Career Opportunities

Engineering & R&D Department

Hypersonic Propulsion Engineer (multiple jobs)

Location: In-person (U.S.)

Job Description: Design, develop, and test advanced hypersonic propulsion systems including scramjets, ramjets, aerospike engines, and other high-speed propulsion architectures. Optimize inlet flow behavior, combustion efficiency, thermal management, nozzle performance, and platform-level propulsion integration for next-generation aerospace systems. Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to mature propulsion concepts into testable, manufacturable, and mission-relevant aerospace solutions.

Desired Background:

✔ PhD/Master’s in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Propulsion Systems, or related field.

✔ Experience in hypersonic propulsion, CFD, combustion dynamics, and high-Mach aerothermodynamics.

✔ Strong background in computational simulation, thermal-fluid systems, and propulsion integration.

Engineering & R&D Department

Antimatter Propulsion Scientist (multiple jobs)

Location: In-person (R&D Facility)

Job Description: Lead advanced research into next-generation propulsion concepts involving plasma physics, antimatter containment, magnetic confinement, high-energy particle interactions, and advanced energy conversion methods. Support foundational propulsion R&D, breakthrough concept validation, and long-horizon aerospace applications. Collaborate with internal R&D teams, research institutions, and strategic partners on frontier propulsion studies.

Desired Background:

✔ PhD in Plasma Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Theoretical Physics, or related field.

✔ Extensive research in high-energy particle physics, plasma systems, or advanced propulsion concepts.

✔ Familiarity with particle accelerators, magnetic confinement, and advanced energy conversion systems.

Engineering & R&D Department

AI & Machine Learning Engineer (Missile Defense Systems)

📍 Location: Remote/In-person (Defense Division)

🔹 Job Description: Develop real-time AI-driven targeting and missile interception algorithms for the NYX Hypersonic Missile Defense Platform. Work on AI-assisted command and control (C2) systems for battlefield automation. Implement predictive threat analysis using deep learning and reinforcement learning models.

🔹 Desired Background:

✔ Master’s/PhD in AI, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering.

✔ Experience in autonomous systems, AI decision-making, and real-time processing.

✔ Background in military or defense AI applications.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Production

I) Advanced Materials Scientist (Hypersonic Structures & Heat Shields)

Location: In-person (Manufacturing Facility/Engineering Division)

Job Description: Develop advanced materials for extreme aerospace environments, including ultra-high-temperature ceramics, carbon-carbon composites, thermal barrier systems, plasma-resistant materials, and heat-shield structures for hypersonic aircraft, missile systems, and defense applications. Improve durability, thermal survivability, manufacturability, and lifecycle performance under severe thermal, mechanical, and operational loads.

Desired Background:

✔ PhD/Master’s in Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Nanotechnology, or related field.

✔ Expertise in thermal protection systems, high-temperature materials, and advanced coatings.

✔ Experience in aerospace materials development, testing, qualification, and manufacturing.

II) Structural Analysis & Structural Dynamics Engineer (Advanced 3D Design, Multi-Concept Evaluation & Visualization)

Location: In-person (Manufacturing Facility/Engineering Division)

Job Description: Lead structural analysis and structural dynamics activities for hypersonic aircraft, VTOL platforms, missile defense systems, and advanced aerospace structures. Perform stress, vibration, modal, fatigue, shock, and transient load analysis across multiple design concepts in parallel. Develop high-quality 3D engineering models, configuration studies, and presentation-grade technical renders to support product development, technical reviews, capture efforts, investor presentations, and customer-facing materials. Work closely with aerodynamics, propulsion, manufacturing, and product design teams to optimize structures for strength, weight, thermal survivability, manufacturability, and visual excellence.

Desired Background:

✔ Master’s/PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Applied Mechanics, or related field.

✔ Strong experience in structural analysis, structural dynamics, FEA, modal analysis, vibration, fatigue, and multi-load-case evaluation.

✔ Proficiency in advanced CAD, structural simulation tools, and engineering visualization workflows.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Production

Aerospace Structural Engineer (Mach 10 Aircraft & VTOLs)

Location: In-person (Manufacturing Facility)

Job Description: Design lightweight, high-strength aerospace structures for advanced aircraft, VTOL systems, and defense platforms. Perform aerostructural simulations, stress analysis, load testing, and structural trade studies for demanding operating conditions including high-speed and high-temperature flight environments. Support structural optimization for strength, survivability, weight efficiency, and manufacturability.

Desired Background:

✔ Master’s/PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

✔ Experience in structural analysis, aerostructural design, and high-speed flight systems.

✔ Strong knowledge of FEA, computational modeling, and structural performance assessment.

