#NatSecGirlSquad Newsletter - February 24, 2025!
LOTS of Job Opportunities + Events + #NSGSCon 2025 Date Change
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Join us for our Women in Tech Happy Hour on March 12th! Explore exciting career opportunities, and feel free to submit any open roles, opportunities, or events you'd like featured in our newsletter!
#NSGSCon 2025 Date Change
#NatSecGirlSquad Team has decided to reschedule #NSGSCon 2025 to a new date and location.
As a mission-driven organization, our commitment and loyalty to the United States, its Constitution and its laws is unshakable. We’ve made the decision to alter the date and location of this year’s annual Con so we can be completely thorough in presenting an apolitical, values-forward, and impactful array of professional and personal development opportunities for our community and to give potential partners the chance to do the same.
Upcoming Events
March 12th: Women in Tech Happy Hour, hosted by STATION DC, Revolution, and #NatSecGirlSquad. RSVP here!
Women in National Security in Public
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Job Openings
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.
APCO
International Affairs Summer/Fall '25 Internship (Ukrainian Bilingual): Washington + New York - hourly rate of $17.50
International Affairs Summer/Fall '25 Internship (Spanish or Portuguese Bilingual): Washington + New York - hourly rate of $17.50
Public Affairs/Campaigns & Advocacy Internship - Summer/Fall '25: Washington, DC + Raleigh, NC - hourly rate of $17.50
Mid-Level Public Affairs & Strategic Communications Professional: Singapore
Project Assistant, Public Affairs and Communications: Tokyo, Japan
Senior Consultant, Public Affairs, Consulting: Tokyo, Japan
Intern, Public Affairs & Lobbying: Rome, Italy -
Senior Consultant, Public Affairs: Washington, DC, United States - $70,000/year to $100,000/year
Director, Public Affairs: Rome, Italy
Senior Leader, US Government Advocacy & Lobbying: Washington, DC, United States - $180,000/year to $300,000/year
Senior Leader, Corporate Government Affairs: Washington, DC, United States - $180,000/year to $300,000/year
Associate Director, Public Affairs/Healthcare: Rome, Italy
Praktikum - Public Relations / Public Affairs (w/m/x) ab Februar/März 2025: Berlin, Germany + Munich, Germany + Frankfurt am Main, Germany -
Associate Director, Global Public Affairs (US-India): Washington, DC, United States - $90,000/year to $120,000/year.
Consultant, Public Affairs: Washington, DC, United States - $60,000/year to $90,000/year
Multilateral Digital Policy Consultant, Cybersecurity & AI: New York, NY, United States - $78,000/year to $145,000/year
Apple
PACE, Senior Regulatory Engineering Project Manager (EPM): Cupertino, California - $195,500 and $293,800
Senior Regulatory Engineering Program Manager - Health/Product Integrity: Cupertino, California - $195,500 and $293,800
Senior Regulatory Engineering Program Manager- Satellite/Product Integrity: Cupertino, California - $195,500 and $293,800
Government Affairs Manager Italy: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Security Software Engineering Manager, Data Protection: Cupertino, California $190,700 and $329,600
American Express:
Director - Risk Management: New York, New York - 130,000 to $205,000
Senior Analyst, Brand Planning: New York, New York - $55,000 to $105,000
Manager, Control Management, Risk I.D. & Assessment: New York, New York - $80,000 to $155,000
Engineering Director- Integrated Risk Management: New York, New York - $170,000 to $255,000
Engineering Director: New York, New York, - $170,000 to $255,000
Atlantic Council
Associate Director, Forward Defense: Atlantic Council Headquarters – Washington, DC - $67,000 to $87,000
Assistant Director, GeoEconomics Center: Washington, DC - $60,000 to $62,000
Facility and Office Manager, Office of Finance and Operations: Washington, DC - $67,000 to $75,000
