Washington, DC $225,000 – $300,000,
Research Fellow, Artificial Intelligence New York, NY $100,000-$120,000
CSIS
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow - Economics Program: Washington, District of Columbia - $125,000 -$200,000
Fellow - Critical Minerals Security Program: Washington, District of Columbia - $80,000-$120,000
Director - Wadhwani AI Center Washington, DC $250,000 to $295,000
Intern - Critical Minerals Security Program (Fall 2025) Washington, DC
Coinbase
Associate Manager, Family Office Security Hybrid - Los Angeles, CA $130,900—$154,000
Senior Analyst, Security Compliance (SOX IT) Remote $167,280—$196,800
Associate Manager, Family Office Security Hybrid - Los Angeles, CA $154,000—$154,000
Payments Risk Analyst II, Operations $108,630—$127,800
Chainalysis
Head Of North American Public Policy DC, NYC $140K – $195K
DEFTEC Corporation
China Subject Matter Expert: Norfolk, VA
Administrative Professional Journeyman Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Behavioral Scientist Norfolk, VA
China Subject Matter Expert Norfolk, VA
DEMONSTRATION TEAM COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALNorfolk, VA
Military Operations Analyst Ft Carson, CO $95,000 - $115,000
Training and Development Specialist Ft Carson, CO $95,000 - $115,000
Cyber Security Penetration Tester USA
Insider Threat Analyst Redstone Arsenal, AL
Activity Security Representative, Journeyman Wright-Patterson AFB
Operations Analyst - Senior Task Lead Colorado Springs, CO, $100000 - $150000 per year
Program Manager Huntsville, AL
TADSS Operator Comanche County, OK
TADSS Operator - Lead Comanche County, OK
Education Advisor Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, TX
Insider Threat Analyst Huntsville, AL
Diplomatic Security Service
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), is currently accepting applications for the Foreign Service: Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent (FP-2501-06) and the Foreign Service: Security Technical Specialist (0856) positions. DSS is committed to creating a workforce that represents the diversity of America and aims to attract talent with a wide array of experiences! If you’re interested in traveling worldwide safeguarding diplomats, don’t hesitate to reach out to a recruiter at dsscareers@state.gov!
Early Career
California Partners Project - Communications & Project Specialist
Edelman
Vice President, Earned Media Strategist Hybrid (see list of cities) $95,000 - $155,000
Senior Account Supervisor, Brand Hybrid $80,000 - $120,000
Account Executive, Crisis & Reputation Risk Hybrid $55,000 - $65,000
Vice President, Earned Media Strategist $95,000 - $165,000
Endeavor
Music Central Assistant - Miami FL-Coral Gables $21/hr.
Account Manager, Entertainment Marketing CA-Beverly Hills - 9601 Wilshire
NY-New York - 11 Madison $90,000 annually
Future Matters
GM Defense
Staff Diagnostic Software Development Engineer Austin, Texas| Milford, Michigan |Mountain View, California
Controls Engineer Buffalo, NY
Strategy Operations Consultant Warren, Michigan
GoldBelt C6
Cyber Security Architect/SR RMF Lead Jacksonville, NC
Geographic Information System Specialist Carlsbad, NM
Information Technology Specialist Tacoma, WA
MRT-C Data Analyst Colorado Springs, CO
Senior Technical Architect Washington, DC
Google
Partner Engineer, Gemini Sunnyvale, CA $97,500-$140,000
Institute for Progress
Fellow/Senior Fellow, Metascience Team
International Institute for Strategic Studies
Research Analyst for Cyber Power and Future Conflict: Singapore
ION Group
Senior Business Consultant – Reval
Featured Government Affairs & Policy Jobs
Government Affairs Manager - X (Formerly Twitter)
US Immigration Partner - Meta
Senior Manager, International Government Affairs
Washington, D.C.
Spring 2026 Government Relations Intern
Senior Manager, Global Government Affairs
Community Affairs Lead, Superintelligence Infrastructure - Stargate OpenAI
Partner Manager, Government, Politics, and Advocacy (GPAC) Meta
Digital Media Buyer - Longwell Partners
AMPAC Membership Director I - American Medical Association
Senior Director, Institutional Advancement
Federal Government Affairs Lead
Director, Government Relations - Hybrid
Director of Government Affairs
Federal Government Affairs Manager
Federal Government Relations Manager
Government Affairs Coordinator
Director of Government Affairs - Senior State Policy Advisor
Director, Federal Government Affairs - Washington D.C.