Defense Systems, AI & Mission Software

I) Hypersonic Missile Engineer (Interceptors and Advanced Missile Systems)

Location: In-person (Defense Division)

Job Description: Develop advanced high-speed missile systems for air defense, counter-hypersonic defense, and strategic aerospace applications. Work on propulsion integration, flight dynamics, guidance and control, AI-assisted flight systems, countermeasure resilience, and coordinated missile behaviors for advanced defense missions.

Desired Background:

✔ PhD/Master’s in Aerospace Engineering, Rocket Propulsion, Defense Systems, or related field.

✔ Hands-on experience with missile aerodynamics, boosters, propulsion, guidance, or advanced weapons engineering.

✔ Background in missile defense R&D, interceptor development, or high-speed aerospace systems.

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II) AI & Machine Learning Engineer (Missile Defense Systems)

Location: In-person (Defense Division)

Job Description: Develop real-time AI-driven targeting, tracking, interception, and decision-support algorithms for advanced missile defense and layered-defense systems. Implement predictive threat analysis, AI-assisted command-and-control logic, sensor-to-shooter workflow automation, and engagement support tools for mission-critical defense environments. Support advanced autonomy and human-machine teaming functions where appropriate to mission needs.

Desired Background:

✔ Master’s/PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.

✔ Experience in autonomous systems, real-time AI, mission software, or decision-support systems.

✔ Background in defense AI, missile defense, command-and-control, or sensor fusion.

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IV) Mission Software Engineer (Battle Management, C2 & Kill Chain Integration)

Location: In-person (Defense Division)

Job Description: Develop mission software for battle management, command-and-control, track management, interceptor assignment, threat prioritization, engagement sequencing, and cross-domain sensor/effector integration. Build the software backbone that links radars, EO/IR systems, interceptors, launchers, C2 nodes, and external defense architectures into a coherent operational system. Support resilient, scalable, low-latency software for mission-critical defense use.

Desired Background:

✔ Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.

✔ Experience in distributed systems, low-latency software, mission systems, or defense integration environments.

✔ Familiarity with tactical data workflows, resilient architectures, and mission-critical software engineering.

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V) Sensor Fusion & Tracking Engineer

Location: In-person (Defense Division)

Job Description: Design and implement multi-sensor fusion, track correlation, target classification, object discrimination, and fire-control quality track generation for layered defense systems. Integrate radar, EO/IR, telemetry, SIGINT, and external track sources into robust operational awareness products that support real-time defensive decision-making.

Desired Background:

✔ Master’s/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field.

✔ Experience in tracking filters, sensor fusion, target discrimination, and probabilistic estimation.

✔ Familiarity with missile defense, integrated air defense, or advanced sensing systems.

Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering & Verification

I) Chief Systems Engineer / Integrated Air & Missile Defense Architect

Location: In-person (Program Leadership)

Job Description: Lead end-to-end systems architecture for layered missile defense, integrated air and missile defense, hypersonic defense, and multi-domain aerospace systems. Translate mission needs into technical baselines, requirements decomposition, subsystem allocations, interface control strategy, verification planning, and system integration priorities. Oversee technical coherence across sensors, effectors, software, communications, cyber, and operational workflows.

Desired Background:

✔ Master’s/PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.

✔ 10+ years in complex defense systems architecture, missile defense, air defense, or multi-domain integration.

✔ Strong experience in requirements decomposition, CONOPS, interface definition, and technical leadership.

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II) Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) & Digital Engineering Lead

Location: In-person (Engineering Division)

Job Description: Develop and manage digital engineering baselines for advanced aerospace and missile defense programs using MBSE methods. Create system models, digital threads, architecture products, traceability structures, interface maps, and technical data sets that support rapid design iteration, customer review, verification, and transition to production.

Desired Background:

✔ Bachelor’s/Master’s in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

✔ Experience with MBSE, digital engineering frameworks, requirements traceability, and architecture modeling.

✔ Familiarity with defense acquisition environments and system-of-systems integration.

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III) Modeling, Simulation & Wargaming Engineer

Location: In-person (Engineering Division)

Job Description: Build mission-level and system-level models for missile defense, hypersonic interception, layered-defense performance, sensor coverage, engagement timelines, and operational effectiveness. Support concept evaluation, requirements trade studies, kill-chain validation, digital experimentation, and customer-facing demonstrations with defensible technical analysis.

Desired Background:

✔ Master’s/PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, or related field.

✔ Experience in Monte Carlo analysis, mission simulation, engagement modeling, or defense analytics.

✔ Familiarity with missile defense, hypersonic systems, or operational analysis.