Director, Strategic Giving: Washington, DC -$150,000 – $180,000
Program Assistant, Women Innovators (WIn) Fellowship, empowerME, Middle East Programs: Washington, DC - $53,000 to $59,000
Assistant Director, Realign for Palestine, Middle East Programs: Washington, DC $60,000 to $65,000
Legal Fellow, Strategic Litigation Project: Remote – US
Director, Democracy + Tech Initiative, Digital Forensic Research Lab: Washington, DC - $160,000 to $210,000
Deputy Director, Security, Information Technology, and Risk: Washington, DC - $100,000 to $125,000
Director, Public Sector Partnerships: Washington, DC - $150,000 – $180,000
American Enterprise Institute
Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellowship Program: US-DC-Washington
(Senior) Research/Data Analyst, Housing Center: Washington, DC
The Atlantic
Senior Designer, Marketing: New York - $87,000 - $100,000
American Security Project
Coordinator, External Relations and Development: Washington, DC - $55,000-$65,000
Aspen Institute
Executive Assistant: Washington DC - $60,000 - $70,000
Financial Analyst: Washington DC - $65,000 - $83,000
Data & Enablement Associate (Cvent): Washington DC - $70,000 - $77,000
Australian Embassy
Department of Defence - Senior Finance Officer - PN NEW - LE5 Washington DC $89,264 - $104,425
Department of Defence - Visits and Events Officer - PN 11650 - LE4 Washington DC $75,175 - $87,941
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - LE4 - Consular and Passports Officer - PN 11706 Washington, D.C. $75,175 - $87,941
Anduril
Air Defense - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Sentry Towers - Costa Mesa, CA $120,000 - 180,000 USD / year
Manager, Proposal and Capture - DC $140,000 - $210,000 USD
Senior Manager, Global Network Operations - Costa Mesa, CA $150,000 - 225,000 USD / year
Business Operations, Classified Capabilities Costa Mesa, CA $150,000 - 225,000 USD / year
Air Dominance & Strike - Senior Product UX Designer - DC / Seattle $154,000 - 231,000 USD / year
Senior Software Engineer, Maneuver Dominance - Costa Mesa $168,000 - $252,000 USD
Lattice Platform - Principal Software Engineer / Staff Software Engineer - Costa Mesa or Seattle $188,000 - 282,000 USD / year & $196,000 - 294,000 USD / year
AWS
Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering Austin, TX/ Seattle, WA/ Herndon, VA/ Columbus, OH/ Johnstown, OH $105,100- $185,000
Sr. Construction Manager, AMER East Construction Richmond, Stafford, Lousia, VA
BAE
Intelligence Analyst (FMV) $ 61,820- $105,050
Chief Engineer- Systems Sterline, VA $146,670- $249,330
GEOINT Production Editor St. Lewis, MO or Springfield, VA $60,076- $102,130
Bank of America
Technical Analyst – Cyber Security: Charlotte, North Carolina
Beacon Global Strategies
Associate: Washington, DC - $85,000
Vice President: Washington, DC
British Embassy
Trade Policy Officer Washington, D.C $66,497
Chief of Staff- The Cohan Group Compensation varies and is commensurate with skills and experience level. Base salary: $180,000/year – $230,000/year
Fellowship Program- The Cohan Group Compensation varies and is commensurate with skills and experience level.Base salary: $80,000/year – $95,000/year
Council on Foreign Relations
Program Assistant, Corporate Affairs: New York, NY - $55,000 – $58,000
Deputy Editor, Foreign Affairs: New York, NY - $130,000 to $150,000
Associate Director/Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Media Relations: New York, NY - $75,000 to $90,000 per year for associate director level, depending on experience
$90,000 to $115,000 per year for deputy director level, depending on experience
Research Associate, Digital and Cyberspace Policy: Washington, DC - $55,000 – $58,000
Stanton Nuclear Security Senior Fellow: Washington, DC - $200,000 – $234,000
Supervisor, Building Maintenance: New York, NY - $90,000 – $115,000
CSIS
Intern - Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy / International Security Program (Summer 2025): Washington, DC - $17.50/hour
