Defense Tech AI Startup Jobs
Explore startups tagged with Defense Tech and compare hiring activity, company profiles, and direct job links. This page is indexable only when a tag reaches at least 5 companies to avoid thin content.

Anduril
685 jobsDefense technology company building autonomous systems and AI-powered defense capabilities to transform military and border security operations.

Skydio
57 jobsAutonomous drone manufacturer building AI-powered drones for defense, public safety, and enterprise inspection.

Shield AI
41 jobsDefense AI company building autonomous aircraft and AI pilot technology for military applications.

Mach Industries
34 jobsDefense technology company building unmanned defense systems and distributed manufacturing.

Vannevar Labs
22 jobsDefense technology company building AI-powered software for national security missions.

Nominal
15 jobsSoftware infrastructure platform for advanced hardware systems including spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, and industrial machines.

Rune Technologies
4 jobsDefense technology company providing software platform for military logistics and field operations optimization.

Array Labs
Array Labs builds high-power, low-cost space radar systems and a formation-flying radar constellation for large-scale 3D Earth imaging and persistent monitoring.

AstroForge
AstroForge is a deep-space mining company focused on extracting valuable metals from asteroids, particularly platinum group metals (PGMs) and critical minerals. The company develops technology to locate, reach, and mine asteroids to provide sustainable resources for Earth and space industries.

Avalanche Energy
Fusion energy startup developing modular micro-fusion reactors for compact, scalable clean power and propulsion applications.

Castelion
A venture-backed defense tech company building mass-producible hypersonic weapons systems using modern hardware development and manufacturing processes.

CesiumAstro
CesiumAstro builds communications systems and phased-array hardware/software for space, air, and ground missions, supporting satellite and defense connectivity use cases.

Chaos Industries
A defense technology company specializing in counter-drone radar and other defense solutions.

CX2
Electronic warfare company building AI-driven software and hardware—incl. SIGINT payloads and autonomous drones—for spectrum dominance.

Grid Aero
Grid Aero builds autonomous cargo aircraft for long-range, high-payload logistics solutions serving both military and commercial applications with rapid development cycles.

Hadrian
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Inversion
Inversion Space is turning space into a transportation layer for Earth by building autonomous re-entry vehicles that enable precision delivery of cargo to anywhere on the planet in under an hour, creating an on-demand logistics network in Low-Earth Orbit.

Istari Digital
Digital engineering platform focused on digital twins and secure collaboration for modeling and simulation of complex systems.

Machina Labs
Machina Labs develops AI-powered robotic manufacturing systems for sheet metal forming and industrial production, reducing the need for traditional tooling.

MatrixSpace
MatrixSpace develops AI-enabled 4D radar sensing and edge-to-cloud situational awareness software for defense, security, and critical infrastructure applications.

NorthSlope Technologies
Builds autonomous systems and AI-native infrastructure for U.S. industrial supply chains focused on defense manufacturing.

Northwood
Northwood is building a global, software-defined ground network designed to scale as fast as the missions it supports, providing in-house antenna hardware and software to create a shared ground network that can scale to up to 100 gbps backhaul for satellite communications.

Northwood Space
Northwood Space builds ground infrastructure and network software that connects satellites and space systems to terrestrial internet and mission operations.

Overland AI
Overland AI develops autonomous ground vehicle software and systems for off-road and contested environments, with defense-focused robotics deployments.

Pacific Fusion
Pacific Fusion is building a high-gain pulsed magnetic fusion system designed to achieve net facility gain, delivering more fusion energy output than all stored energy input. The company develops affordable, modular fusion technology using common materials to provide abundant, clean energy for a prosperous planet.

Red Queen Bio
AI biosecurity company developing AI-powered defenses against biological threats and bioweapons. Spun out from mRNA therapeutics company Helix Nano, partners with frontier AI labs to identify emerging bio-risks and design countermeasures using advanced models, lab automation, and reinforcement learning to scale biological defenses at the same rate as AI capabilities grow.

Reveal Technology
Provides AI-powered mapping tools like Farsight to help defense teams generate 3D terrain and plan missions.

The Nuclear Company
The Nuclear Company operates as America's deployment platform for nuclear power, constructing a series of nuclear power plants using a design-once, build-many approach with proven and licensed technology to deliver safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost.
FAQ
What is the Defense Tech tag page on Fast AI Startup Jobs?
It is a curated landing page that groups AI startup companies tagged with Defense Tech, plus links to their company profiles and available jobs.
How many Defense Tech companies are included?
This page currently lists 28 companies tagged with Defense Tech.
How many jobs are associated with Defense Tech companies?
The companies on this page currently account for 858 listed jobs in our public dataset (subject to regular updates).
What roles are most common at Defense Tech companies?
Based on currently listed jobs for Defense Tech companies, the most common role groups are Engineering (2145), Other (420), Operations (221).
What funding stages are most common among Defense Tech companies?
Common funding stages on this Defense Tech page include Series A (9), Series B (7), Series C (3), Growth (2).
Where do the job links go?
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