Aptera
Automotive Manufacturing
5open roles
Btruth index, 75 of 100
40stories in the press
2019founded
Overview
Aptera is building hyper-efficient solar electric vehicles that get meaningful range from sunshine alone.
How Aptera hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
Aptera scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Hiring now
5
open roles
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
2019
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
12
best: 49 points
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Aptera Motors Corp | SEC Form D |
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Visa sponsorship
2
H-1B filings in 12 months
$158k
Median offered salary
5
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Mechanical engineers
1
Architectural and engineering managers
1
In the register as Aptera Motors Corp, Carlsbad, CA
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
35/100
Slowing
Open positions
5
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
39 days
faster than 34% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
40% ▼
Hardware
20% ▼
Finance
20% ▼
Field & Service
20% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added CATIA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Battery Management Systems to stack
Oct 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Aptera over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
5
Postings analysed
3
Stack modernity
81/100
Languages
C++
Python
Cloud & platforms
Linux
Developer tools
Altium Designer
Practices & domains
Battery Management Systems
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News
Explore more with the Aptera Camping Kit
Aptera was built for the journey. The Camping Kit helps you make the most of the destination. The Aptera Camping Kit transforms your solar electric vehicle into a comfortable basecamp, making it easier than ever to turn a day trip into an overnight advent
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Report
Aptera Solar Electric Vehicle Exceeds Daily Solar Energy Target in Independent TÜV Rheinland Testing
More than 4 kWh delivered to the battery on each of three test days. Carlsbad, CA - August 27, 2026 - Aptera Motors Corp. (Nasdaq: SEV), a solar mobility company advancing ultra-efficient transportation, announced today that TÜV Rheinland has independentl
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Aptera Motors Partners with Launch Design to Accelerate Path to High-Volume Production
Carlsbad, CA - August 20, 2026 - Aptera Motors Corp. (Nasdaq: SEV), a solar mobility company, today announced a strategic investment by Launch Design (Shanghai Launch Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.), a design-for-manufacturing company with more than 3,00
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Aptera Motors Appoints Wellington "Duke" Reiter to Board of Directors
Carlsbad, CA - August 13, 2026 - Aptera Motors Corp. (Nasdaq: SEV), a solar mobility company advancing ultra-efficient transportation, today announced the appointment of Wellington "Duke" Reiter, FAIA, as an independent member of its Board of Directors. R
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Aptera Orders Bodies and Chassis for Its First 40 Production Vehicles
Deliveries of body and chassis components expected to begin arriving in October, supporting Aptera's plan to reach start of production Carlsbad, CA - August 4, 2026 - Aptera Motors Corp. (Nasdaq: SEV), a solar mobility company advancing ultra-efficient tr
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Aptera Motors Partners with RepairPal to Bring Certified Service to Customers Nationwide
Carlsbad, CA - July 14, 2026 - Aptera Motors Corp. (NASDAQ: SEV), a solar mobility company advancing ultra-efficient transportation, today announced a partnership with RepairPal, the largest trusted network of certified auto repair shops in the United Sta
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Aptera Motors Receives EPA Certificate of Conformity for 2026 Launch Edition, Marking a Key Regulatory Milestone
Carlsbad, CA - July 7, 2026 - Aptera Motors Corp. (NASDAQ: SEV), a solar mobility company advancing ultra-efficient transportation, today announced that it has received a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Carlsbad
Carlsbad
United States
HQ
6 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50% engineering
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering