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2,395 articlesPittsburgh Writes the Code. Arizona Contract Drivers Run 400-Mile Shifts in 140-Degree Heat to Prove It.
Latitude AI is hiring contract test operators at Ford's Arizona Proving Grounds in Wittmann to validate Level 3 autonomous driving at scale. The desert facility provides extreme heat and high-mileage testing needed for L3 certification, using a scalable contract workforce for cost-effective validati
Thales to Hire 3,300 in France, Merging Space and Electronic Warfare Workforces
Thales plans to hire 3,300 people in France in 2026, part of a global 9,000+ target, focusing on space manufacturing (Cannes) and electronic warfare/navigation (Sophia-Antipolis) under France's sovereign industrial strategy driven by military programming law and EU defence funds.
Only the Second Part 450 Licensee Is Staffing a Production Line Before First Orbit
Inversion Space's Arc reusable reentry capsule aims to return cargo from orbit within an hour. The company is validating thermal protection with NASA, hiring for rate production targeting a 2026 orbital demo, while the Pentagon's Golden Dome program drives a defense talent surge that overlaps with c
Starlink Built a 700,000-Square-Foot Factory in Rural Texas to Serve 2.8 Billion Users Globally
Starlink's profitability drives global hiring surge for satellite production, ground infrastructure, and operations roles. New positions in Bastrop and Redmond support Direct-to-cell technology expansion.
Anduril's $194K Middle East Hire: Defense AI's First Global Deployment Role
Anduril Industries is hiring an International Deployment Lead in the Middle East, expanding its autonomous systems through a UAE-EDGE joint venture. The Omen production moves to the UAE, supporting regional AI defense market growth.
Starlink Hits 10 Million Users as SpaceX Adds 90 Gateway Jobs
SpaceX's Starlink is expanding its ground infrastructure sourcing team in Redmond and scaling up operations in Bastrop to support rapid subscriber growth and global gateway deployment.
Robots Manage Starshield, Yet 91 Human Jobs Appear
SpaceX wins a $2.29B Space Force contract to develop Starshield, a satellite communications backbone using AI and autonomous operations for secure military data relay.
Europe's Quantum Satellite Needs 226 Workers. China's Already Has Micius in Orbit.
ESA's SAGA mission will deploy Europe's first satellite-based quantum encryption system, using quantum key distribution to provide theoretically unbreakable secure communications for governments and protect against future quantum computer threats.
Ford Hires 550 Ex-Argo Engineers to Build L3 Autonomy Team
Ford's Latitude AI hires 550 former Argo AI employees to develop L3 autonomy for consumer vehicles, focusing on phased ADAS delivery by 2027.
Four Giants Chase the Same 1,375 Cleared Engineers — Lockheed Just Bought the Whole Pond
Lockheed Martin is the frontrunner to acquire Ultra Maritime for $3.5 billion, adding 1,375 cleared engineers specializing in sonar arrays, torpedo guidance, and USV autonomy across U.S., UK, and Australian navies. The deal faces UK National Security and Investment Act and CFIUS reviews.
Space Force Reversed a $1.4B Single Award. The Fix Is a Cloud Marketplace.
The U.S. Space Force is shifting from government-owned ground stations to a commercial cloud-based marketplace, creating a surge in demand for engineers who combine RF expertise, DevOps skills, and orbital mechanics knowledge. Hiring is concentrated in Colorado Springs, backed by billions in new con
Boeing Cuts 300 Exquisite Jobs. Millennium Adds Shifts for 100 Satellites.
Millennium Space Systems expands El Segundo production for the Resolute mid-class satellite platform (2-4 kW), targeting 26 deliveries in 2026 against a 100-satellite backlog. Resolute entered preliminary design review, uses flight-proven common products, and supports missions across orbits. 14 open
50+ V-BAT Crashes in 18 Months. Shield AI Now Delivers 1,000 CCAs.
Shield AI secured a U.S. Air Force production contract for Hivemind autonomy on Collaborative Combat Aircraft, but a Reuters investigation reveals over 50 V-BAT crashes, severe injuries, and whistleblower claims of safety data manipulation, challenging the $13B unicorn's ability to deliver productio
112 BCBA Roles in One Week: Alpaca Floods NC With $230K Ownership Offers
Alpaca Health posted 112 BCBA roles with $160K–$230K salaries, signaling rapid expansion of its AI-native platform that automates billing, scheduling, and documentation for clinician-owned ABA practices. The model offers 70–80% revenue pass-through, guaranteed biweekly payouts, and 80% RBT retention
BE-7 Engine Shatters 38-Year Hotfire Record; Blue Origin Staffs Van Horn for Flight Test
Blue Origin is hiring BE-7 test engineers at its Van Horn, Texas site, part of a 151-role surge signaling a shift from component validation to integrated flight-test operations for the Artemis lunar lander program. The BE-7 engine recently set a 2,500-second hotfire record.
Only Commercial Station Contender With Flown Hardware Just Raised $500M for 2027 Launch
Vast raised $500M Series A led by Balerion Space Ventures, with In-Q-Tel, Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui, MUFG, Nikon. Funds expand Long Beach facilities, grow team to 1,000+, advance Haven-2 for NASA CLD Phase 2. Haven Demo validated systems; Haven-1 targets Q1 2027 Falcon 9 launch.
Temporal's Job Posting Bans Data Scientists. Senior Engineers Report $340K Median.
Temporal raised $300M Series D at a $5B valuation, doubling in four months. Revenue grew 380% YoY. The company is building durable orchestration infrastructure for AI agents, with hiring across core engineering, SDKs, solutions architecture, and developer relations. Investors bet on the execution la
Rocket Lab Added 51 Roles in 7 Days. Littleton's GNC Team Demands Secret Clearance.
Rocket Lab's Littleton facility serves as a primary U.S. hub for classified spacecraft work, staffing cleared engineers for Photon bus variants supporting national security missions like Space Force TacRS and SDA contracts. True Anomaly's recent RPO demonstration highlights growing commercial role i
The Engine That Melted 50 Chambers Finally Gets Its Gigafactory.
SpaceX is scaling Raptor engine production through automation in Hawthorne and Cape Canaveral, hiring automation engineers to mass-produce full-flow staged combustion engines for Starship's high flight cadence. Engine production is now the pacing item.
206 Days for a Clearance. Vantor Just Posted 31 Jobs Needing One.
Vantor, the rebranded Maxar Intelligence, launches WorldView 3D with 24-hour terrain refresh and ramps TS/SCI-cleared hiring across Herndon, Colorado Springs, and Melbourne to build classified 3D terrain pipelines for defense customers.
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