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3,245 articles$100M ARR in One Quarter: ElevenLabs Deploys Founding Canadian Enterprise AE
ElevenLabs' $22B secondary tender offer doubles its valuation, providing employee liquidity and funding a Canada enterprise expansion. The founding Enterprise Account Executive role targets financial services and public sector buyers amid policy tailwinds.
90 Parts Radiation-Tested, 25 Qualified: Thales Alenia's Hardest Gate
Analysis of Thales Alenia Space's 2,866 global openings reveals hiring clusters in France and Italy, a Workday ATS that eliminates 50–80% of candidates via keyword scanning, dual HR systems governed by separate French/Italian collective agreements, and a technical screening process that prioritizes
Qubit Physics Isn't the Bottleneck. The 19-Inch Rack Is.
Equal1 closed a €51M Series B to deploy rack-mounted silicon-spin quantum servers (Bell-1) that fit standard data-center infrastructure. The funding enables manufacturing scale-up and hiring of cryomechanical engineers for data-center-scale quantum computing.
Thales Alenia Space Builds Software-Defined Satellites. Its Screen Rejects Software-Only Engineers.
Analysis of Thales Alenia Space's current job openings across European and U.S. sites, highlighting the skill gap between heritage ECSS standards and new-space software demands, and detailing the company's multi-stage screening funnel including Workday ATS, Saville psychometrics, and technical asses
State Department Didn't Fund Drones. It Funded a Live Logistics Map of 130M Africans.
The U.S. State Department awarded Zipline up to $150M to expand medical drone delivery across five African nations, tripling its network to 15,000 health facilities and reaching 130M people. The pay-for-performance model requires host governments to commit funds, with Rwanda first to sign. Zipline's
2026 delay forces Rocket Lab to prioritize ground testing
Rocket Lab postpones its Neutron launch to 2026, emphasizing extensive ground testing to validate reusable booster durability and reduce launch risks.
Thales Alenia Space to Hire 2,001 Across Europe’s Space Sovereignty Push
Thales Alenia Space is expanding its workforce to meet demand for satellite solutions, focusing on telecom, Earth observation, and defense. Key roles include AI integration specialists and satellite engineers, supporting EU space autonomy and partnerships with ESA and NASA.
AI replaces grunt work, but Maven Bio still hires 19 in Boston's competitive market
Maven Bio's AI Analyst is now used by top pharma companies and 20+ enterprise accounts to convert raw BioPharma data into actionable intelligence, replacing manual research with AI analysis.
60-80% of Applicants Fail Thales Alenia Space's First Hurdle. What Gives?
Thales Alenia Space is hiring 218 positions across telecommunications, navigation, defense, and space exploration divisions. Roles include engineering, project management, and technical operations with salaries ranging from $21K to $375K.
2,001 Engineers Needed: Thales Alenia Space's $100M Smart Factory Opens in Rome
Thales Alenia Space is adding 2,001 new hires in 2025, driven by a €100 million Smart Factory opening in Rome and demand across its space systems portfolio. The company employs over 8,000 people across 14 European sites.
$20B Army Contract Spawns 200 Weekly Hires at $194K Median Pay
Anduril Industries' $20 billion Army contract marks a major shift in defense procurement, with rapid hiring and AI-driven autonomous systems challenging traditional defense primes.
Thales Alenia Space Hires 2,001 in 2025 for ESA's €862M Lunar Lander
Thales Alenia Space is hiring 2,001 roles in 2025 to staff ESA's €862 million Argonaut lunar lander. The company seeks engineers for propulsion, software, and mission-critical systems.
Hired 218 in 7 Days: What Thales Alenia Space Wants
Thales Alenia Space ramped up hiring in 2025, adding 218 roles in a week as part of major contracts. The company is seeking engineers for satellite programs across the US and Europe, emphasizing technical depth and systems thinking.
Thales Alenia Space Hires 2,000 as Space Economy Surpasses $570 Billion
Thales Alenia Space, a 67/33 joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, leads Europe's space initiatives in satellite manufacturing, navigation, and exploration. The company is hiring 2,000+ roles as demand for space technology grows.
Rappi Hires 15 in Brazil as Colombia fines it $1.09M over consumer violations
Rappi secures $25M Series F funding from Amazon to expand AI logistics, acquires Fountain9, partners with OpenAI, and plans Brazil expansion with R$1.4B investment.
Thales Alenia's 221 Weekly Adds Shrink to 66 for One Cause
Thales Alenia Space's live job board shows 66 open roles despite 221 added in a week. Analysis reveals focused, function-specific hiring in sales, engineering, and bid management, not mass surge. Strict ATS screening filters most applicants before human review, favoring space-systems domain skills.
No University Teaches This. Thales Alenia Space Posts 218 Roles in a Week for 2026 Servicing Demo
Thales Alenia Space leads the EROSS SC mission, Europe's first end-to-end demonstration of automated rendezvous and robotic satellite servicing. The €12M project validates capture, refuelling, and payload exchange, with a 2030 debris removal goal. A cross-disciplinary consortium and French hiring su
Thales Alenia rejects applicants missing one residency paper trail
Thales Alenia Space added about 220 roles in a week, focused on US engineering and sales. Candidates face strict UK security clearance and a subsidiary-specific hiring screen separate from Thales Group.
Airbus Plugs Into 5 Million Drone Sorties a Year — First Western Prime Inside Ukraine's Combat Loop
Airbus Defence and Space signs a strategic MoU with Ukraine's Brave1 battlefield innovation hub, becoming the first Western defence prime to integrate directly into the frontline co-testing loop. The partnership establishes joint task forces for loitering munitions beyond 40 km, electronic warfare,
Orbio's 6-Person Team Turns 20 TB/Day Into a $15B Methane Liability Feed
Orbio Earth, a Y Combinator S23 graduate, is hiring a founding product engineer to own and scale its methane monitoring platform. The remote-first role involves end-to-end responsibility for satellite data ingestion, ML detection, quantification APIs, and infrastructure. Orbio processes 10–20 TB of
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