Deputy Director of Party Affairs
Executive Director - Stanford Law School
Staff Assistant - Office of U.S. Senator Gary C. Peters
Innovation Ecosystem Specialist, Longevity Economy World Economic Forum LLC
Fall 2025 Communications Fellowship
JP Morgan Chase
Security Operations - Threat Detection Engineer | Cybersecurity New York, NY $152,000.00-$260,000.00
Cyber Intelligence Vice President -Fraud Intel Westerville, OH $152,000.00-$260,000.00
L3Harris
Specialist, Aerospace Engineer (Thermal Analysis)
Huntsville, Alabama
Lumen
Lead Program Control Consultant - Public Sector| Remote $87,117 - $116,156 in these states: CO
$91,266 - $121,688 in these states: VA
McCain Institute
Development Coordinator: Washington DC
Program Coordinator, Global Democracy: Washington DC
Junior Fellowships: Washington DC
Netflix
Software Engineer L4/L5, Training Platform, Machine Learning Platform: Remote - CA, US -$100,000 - $720,000
Mantech
Senior Information Assurance Engineer Tampa, FL
Information Assurance Specialist III Crane, IN
Cyber Security Analyst Herndon, VA
Mid career
LawZero - AI Safety Research Lead
Pinterest - Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Responsible AI Remote $208,145—$364,254
Sr. Sales Research & Insights Partner $120,082—$210,144
Morning Consult
Account Director Remote $124,900 - $205,500
Business Development Representative Washington, DC $31.74 Hourly
NY Times
Sales Director, Emerging Business - New York, NY | $105,000 - $120,000 USD
Senior Manager, Newsroom Communications - New York, NY |$110,000 - $130,000 USD
Senior Analyst, Data and Insights, Marketing Analytics - New York, NY |$101,000 - $110,000 USD
NATO
Staff Assistant (Remote Administrator) Norfolk, VA 5,195.80Euro (EUR) Monthly
Senior Buyer Norfolk, VA 6,538.46US Dollar (USD) Monthly
Senior Business Enterprise Architect (MDO) Norfolk, VA $10,350.80US Dollar (USD) Monthly
Politico
Senior Workday Administrator Arlington, VA
RTX
Senior Systems Engineer (ONSITE) - Largo, FL | 82,000 USD - 164,000
Senior FPGA Design Engineer - Onsite Tucson, AZ| 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD
Electrical Repair & Maintenance - 4th Shift (Onsite) - Clayville, New York | $24.00 per hour
Shield AI
System Test Technician Santa Cruz, California $44 – 55
Software Engineer - Automation Tools And Infrastructure $141,000 – 188,000 Foster City, Ca
Lead Cybersecurity Engineer EL SEGUNDO, CA
SAIC
Network Engineer - BELTSVILLE, MD | $120,001 - $160,000
Senior Intel Analyst - SPRINGFIELD, VA
Flight Safety Systems Engineer CHANTILLY, VA
SynMax
SAR Engineer, Houston - Hybrid | $150,000 - $175,000 a year
Business Development Manager (Senior) - DC Remote
TRM Labs
Blockchain Intelligence Analyst: Remote
Senior Software Engineer, Product (Backend): Remote
Forward Deployed Data Engineer (TS/SCI)- Washington, DC
The Asia Group
Multimedia Producer, Washington DC
AI Specialist, Client Service Enablement, Washington, DC
Chief Technology Officer, Washington DC
Twitch
Senior Data Scientist - Analytics, Trust & Safety San Francisco, CA $143,300—$247,600
UX Designer, Community -Seattle, WA |$106,000—$184,000 USD
Visa
Sr. Director, Global Sanctions Compliance Miami, FL 170,000 to 233,800
Chief Software Engineer - (Backend) (Hybrid/Onsite) Austin, TX
Consulting Manager Ashburn, VA $130,811.00 to $190,400.00
Senior Director, Federal Tax Foster City, CA 210,900.00 to 329,500.00
Washington Post
Motive International, LLC. General Interest Application.
RTI International has a large assortment of open roles!
Shield AI has multiple career opportunities. Find them all here!
Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)
Axiom Space (commercial space stations) - Director, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships - Remote
Ethos Systems (training platform) - Content Marketing Manager - Remote
Onebrief (military planning) - Marketing Manager, Employer Brand - Remote
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Business Development Manager - San Diego, CA / Honolulu, HI
Wirescreen (China OSINT) - Federal Account Executive, DoD and Intel - Remote
Lyten (advanced materials manufacturing) - Senior Sales Manager, UAV Batteries - San Jose, CA
Red Seal (cyber exposure management) - Sales Director, Federal DoD / Federal Civilian - Remote / DC
Shield AI (AI pilots) - Senior Business Development Manager - Melbourne / Canberra
Skyryse (flight operating system) - Director, Helicopter Sales - El Segundo, CA
Varda Space (in-space manufacturing) - Director, Business Development Civil Space - DC
Albedo (satellite imagery) - Head Of Growth / Head Of International BD - Denver, CO / Washington, DC
Canopy Aerospace & Defense (advanced materials) - Business Development Associate - Ontario, CA / Littleton, CO / Cape Canaveral, FL
MSM Industries (advanced materials) - Business Development and Contracts Management - Riverside, CA
Red Cell (incubation) - Defense Sector Growth and Capture Lead - DC / Remote
Anduril (autonomy) - Head Of Growth, Imaging - Waltham, MA
Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Marketing Director / Manager - Hawthorne, CA
Distributed Spectrum (radio signal intel) - Business Development Director - NYC
goTenna (mesh networking) - US Army Business Development Manager - Fairfax, VA
Real-Time Innovations (SW for physical AI) - Business Development Lead, Defense - DC
Rescale (cloud-based advanced computing) - Strategic Account Executive, Majors - Remote
Anduril (autonomy) - Director, Business Development, Maritime - Washington, DC
Apex Space (satellite buses) - Strategy Director, U.S. Department Of War / U.S Intelligence Community - Los Angeles / DC
BigID (data security & compliance) - VP, Global Events & Field Marketing - Atlanta, GA
Loft Orbital (advanced satellite manufacturing) - Head Of Marketing, Orbitworks - Abu Dhabi
Obviant (defense acquisition software) - DoD GTM Lead / GTM Lead, Commercial - Arlington, VA
Onebrief (military planning) - Business Development Executive, Federal - Remote
Red Seal (network modeling) - Sales Director, West - Remote
EchoDyne (SW-defined radar) - Regional Sales Manager, US Government - Remote
PluriLock (biometric authentication) - Proposal Writer/Manager - Branchburg, NJ / Remote
TurbineOne (automated threat detection) - Director Of Foreign Military Sales - Remote
Apex Space (satellite bus) - Business Development Associate, US Government Markets - LA
Chainalysis (blockchain data analysis) - VP of Marketing - NYC
Cesium Astro (phased arrays) - Director of Business Development, National Security & Intelligence - DC
Hawkeye 360 (geospatial analytics) - Account Executive, Europe & NATO - Europe
Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Sales Director - LA
Maybell Quantum (quantum computing) - Director of North America Sales - Denver, CO
Nominal (HW test SW) - Enterprise Account Executive - Austin / NYC
Obviant (acquisition software) - GTM Lead, Commercial - Arlington, VA
Varda Space (in-space manufacturing) - Business Development Director, DOD - Huntsville, AL / DC
Noble (supply chain management) - Business Development Representative - Remote
Anduril (autonomy) - Director, Business Development, Army Air Defense - Costa Mesa / DC
Wirescreen (OSINT on China) - Head of Federal Sales - DC
Account Executive, Space Force - Herndon, VA
Enterprise Account Executive - LA
Director of Federal Sales - Remote
Army & SOCOM Senior Account Manager - Remote
Major Account Executive, Acquisition - Bay Area / Remote
Business Development Director, Turbomachinery - Torrance, CA
Director Of Business Development, Global Solutions (EMEA) - Remote
Founding Account Executive - NYC / London / Remote
Business Development Manager (defense) - Redondo Beach, CA / $135,000 – 155,000 USD / year
Vice President, Marketing / Vice President, Defense Sales - Arlington, VA
Defense Mission Lead - Ashburn, VA
Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)
Boston Materials (advanced carbon materials) - Director of Operations - Boston, MA
Havoc AI (collaborative autonomy) - Director of Government Relations - DC
Obviant (defense acquisition) - Missions Success, Govt - Arlington, VA / DC