Intern - Project on Nuclear Issues (Spring 2025): Washington, District of Columbia - $17.50/hour
Intern - Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (Spring 2025): Washington, District of Columbia -$17.50/hour
Program Coordinator/Program Manager - Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics: Washington, District of Columbia -$55,000-$65,000
Program Manager - Critical Minerals Security Program: Washington, DC, -$60,000-$65,000
Director and Senior Fellow - Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group: Washington, District of Columbia - $180,000 and $215,000
Intern - Global Health Policy Center (Spring 2025): Washington, District of Columbia - $17.50/hour
Intern - Renewing American Innovation Project (Spring 2025): Washington, District of Columbia - $17.50/hour
Intern – Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program (Spring 2025): Washington, District of Columbia - $17.50/hour
Vice President - Economic Security & Technology Department: Washington, District of Columbia - $190,000 -$250,000
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow - Economics Program: Washington, District of Columbia - $125,000 -$200,000
CRM Associate - External Relations/ Information Technology: Washington, District of Columbia - $60,000-$65,000
Fellow - Critical Minerals Security Program: Washington, District of Columbia - $80,000-$120,000
Mid/Senior Web Designer - iDeas Lab: Washington D.C., DC, USA, District of Columbia - $70,000 - $90,000
Coinbase
Security Engineer: Remote, Singapore - $143,700—$143,700 SGD
Privacy Analyst: Remote - USA -$113,900—$134,000
Security Compliance Analyst: Remote - USA - $131,325—$154,500
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Coinbase Card): Remote - USA - $186,005—$218,900
Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform Nodes: Remote - USA - $186,065—$218,900
Chainalysis
Data Analyst, Investigations - Chainalysis Government Solutions: Washington DC - $113K – $188K
Senior Product Data Analyst: New York, NY - $93K – $170K
Senior Software Engineer, Risk & Compliance: Ontario, Quebec
Data Integration Engineer: Remote - USA - $114.1K – $211.9K
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!
Discord
Senior Software Engineer - Realtime Infrastructure: San Francisco, CA or Remote - $183,000 to $201,500
Senior Data Engineer: San Francisco, CA - $183,000 to $201,500
Staff Software Engineer, E-Commerce Platform: San Francisco, CA or Remote - $223,000 - $245,500
Bilingual Threat Operations Specialist: San Francisco, CA -$109,000 to $120,000
Edelman
Vice President, Business Operations – AI Transformation: New York / Washington DC - $105,000 - $160,000
Media Supervisor, Energy: Washington DC / Chicago / New York / Atlanta -$68,000 - $96,000
Director, Creator Marketing (SAS): New York / Los Angeles / Chicago / Austin - $80,000 - $120,000
Manager, Influencer Marketing: Los Angeles / New York / Seattle / San Francisco / Chicago / Atlanta / Austin - $60,000 - $80,000
Senior Service Delivery Specialist - Global AV: New York - $60,000 - $92,000
GM Defense
Lead Security Technology Specialist Warren, Michigan
Technical Enablement Strategist Remote (Must be within a 50- mile radius of (Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford or Mountain View) $110,000- $245,000
Senior Software Engineer Hybrid (expected to report to Mountain View, CA, Austin, TX 3 times per week.
Google
Senior Cyber Security Consultant, Google Public Sector: Reston, VA - $161,000-$239,000
Tier 2 Security Incident Response Security Engineer: Reston, VA - $161,000-$239,000
Lead Analyst, Trust and Safety, Responsible AI Testing: Seattle, WA - $156,000-$234,000
Analyst, YouTube Product Policy, Government Affairs and Public Policy: Washington D.C - $90,500-$132,000
Analyst, YouTube Business Policy, Government Affairs and Public Policy: Washington D.C - $90,500-$132,000
