Destinus
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Air Defense
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How Destinus hires
Truth index
B 84/100
Median time to fill
70 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
46%
Reposted roles
0%
Destinus scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 11 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 46% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 70 days. 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
Overview
Destinus is a European defense manufacturer that develops and produces strike and air defense systems for European and allied armed forces. Its portfolio covers interceptors, cruise systems and deep strike missiles for layered defense, as well as uncrewed aerial systems, with engineering teams working on effector development, structural design, propulsion and system integration. It operates sites in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria and Poland, including Hengelo, Madrid and Payerne. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
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TNO and Destinus join forces in joint venture advanced radar technology to strengthen Dutch drone industry
NO and Destinus announce the planned establishment of a joint venture for the further development, scaling, and production of an advanced, cost-effective radar seeker. The technology, designed by TNO for interceptor systems, supports improved target detec
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Engine No. 1000: Destinus reaches industrial-scale turbojet production in Europe
Jun 18, 2026
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Diehl Defence and Destinus team up to add a new interceptor class to GARMR
Diehl Defence and Destinus today announced, during the ILA Berlin Airshow 2026, the signing of a teaming agreement to cooperate for European ground-based air defence and counter-UAV systems. As a first step, the Destinus Hornet interceptor will be integra
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Destinus Group BV: Destinus completes acquisition of Daedalean, accelerating next-generation AI for defense and civil aviation
ZÜRICH and AMSTERDAM, Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Destinus Group BV has completed the acquisition of Daedalean AG, the Zürich-based leader in advanced AI systems for aviation, in a transaction
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Destinus completes acquisition of Daedalean, accelerating next-generation AI for defense and civil aviation
/PRNewswire/ -- Destinus Group BV has completed the acquisition of Daedalean AG, the Zürich-based leader in advanced AI systems for aviation, in a transaction...
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This Hypersonic Drone Just Flew With the World's First Hydrogen-Powered Afterburners
The Destinus Drone could be the prototype for a hydrogen-powered, hypersonic jet that will travel from Memphis to Frankfurt in 2.5 hours.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Destinus over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
70
Postings analysed
50
Stack modernity
68/100
Languages
Python54%
C++26%
MATLAB14%
Rust8%
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch6%
PyTorch C++4%
ArduPilot2%
JAX2%
Cloud & platforms
Linux16%
Windows10%
Active Directory10%
Azure8%
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70 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Growth
Hiring Momentum
85/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
105
47 opened / 31 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
71 days
faster than 19% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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
18% ▼
Field & Service
14% ▲
Management
11% ▲
Sales
8% ▲
Early Careers
7% ▲
Finance
6%
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+12 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Lausanne
Oct 2026
Added Google Workspace to stack
Oct 2026
New location: The Hague
Sep 2026
New location: Washington
Sep 2026
Added Google Sheets to stack
Sep 2026
New location: Katwijk aan Zee
Sep 2026
New location: Born
Sep 2026
New location: Payerne
Sep 2026
Added GDPR to stack
Sep 2026
Added Altium Designer to stack
Sep 2026
Added Time Series Forecasting to stack
Sep 2026
Added Scikit-learn to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
15
Hiring now
15
Countries
8
Busiest office
Zurich
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Zurich
Switzerland
HQ
35 open roles 30 posted in 90 days 51% engineering 3% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, AI/ML
Madrid
Spain
Engineering / R&D
35 open roles 36 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 3% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Sales, Management
Hengelo
Netherlands
Engineering / R&D
26 open roles 29 posted in 90 days 8% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Finance, Management
Payerne
Switzerland
Plant / site
17 open roles 15 posted in 90 days 6% engineering 6% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Leadership
Katwijk aan Zee
Netherlands
Engineering / R&D
17 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 24% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Robotics
Munich
Germany
Plant / site
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service
Sofia
Bulgaria
Plant / site
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Backend, Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Valkenburg
Netherlands
Corporate office
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Finance, Legal, Management
Born
Netherlands
Plant / site
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for QA, Industrial Engineering
Lucerne
Switzerland
Engineering / R&D
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
The Hague
Netherlands
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Warsaw
Poland
Sales office
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Management
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Plant / site
1 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Solutions
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Solutions
Paris
France
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Earlier presence
Lausanne, Switzerland
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