Picogrid (sensor system integration) - Deployment Strategist - Remote
Snorkel AI (AI data platform) — Head of Business Operations - New York, NY
Swarmbotics AI (ground robot swarms) - Mission Operations & Testing Specialist - Phoenix, AZ
Vannevar Labs (non-kinetic ops) - Senior Strategy & Business Operations Lead - Remote
Anduril (autonomy) - Manager, Business Operations - McHenry, MS
Blue Origin (space launch) - Director of Additive Manufacturing Operations - Seattle, WA
Grafana Labs (open source visualization) - Director of Strategy and Planning - Remote
Paradromics (bran-computer interface) - Special Projects, Office Of The CEO - Texas
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Mission Operations Coordinator, Training - Austin, TX
Scale AI (data labels) - Operations & Strategy Manager, Public Sector - DC
Zoox (autonomous vehicles) - Senior Staff Revenue Strategy and Yield Manager - Foster City, CA
Anduril (autonomy) - Associate Director Government Relations / Director of M&A Integration - Washington, DC / Costa Mesa, CA
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - HR Operations Manager - LA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Senior Analyst, People Analytics & BI - Santa Cruz / San Carlos, CA
Wirescreen (China OSINT) - Senior Researcher - NYC
Distributed Spectrum (radio signal intel) - Mission Operations Lead - NYC
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Operations Lead - LA
SeaSats (ocean autonomy) - Government Relations Manager - DC
Shift5 (OT cybersecurity) - HR Operations Specialist - Arlington, VA
Whisper Aero (electric propulsion systems) - Senior Human Resources Operations Manager - Nashville, TN
Head of Operations, Mission Systems - Costa Mesa, CA
Mission Operations Director -Saratoga, CA
Mission Operations Manager - DC
Director, Data Center Operations - North America - Remote
Director of Internal Controls - Austin, TX
Valar Atomics (nuclear power) - Nuclear Operations Manager - Orangeville, UT
Anduril (autonomy) - Operations Associate / Operations Lead - Costa Mesa, CA
Applied Intuition (autonomous systems) - Legal Operations Manager - Mountain View, CA
ID.me (digital identity verification) - Director Of Talent Acquisition, Tech Recruiting - Mountain View, CA
Varda Space (in-space manufacturing) - Manager, Lab Operations - El Segundo, CA
Chainalysis (blockchain data analysis) - Director, GTM Finance & Strategy - NYC
Hypori (virtual mobile infra) - Talent Partner - Austin, TX
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Legal Operations Manager - Austin, TX
Anduril (autonomy) - Head Of Operations, Space - Costa Mesa, CA
Onebrief (mission planning) - Operations Manager, Air Force Global Strike Command - Shreveport, LA
Arbor (payment / credit solutions) - Chief of Staff - El Segundo
Shield AI (autonomous systems) - Staff Operations Analyst - DC
Anduril (autonomy) - Director, Emerging Talent & Programs - Costa Mesa
Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - People Ops Analyst / Systems Admin - LA
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Senior Technical Recruiter - LA
Anduril (autonomy) - Deal Strategy, USG & Prime Partnerships - DC
Ethos Systems (training) - Mission Success Operations Manager - Remote
Anduril (autonomy) - Head of Talent, Manufacturing - Costa Mesa
Director of Business Operations - LA
Mid Satcom Military Operations Analyst - Colorado Springs, CO
Senior Operations Analyst - Arlington, VA / Mountain View / San Diego
Corporate Strategy Manager - Herndon, VA
Head of North American Public Policy - DC /$140,000 – 195,000 USD / year
Data Analyst - Arlington, VA
Director Of Strategic Finance and Programs - Boston, MA
Global Supply Manager, Facilities Management/Ops - Long Beach, CA
Mission Success Manager, Navy - Remote
Operations Manager - Houston, TX
Deployment Strategist - Warp Speed - Palo Alto / NYC / Denver $110,000 - $170,000/year
Manager Of Strategy And Operations - San Diego $133,417 - $200,125
Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)
Anduril (autonomy) - Head of Frontier AI - Costa Mesa, CA / Washington, DC
Ethos Systems (training platform) - Senior Product Designer - Remote
Formic (full service automation) - Product Lead, Formic Cortex - Remote
Nominal (hardware test software) - Brand Designer - Austin, TX
Overwatch Imaging (airborne imaging solutions) - Product Owner - Hood River, OR
Sphinx Defense (satellite comms) - Senior / Program Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Anduril (autonomy) - Senior Project Manager, Manufacturing Development Process - Costa Mesa, CA
Applied Intuition (autonomous systems) - Technical Program Manager, Trucking - Sunnyvale, CA
Chaos Industries (distributed networks) - Project Manager - Hawthorne, CA
goTenna (mesh networking) - Senior Director of Product Management - Remote
Onebrief (military planning) - Technical Program Manager, NGC2 - Remote
Scale AI (data labels) - Technical Program Manager, Public Sector - DC
Apptronik (industrial robotics) - Senior Customer Success Manager - Austin, TX
C3 AI (enterprise AI) - Product Manager, Defense and Intelligence - Tysons, VA
Hadrian (manufacturing automation) - Strategic Sourcing Manager, Special Projects - LA
Obviant (acquisition data platform) - Mission Ops Lead - Arlington, VA
Senra Systems (wire harnesses) - Production Manager - Cypress / Redondo Beach, CA
Cape (privacy-focused mobile carrier) - GTM Program Manager - DC
Chaos Industries (distributed networks) - Product Marketing Director - Hawthorne, CA
Lyten (advanced materials) - Senior Technical Program Manager - San Jose, CA
May Mobility (self-driving shuttles) - Lead Product Manager - Remote
Striveworks (AI ops) - Senior Product Manager, AI Platform - Austin, TX
Wirescreen (supply chain OSINT) - Customer Success Manager - DC
Factorial Energy (solid state batteries) - Technical Project Manager - South Korea
Engineering - Software
Fictiv (vetted manufacturing platform) - Sr Cloud Devops Engineer - Oakland, CA
Freeform (3D metal printing) - Lead / Principal Software Engineer - Los Angeles, CA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Embedded Software Engineer, Navigation Algorithm - Santa Cruz, CA
Obviant (defense acquisition software) - Senior Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer - Arlington, VA / DC
Sphinx Defense (satellite comms) - Senior Backend Engineer - Colorado Springs, CO
STR (R&D) - Software Engineer, Emulation Tooling And Modeling - San Diego, CA
Apex Space (satellite busses) - Full Stack Developer - LA
Hidden Layer (cybersecurity) - Platform Engineer - Remote
Overland AI (autonomous ground vehicles) - Infrastructure Software Engineer - Seattle, WA
PsiQuantum (quantum computer) - Staff Software Engineer, Control - Palo Alto, CA
SambaNova Systems (AI computing platform) - Senior / Cloud Platform Engineer - Palo Alto, CA
Sandbox AQ (AI + quantum) - Software Engineering Resident, AI - Remote
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Flight Software Engineer - LA
Infleqtion (quantum tech) - Senior Software Engineer - Louisville, CO
Obviant (acquisition data platform) - Full Stack Engineer - Arlington, VA
Recorded Future (threat intelligence) - Team Lead, Data Engineering - Boston, MA
Istari Digital (digital engineering) - Sr. Program Manager - Dayton, OH
Obviant (defense acquisition software) - Founding Product Designer - Arlington, VA
Recorded Future (threat intelligence) - Senior Product Manager, Sandbox & Malware Intelligence - Boston, MA
Anduril (autonomy) - Director of Technical Program Management, Warfighter Systems - Bellevue, WA
Planet (satellite imagery) - Customer Success Manager, U.S Defense And Intelligence - Arlington, VA
Sphinx Defense (tactical gear) - Product Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Virtru (data encryption) - Federal Solutions Architect & Enablement Lead - Reston, VA
Lambda Labs (compute provider) - Group Product Manager, AI Infrastructure - SF
Senra Systems (IoT) - Program Manager - Redondo Beach, CA
Snorkel AI (data labeling) - Product Operations Lead - NYC
Whisper Aero (electric propulsion systems) - Senior Program Manager, Propulsors - Nashville, TN
Array Labs (advanced radars) - Marketing Strategist - Palo Alto, CA
Cape (private cellular network) - Product Designer - New York, NY
First Resonance (factory operations software) - Customer Success Manager - LA
Govini (govt contracting software) - Director of Product, AI/ML - Arlington, VA
Saronic (autonomous surface vessels) - Program Manager, Major Autonomous Shipbuilding Programs - DC
Anduril (autonomy) - Senior Product Designer, Design Systems - DC / Boston / Costa Mesa
Cape (privacy mobile carrier) - Product Manager - NYC
Lambda (ML workloads) - Principal Product Manager, Networking - SF
Nominal (hardware test software) - Product Designer - LA
Scale AI (data annotation) - Director of Product Marketing - SF
Applied Intuition (autonomous systems) - Product Manager, Small Unmanned Vehicle Autonomy - DC
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Senior Product Designer - San Carlos, CA
Teledyne (thermal imaging) - Program Execution Lead - Lewisburg, TN
Firefly Aerospace (launch vehicles) - Deputy Program Manager - Cedar Park, TX
Swarmbotics (swarm robotics) - Senior Software Engineer - Phoenix, AZ
DevOps Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer / ATX, LA
Full Stack Engineer - Arlington, VA
Palantir (big data analytics) - Software Engineer, Mission Manager - DC
Senior Software Engineer, Simulation - El Segundo
Midlevel Frontend Javascript Software Engineer - Luling, TX
Senior Software Engineer, UI - Torrance, CA/ $163,300 - $187,000 USD
C2 Radar Software Engineer - Hawthorne, CA / $130,000 – 170,000 USD / year
Data Platform Software Engineer - Mountain View, CA
Software Engineer, Java - Santa Clara, CA
Software Engineer, Tasking & Scheduling - Louisville, CO / $102,756 – 165,282 USD / year
Design Engineer I/II - Sterling, VA
Senior Software Engineer / Senior DevOps Engineer - Austin, TX $160,000–$200,00
Software Engineer - Full Stack, Defense - Mountain View, CA / $153,000 – 222,000 USD / year
Software Engineer iOS - NYC
Manager, Flight Software Engineering - Louisville, CO / $150,000 – 198,000 USD / year
Software Engineer - Mining Autonomy - Mountain View, CA / $125,000 – 222,000
Senior Devops Engineer - El Segundo, CA
Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector - Various / $184,000 - $292,560 USD
Lead Software Engineer – Vehicle Systems & Embedded Controls - Various - $180,000-$250,000 USD
Software Engineer - Apollo Platform - New York City, NY - $135,000 - 200,000 USD / year
Software Engineer, Simulation Orchestration: Mountain View, CA - $120,000 - 200,000 USD / year
Senior Software Engineer - Austin, TX $175,000 - $225,000 a year
Engineering - Hardware
EchoDyne (radar systems) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Seattle, WA
Freeform (3D metal printing) - Mechanical Engineer - Los Angeles, CA
Freeform (3D metal printing) - Senior / Manufacturing Engineer, CNC Machining - Los Angeles
Sierra Space (space habitats) - Manufacturing Engineer, Solar - Broomfield, CO
Union (factory engineering) - Manufacturing Engineer, CNC Operations - Dallas, TX
Cesium Astro (phased arrays) - Principal Mechanical Engineer I - El Segundo, CA
Divergent (advanced manufacturing) - Sr / Opto-mechanical Engineer - Torrance, CA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Composites Manufacturing Engineer - Dayton, OH
STR (R&D) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Arlington, VA
X-Bow Systems (rocket propulsion) - Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Luling, TX
Xona Space Systems (satellite navigation / timing) - Manufacturing Engineer - Burlingame, CA
Impulse Space (in-space transport) - Avionics Manufacturing Engineer - Redondo Beach, CA
Lunar Outpost (lunar exploration) - Principal Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Team Lead - Golden, CO
Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) - Manufacturing Engineer, Integration & Test - Long Beach, CA
Rocket Lab (smallsat launch) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Propulsion AVAC - Long Beach, CA
Vast Space (private space stations) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Fluid Systems - Long Beach, CA
Blue Origin (space launch) - Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Deployable Mechanisms - Seattle, WA
CX2 (spectrum dominance) - Manufacturing Engineer - El Segundo, CA
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Components Manufacturing Engineer - LA
Red 6 (augmented reality) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Santa Monica, CA
Anduril (autonomy) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Boston, MA
Freeform (autonomous metal manufacturing) - Manufacturing Engineer - Los Angeles, CA
Q-CTRL (quantum control software) - Mechanical Engineer - Sydney, Australia
Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) - Staff Launch Mechanical Engineer - Long Beach, CA
Shield AI (AI pilots) - Staff Composites Manufacturing Engineer - Dallas, TX
X-Bow Systems (rocket propulsion systems) - Mechanical Engineer, Tooling - Salt Lake City, UT / Huntsville, AL
Capella Space (earth observation data) - Senior / Mechanical Engineer (clearance preferred) - Louisville, CO
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Welding Manufacturing Engineer - Los Angeles, CA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Powertrain Mechanical Engineer, Battery - San Carlos, CA
K2 Space (high power satellites) - Avionics Manufacturing Engineer - Los Angeles, CA
PsiQuantum (quantum computer) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Milpitas, CA
Firefly Aerospace (satellite launch) - Sr. Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer - Briggs, TX
Enigma Aerospace (autonomous air cargo) - Aerospace Test Engineer - Burlington, MA
Anduril (autonomy) - Senior / Manufacturing Engineer, Energetics - Quincy, MA
Apex Space (satellite busses) - Director, Mechanical Engineering - LA
Muon Space (earth observation satellites) - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Mountain View, CA
Radiant (nuclear microreactors) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer - El Segundo
Chaos Industries (distributed networking) - Principal Mechanical Engineer - Hawthorne, CA
Hermeus (hypersonic aircraft) - Structures Manufacturing Engineer - Atlanta
Machina Labs (advanced robotic manufacturing) - Manufacturing Engineer, Tooling - LA
Radiant (nuclear microreactors) - Mechanical Engineer, Turbomachinery - El Segundo
Vast (private space station) - Tooling Manufacturing Engineer - Long Beach, CA
E-Space (LEO satellites) - Composites Manufacturing Engineer - Arlington, TX
Impulse Space (in-space transport services) - Senior Mechanical Engineer (avionics) - Redondo Beach, CA
X-Bow Systems (rocket propulsion) - Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical-fluidic Systems - Luling, TX
E-Space (data connectivity) - Staff Battery Electromechanical Engineer - Saratoga, CA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Airframe Assembly Manufacturing Engineer - Marina, CA
Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineer - LA
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Launch & Recovery Systems - Dallas, TX
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Denver, CO
Senior Launch Mechanical Engineer - Long Beach, CA
Technical Director, UAS Programs / $260,000 to 300,000 USD
Principal Aerodynamicist / $195,000 to 255,000 USD
Principal Aircraft Electrical Engineer / $145,000 to 225,000 USD
Principal Aircraft Propulsion Engineer / $165,000 to 245,000 USD
Director Of Manufacturing Engineering - Huntsville, AL
Optomechanical Engineer - Reston, VA
Federal Government & Policy
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Intern & Scholarship Opportunities
Long-time #NatSecGirlSquad partner NGA is hiring for Summer 2025 interns! Full details from Kenny Rios’ post from LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenny-rios/); Kenny has been an active member of #NSGS for nearly 10 years so take him up on the offer to chat!
Shield AI (AI pilot) - Dallas, TX / San Diego, CA
Accounting | Advanced Manufacturing Engineering | Mission Systems Engineering | Program Planning Engineering
X-Bow Systems (rocket propulsion) - Luling, TX / Sacramento, CA
Inventory & Site Logistics| Manufacturing Engineering Co-op - Columbus, MS
Radiant Nuclear (microreactors) - Mechanical Engineer Intern / Materials Engineer - El Segundo, CA
Varda Space (in-space manufacturing) - Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Internship - El Segundo, CA
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - San Carlos, CA: Electrical Engineer Intern | Mechanical Engineering Internship | Thermal Engineering Intern
Technical: Automation & DevOps Tooling | Data Engineer | Data Scientist | Firmware And C++ Development | HIL & System Validation | Mapping Software | Test Automation & QA Systems
Strategy & Ops: Employee Communications | Financial Planning & Analysis | People Operations | Recruiting | Safety Strategy
Lunar Outpost (lunar exploration) - Business Development | Mechanical Engineering | Simulation Engineering - Arvada, CO
Epirus (Torrance, CA): Manufacturing Engineering Intern | RF Engineering Intern | Supply Chain Intern | Systems Engineering Intern
Palantir (big data analytics) - Product Designer, Internship (US Government) - NYC
Undergraduate / Graduate RFIC Engineering Intern/Coop - Atlanta, GA
Palantir (big data analytics) - Software Internships:
York Space (commercial sats) - Greenwood Village, CO
2025 ROTC Scholarship Program: The Washington, D.C. Chapter has kicked off its annual ROTC Scholarship Fundraising Campaign for 2025 and we need your financial support and that of your company!
United States Internship Opportunities Bulletin
Women in National Security in Public
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