Manager, Research and Insights, Government Affairs and Public Policy: Washington D.C. - $134,000-$198,000
JP Morgan Chase
Tech Risk Assurance Director – Cyber Risk Pillar: Wilmington, DE -
Sr Lead Cyber Security Architect - CTC M&A: Plano, TX
Cyber Intelligence Vice President- Cybersecurity Publications: New York, NY
Technology Operational Risk Management - Mainframe & Database - Vice President: Tampa, FL
Sr Lead Cybersecurity Architect- WFT: Columbus, OH
L3Harris
Senior Specialist, Cyber Intelligence: Salt Lake City, Utah -
Specialist, Cyber Intelligence: Carlsbad, California
Specialist, Configuration Management: Greenville, Texas
Sr. Associate, Engineering Services: Malabar, Florida
Lockheed Martin
FPGA Design Engineer: Orlando, Florida
Staff Hardware Engineer: Liverpool, New York
Sr. Ground Hardware Engineer, COMSEC - Clearance Required: Springfield, Virginia
McCain Institute
Program Coordinator: Washington DC
Executive Support Specialist: Washington DC
Netflix
Software Engineer L4/L5, Training Platform, Machine Learning Platform: Remote - CA, US -$100,000 - $720,000
Security Engineer (L4), Cloud Security: USA - Remote - $100,000 - $720,000
Mantech
Quality Assurance Manager Sunol CA $102,200- $169,500
NEPA Specialist Remote $114,700- $191,300
Senior Program Analyst Washington DC $86,500, $144,300
Navy Combat Systems Engineer Washington DC $96,100- $159,900
NY Times
Manager, Data and Insights, Marketing New York NY $120,000- $135,000
Senior Analyst, Data and Insights, Games New York, NY $96,000, $110,000
NATO
Staff Assistant- Workforce Norfolk VA $6,747 (Monthly)
Section Head (Workforce)/ Deputy Branch Head Norfolk VA- $12,016.96 (Monthly)
Senior Staff (Defence Planning Analysis Norfolk VA $10,350.80
Politico
Temporary HR Data Specialist: Arlington, VA
Manager, Systems Engineering: Arlington, VA
PWC
IN-Associate VAPT SOC Managed Services Advisory: Mumbai
Forensic Technology and eDiscovery Senior Manager: Toronto
Data Protection Expert: Prague
Senior Platform Engineer: Warszawa + Poznań + Wrocław + Lublin + Gdańsk + Kraków + Łódź
CD-Cyber Security Incident Response Associate: Bangalore
Roblox
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - Gaming Platform: San Mateo, CA, United States - $238,520—$289,460
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, PhD New Grad - Communication Safety: San Mateo, CA, United States - $218,540—$218,540
Data Engineering Manager: Gurugram, Haryana, India
Engineering Manager, Communication Safety: San Mateo, CA, United States $289,460—$338,270
Engineering Manager-Data Platform: San Mateo, CA, United States $289,460—$338,270
Principal Application Security Engineer: San Mateo, CA, United States - $351,130—$425,990
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Content Safety: San Mateo, CA, United States - $289,460—$338,270
Principal Software Engineer, Account Authentication: San Mateo, CA, United States - $289,460—$338,270
Principal Software Engineer, Traffic Engineering: San Mateo, CA, United States - $283,780—$331,640
Senior Data Scientist: Gurugram, Haryana, India
Finance Data Engineer: Gurugram, Haryana, India
Executive Assistant, Office of the CEO: San Mateo, CA, United States - $129,320—$156,930
Senior Frontend Software Engineer, Marketplace: San Mateo, CA, United States - $218,540—$283,780
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer- Productivity Platforms and Ecosystems: San Mateo, CA, United States - $222,910—$289,460
Senior Manager, Campus Security & Emergency Response, Global Security: San Mateo, CA, United States - $163,460—$214,260
Senior Strategic Financial Analyst, Revenue: San Mateo, CA, United States - $139,050—$170,340
Rolls-Royce
Senior System Security Engineer: Indianapolis, IN - $110,476 - $179,524
System Safety & Reliability Engineer: Indianapolis, IN - $70,629 - $105,943
Senior Finance Analyst: Indianapolis, IN - $76,484 - $114,726
NDE Engineer: Indianapolis, IN - $88,334 - $132,502
RTX
Machine Shop Operator Spokane, WA $36,899.20- $49,920
Senior Systems Engineer McKinney, TX $82,000- $162,000
Property Operations Manager McKinney, TX, Tucson, AZ, Indianapolis, IN, Andover MA, El Segundo, CA $112,000- $224,000
Strategy Division of PwC
Tax Acceleration Center Specialist - Summer / Fall 2025: FL-Tampa - 42,000 - $76,500
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics Strategy and Program Design Manager: GA-Atlanta, MN-Minneapolis, IL-Chicago, DC-Washington, US-Hybrid, NY-New York, TX-Dallas, CA-San Francisco, PA-Philadelphia, WA-Seattle, TX-Houston: $100,000 - $232,000
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics Strategy and Program Design Senior Associate: GA-Atlanta, MN-Minneapolis, IL-Chicago, DC-Washington, US-Hybrid, NY-New York, TX-Dallas, CA-San Francisco, PA-Philadelphia, WA-Seattle, TX-Houston: $84,000 - $202,000
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics - Analytics - Manager: PA-Philadelphia, GA-Atlanta, NY-New York: $100,000 - $232,000
Risk & Compliance - Pharma/Med Tech - Manager: CA-Irvine, IL-Chicago, DC-Washington, MA-Boston, US-Hybrid, NY-New York, NJ-Florham Park, TX-Dallas, PA-Philadelphia: $100,000 - $232,000
FS R&R – Financial Risk Transformation, Manager: NC-Charlotte, IL-Chicago, DC-Washington, MA-Boston, NJ-Florham Park, NY-New York: $100,000 - $232,000
SAIC
Cybersecurity Specialist: RICHMOND, VA
Cybersecurity Engineer: SAN DIEGO, CA - $80,001 - $120,000
Information Security Engineer: STERLING, VA
RMF Analyst SME: QUANTICO, VA
Cyber Security Analyst: RESTON, VA
Policy Analyst Consultant: CHANTILLY, VA
Technical Data Analyst: OAK HARBOR, WA
Counterintelligence Analyst: QUANTICO, VA
TRM Labs
Forward Deployed Engineer - US National Security. Washington D.C. The estimated base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $275,000.
AI Engineer: Remote
Blockchain Intelligence Analyst: Remote
Forward Deployed Engineer - US National Security: Washington DC
Global Investigator - National Security: Washington DC
Senior Compliance Engineer: Remote
Senior Data Scientist, Analytics: Remote
Senior Software Engineer, Product (Backend): Remote
The Asia Group
IT Operations Coordinator Washington DC $68,000- $92,000
Staff Accountant Washington DC $68,000- $92,000
Recruiting Manager Washington DC $78,000- $105, 000
Visa
Sr. Cyber Security Engineer: Atlanta, GA
Sr. Data Scientist - Visa Predictive Modeling: Washington DC
Cybersecurity Analyst - Sr. Consultant - Red Team: Ashburn, VA
Washington Post
Technical Support Engineer: Washington DC
Senior Data Engineer: Washington DC
Staff Full Stack Software Engineer - Data/AI: Washington DC
Senior Software Engineer - Android App Development: Washington DC
Staff Software Engineer - Process Automation: Washington DC
From #NatSecGirlSquad Partners
Youtube
Software Engineer III, Machine Learning (Recommendations, Rankings, and Predictions): San Bruno, CA -$136,000-$200,000
Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure: Mountain View, CA - $189,000-$284,000
Information Security Engineer, YouTube Main App (Android):
San Bruno, CA - $189,000-$284,000
National Geospatial Agency (NGA)
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!
Assorted Mission-Driven Business
Motive International, LLC. General Interest Application.
Irregular Warfare Researchers (Call for Expression of Interest) by Motive International, LLC - Washington DC!
Red Team Operator by Barclays. Remote - Washington, DC
RTI International has a large assortment of open roles!
Shield AI has multiple career opportunities. Find them all here!
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (military). San Diego CA, Pensacola FL, Great Lakes IL, & Norfolk VA. $59,966 - $88,786 per year.
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Associate Director, Forward Defense: Atlantic Council Headquarters – Washington, DC, Full-time. $65,000 to $87,000 per year.
Director, GeoStrategy Initiative: Atlantic Council Headquarters - Washington DC, Full-time. $150,000 to $190,000.