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IV) Verification, Validation & Test Engineer (Flight, Ground & Digital Test)

Location: In-person/Hybrid (Test & Evaluation)

Job Description: Plan and execute verification, validation, qualification, and test activities for aerospace systems, missile defense subsystems, mission software, and digital engineering artifacts. Build test matrices, verification crosswalks, acceptance criteria, and evidence packages to support customer review, milestone readiness, and disciplined program delivery.

Desired Background:

✔ Bachelor’s/Master’s in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

✔ Experience in test planning, V&V, qualification, validation, or developmental test.

✔ Familiarity with defense program documentation, requirements verification, and mission-system testing.

Cybersecurity, Security & Mission Readiness

Quality Assurance & Configuration Management Lead

Location: In-person/Hybrid (Engineering Operations)

Job Description: Establish and manage engineering configuration baselines, document control, release discipline, part/version traceability, and quality workflows across hardware, software, and digital engineering artifacts. Support audits, customer reviews, production readiness, and repeatable technical delivery across complex aerospace and defense programs.

Desired Background:

✔ Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.

✔ Experience in quality systems, document control, engineering configuration management, or release management.

✔ Familiarity with defense or aerospace development environments.

Business, Capture & Program Execution

I) Director of Strategic Defense Partnerships

Location: Washington, D.C. / Remote

Job Description: Lead strategic partnership development with DoD agencies, MDA stakeholders, prime contractors, technology partners, and allied organizations. Support pursuit shaping, customer engagement, teaming, strategic growth, and long-cycle positioning across missile defense, hypersonics, aerospace, and national security programs.

Desired Background:

✔ MBA/Master’s in Defense Strategy, Business, Aerospace Engineering, Public Policy, or related field.

✔ Experience in defense procurement, government contracting, aerospace/defense partnerships, or strategic growth.

✔ Strong network within U.S. defense, military, government, or prime-contractor ecosystems.

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II) Capture Manager (MDA / DoD Advanced Defense Programs)

Location: Washington, D.C. / Remote

Job Description: Lead opportunity shaping, customer mapping, competitor assessment, teaming strategy, win themes, gate reviews, and transition from pipeline to proposal for MDA and broader DoD opportunities. Coordinate technical, contractual, pricing, and executive inputs to maximize probability of win across missile defense, aerospace, AI, and advanced technology pursuits.

Desired Background:

✔ Bachelor’s/Master’s in Business, Engineering, Public Policy, or related field.

✔ Experience in capture management for MDA, Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Army, or broader DoD programs.

✔ Strong understanding of IDIQs, rapid-acquisition vehicles, task-order competition, and proposal strategy.

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III) Proposal Manager / Technical Writer (DoD)

Location: Remote/Hybrid

Job Description: Lead compliant, persuasive, and technically accurate proposal development for MDA and broader DoD opportunities. Coordinate volumes, compliance matrices, review cycles, graphics strategy, resumes, past performance narratives, and final submission readiness. Translate complex engineering into clear, evaluable, customer-facing proposal language.

Desired Background:

✔ Bachelor’s/Master’s in English, Business, Engineering, Public Policy, or related field.

✔ Experience with federal proposals, technical writing, compliance management, and defense submissions.

✔ Strong ability to convert complex technical content into structured proposal language.

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IV) Program Manager (Missile Defense & Advanced Aerospace Programs)

Location: Remote/In-person (Program Execution)

Job Description: Lead execution of advanced aerospace, missile defense, AI, and mission-software programs from award through delivery. Manage schedule, cost, risk, staffing, technical coordination, customer engagement, subcontractor alignment, milestone execution, and disciplined transition from capture to program delivery.

Desired Background:

✔ Bachelor’s/Master’s in Engineering, Program Management, Business, or related field.

✔ Experience leading defense or aerospace programs through execution.

✔ Strong background in cross-functional delivery, risk management, and customer-facing program leadership

Business and Corporate Strategy

Global Sales & Investment Director (Hypersonic Technologies & Defense Systems)

📍 Location: Remote/In-person (Global Operations)

🔹 Job Description: Lead global sales and investor relations for SKYLIFT, HYPERLINER, NYX, and BLACKSTAR.

Develop business cases for government and commercial sales of hypersonic platforms.

Work with high-net-worth individuals, hedge funds, and sovereign wealth funds to secure investment.

🔹 Desired Background:

✔ MBA/Master’s in Business, Aerospace Management, or Strategic Investments.

✔ Experience in high-tech aerospace sales, venture capital, or private equity.

✔ Strong connections in global aerospace, finance, and government sectors. AI & Machine Learning Engineer (Missile Defense Systems)