Growth Family Jobs (BD, Sales, Contracting)
Applied Intuition (vehicle autonomy) - Defense Marketing Lead - Arlington, VA $150,000 to $175,000 USD
Darkhive (autonomous UAVs) - Head Of Software Sales / Head Of Hardware Sales - San Antonio $145,000 - 180,000 USD / year
Rescale (cloud computing)- Account Executive, Public Sector - Remote $240K – $320K
Applied Intuition (autonomous systems) - Account Manager, Defense - Mountain View, CA $65,000 - 400,000 USD / year
Rainmaker (weather modification) - Technical Proposal Writer - El Segundo $90,000 - 110,000 USD / year
Rescale (cloud computing platform) - Account Executive, Public Sector - DC $1,200,000 - 2,000,000 USD / year
Strategy & Ops Family Jobs (Biz Ops, People, CoS, Finance)
Astranis (comms satellites) - Regulatory Team Lead - SF $170,000 - $215,000 USD
Greynoise (threat intelligence) - Strategy & Operations - Remote $110,000 - 140,000 USD / year
Sandbox AQ (AI + Quantum) - Sr. Director Of Business Operations & Strategy / Business Operations And Strategy Lead - Remote $229,000 - 321,000 USD / year
Maybell Quantum (quantum computing) - Business Operations Manager - Denver $110,000 - 160,000 USD / year
Palantir (big data analytics) - Deployment Strategist - Warp Speed - Palo Alto / NYC / Denver $110,000 - $170,000/year
Product Family Jobs (Product, Program, Success)
Service Desk - Tier 1 NIPR Technician: Norfolk, Virginia - $25-$27/ hour
SharePoint Operations Lead: Remote, US - $85,150.00 - $153,925.00
Senior Strategic Planner: Fort Meade, Maryland -$89,700.00 - $162,150.00
Incident Response Analyst: Arlington, Virginia -$85,150.00 - $153,925.00
System Administrator: Paducah, Kentucky -$50,050.00 - $90,475.00
Time & Pay Solutions Specialist: Oak Ridge, Tennessee - $39,000.00 - $70,500.00
Epirus (directed energy) - Material Program Manager - Torrance, CA 92,100 - 106,900 USD / year
Sandbox AQ (AI + quantum) - Head Of Product, AI - Remote $250,000 - 350,000 USD / year
Second Front (govt SaaS) - Product Marketing Manager - Remote $129,000 - $140,000 a year
Epirus (directed energy) - Principal Technical Project Manager - Torrance, CA $166,200 - 195,000 USD / year
Firestorm Labs (adaptable UAVs) - Technical Program Manager, Launched Effects / Tempest - San Diego $166,200 - 195,000 USD / year
Formic (robotic automation) - Program Manager, Production Optimization - Woodridge, IL $120,000 - $170,000 USD
Vast Space (private space station) - Senior Technical Project Manager, Haven - 2 - Long Beach, CA $150,000 - 180,000 USD / year
Engineering - Software
Cyber Systems Security Engineer-Level 2: Palmdale, California - $76,600 - $146,800
RF Software Engineer: Hanover, Maryland - $114,100 - $218,600
Systems Engineer with Poly: Annapolis Junction, Maryland - $100,400 - $192,500
Freeform (building solutions) - Software Engineer (C++) - Hawthorne, CA $100,000 - 145,000 USD / year
K2 Space (large sats) - Fullstack Software Engineer (Mission Ops) - LA $115,000 - 200,000 USD / year
Kymeta (satellite antennas) - Software Engineer - Redmond, WA $90,000 - 150,000 USD / year
Modern Intelligence (defense AI) - Senior Software Engineer - Austin, TX $175,000 - $225,000 a year
Sandbox AQ (AI + Quantum) - Senior Software Engineer - Avionics - AQNAV- Remote $154,000 - 256,000 USD / year
Vannevar Labs (non-kinetic software) - Data Platform Backend Engineer - Remote $130,000 - 180,000 USD / year
Engineering - Hardware
Hardware Engineer: Colorado Springs, CO - $100,400 - $192,500
Electrical Component Engineer / Electrical Engineer Sr Staff (Level V): Littleton Colorado - $118,100 - $226,400
Component Engineer, Sr: Littleton Colorado - $82,200 - $157,500
Liverpool NY -$100,400 - $192,500
Hardware System Engineer Stf / Integration & Test: Owego, New York - $100,400 - $192,500
Flir (thermal imaging) - Mechanical Engineer - Rancho Cordova, CA $113,600.00-$151,400.000
Relativity Space (3D printed rockets) - Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanisms Build & Test - Long Beach, CA $130,000 - $166,000 USD
Chaos Industries (distributed networks) - Field RF Engineer - Hawthorne, CA $120,000 - $210,000
Relativity Space (reusable rockets) - Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Integration & Test - Long Beach, CA $130,000 - 166,000 USD / year
Sierra Space (commercial space infra) - RF Engineer II / III - Louisville, CO $104,827.91 - $144,138.39
Urban Sky (aerial data capture) - Manufacturing Engineering Technician - Denver $30 - 34 USD / hour
Federal Government & Policy
In-Q-Tel (nat sec investing) - Director of Analysis, Innovation Strategy - Arlington, VA $132,347 - $172,199
Zoox (autonomous mobility) - Senior Policy And Regulatory Affairs Manager - DC $129,000 - 162,000 USD / year
Associate at Washington Office - Washington D.C. $50,000 - 75,000 + benefits and bonus!
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Returning Candidate?
Fellow/Senior Fellow for Climate Change Policy - New York or D.C: $125,000 – $225,000 depending on experience
Associate Director/Deputy Director, Media Relations - D.C.: $75,000 to $90,000 per year for associate director level, depending on experience or $90,000 to $115,000 per year for deputy director level, depending on experience
US Senator-Elect Job Opportunities Directory: Elissa Slotkin
Council on Foreign Relations - Job Opportunities!
FBI
Special Agent: Full-time, $97,300 - $125,544 per year.
Department of Defense
Foreign Affairs Specialist: Pentagon, Arlington, VA. $117,962 - $191,900 per year
Commissions, Think Tanks, and Academia
National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology. Detail opportunities for current federal employees.
Optical Structures, Thermal, and Mechanisms Senior Manager: Louisville, Colorado; Sunnyvale, California - $146,800 - $281,400
Agile SME: Annapolis Junction, MD - $126,400—$256,300
Analytic Methodologist: Springfield VA - $97,300—$196,500
Application Development Lead: Washington DC - $114,700—$221,100
Business Analyst: Washington DC - $62,100—$120,000
Change Management Practitioner: Suitland MD - $87,300—$143,400
Change Practitioner: Lorton VA - $126,300—$243,100
AWS Python Developer: Chantilly VA - $93,400—$185,800
Part-Time, Freelance, and Fellowship Opportunities
Pallas Foundation, Fellowship Program: We're excited to announce that our application window for Spring 2025 is open from October 17 - July 29th.
Center for National Security at Fordham Law, CNS Morning Brief Writer/Editor. $100 - $125 / brief.
Capital Connections Therapy Group, every Wednesday at 7PM ET email ADMIN@JJONESSECURE.COM to register
Intern & Scholarship Opportunities
Harbinger (commercial EVs) - Intern, Systems Engineering / Cybersecurity / Capital Markets - Garden Grove, CA $25 - 35 USD / hour
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Tooling Design Intern - Marina, CA $22 - 31 USD / hour
United States Internship Opportunities Bulletin
Astranis (communications satellites) - Harness Design Engineer Intern - San Francisco, CA
Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies Fellow: Washington D.C.
Nominal (engineering data) - Software Engineer Internship - New York City, NY
Red Cell (venture studio) - Graduate Cyber Practice Internship / Operations Internship - Tysons Corner / DC
Virtual Support Group: Afghanistan Volunteers: Applications are due by January 31st!
Air Space Intelligence (contested logistics) - Internship, Software Engineer - Boston
Darkhive (autonomous UAVs) - Summer 2025 Internship: Hardware Engineer / Software Engineer - San Antonio
Joby Aviation (eVTOL) - Materials And Process Intern (Summer 2025) - Marina, CA
Women in National Security in Public
Event Requests
Looking for a panelist or event speaker? Look no further than #NatSecGirlSquad! In addition to using the Listserv and Herd Mentality, submit a request for Newsletter inclusion to the #NatSecGirlSquad Operations Team.
Media Inquiries
On a deadline? The Ops Team is always standing by to help connect the media with #NatSecGirlSquad members with relevant expertise. You can reply directly to this newsletter or send an email to media@unicornstrategies.com
Publishing Opportunities
#NatSecGirlSquad is opening the floodgates (we hope!) to publish original work from the Community! Learn more about the submission guidelines here.
In case you missed the virtual information session on the process. You can watch the Zoom Recording:
