Starfish Holdings is an employee-owned defense holding company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, whose operating history traces back to the 2002 founding of its main subsidiary Torch Technologies. The group delivers research, systems engineering, modeling and simulation, and test support services to United States defense and missile defense programs through Torch Technologies, Freedom Real Estate & Capital, and SIMVANA. It is owned entirely by the Starfish Employee Stock Ownership Plan and staffs programs at Redstone Arsenal, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and other federal sites.
HQ: Huntsville, United States • Science & Engineering • IT Consulting • Missiles • C4ISR • Military • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2002
≈ $90k – $179k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 10+ years exp • In office (Huntsville, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Eagle
OrCAD
≈ $101k – $201k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Huntsville, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Altium Designer
Eagle
OrCAD
You won't find Nidec throwing down the latest dance steps, though the company specializes in spins and moves. The company claims the largest global market share for the tiny spindle motors that power hard-disk drives. It also makes midsized motors...
HQ: Kyoto, Japan • Mechanical Components • Manufacturing • Industrial Machinery • 5000+ employees
≈ $96k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Atlanta, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Middle • 6+ years exp • In office (Greece) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Leidos is a defense, intelligence, civil, and health information technology enterprise. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the Fortune 500 company (NYSE: LDOS) operates as one of the primary IT, scientific research, and systems integration contractors for the U.S. federal government, allied defense agencies, and commercial infrastructure entities.
HQ: Reston, United States • Government • Cybersecurity • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013
$58k – $105k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Long Beach, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Bash
C++
MATLAB
Python
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Xilinx Vivado
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
HQ: Kalamazoo, United States • Real Estate • Biotechnology • Health Care • Medical Devices • 1001-5000 employees
$89k – $149k per year • Staff+ • 4+ years exp • In office (Grand Rapids, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Altium Designer
Cadence Allegro
OrCAD
Thorlabs, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Newton, New Jersey, designs, develops, and manufactures photonics and optoelectronics products and systems. The Company offers imaging systems, electrophysiology, scientific cameras, optical tables a...
HQ: Newton, United States • Laboratory Equipment • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 1001-5000 employees
$85k – $110k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
$100k – $115k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
BDX (Builders Digital Experience) is a digital marketing and media solutions provider tailored for the residential construction industry. The company offers virtual tour tools, interactive site plans, and listing services that connect homebuilders with prospective homebuyers. Through its technology platforms, it helps builders showcase new home communities and streamline the digital sales journey.
HQ: Austin, United States • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $88k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 7+ years exp • In office (Durham, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Altium Designer
Eagle
OrCAD
Abbott is a global healthcare company headquartered in Abbott Park, Illinois, and founded in 1888. The company develops and manufactures a wide range of products including medical devices for cardiovascular and diabetes care, diagnostic equipment, pediatric and adult nutritionals, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. It operates in over 160 countries with a workforce of approximately 114,000 employees, focusing on life-changing technologies across various stages of healthcare.
HQ: Chicago, United States • Digital Health • Dietary Supplements • Food & Beverages • Pharmaceuticals • Health Care • Diagnostics • Medical Devices • 5000+ employees
≈ $53k – $127k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Hamburg, Germany) • Full-Time • Senior • German: B2 • English: C1
Redwood Materials is a circular economy and battery recycling company focused on creating a closed-loop supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy storage. Founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, the firm recovers critical metals like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper from used electronics and manufacturing scrap to produce high-performance battery components domestically. By recycling and remanufacturing these materials, it aims to lower the environmental impact and cost of batteries while strengthening North American supply chains.
HQ: Carson City, United States • Manufacturing • Metals & Metallurgy • Energy & Utilities • Energy Storage • Est. 2017
≈ $102k – $199k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Sierra Space develops the Dream Chaser spaceplane and inflatable orbital habitats. Its vehicles are designed to deliver cargo to orbit and land on conventional runways. The company also builds environmental control systems and space robotics.
HQ: Louisville, United States • Financial Services • Military • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2021
$137k – $189k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Centennial, Louisville, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
HyperLynx
Design
AutoCAD
$137k – $189k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Centennial, Louisville, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
HyperLynx
Design
AutoCAD
CACI International delivers information technology and mission support to defence and intelligence agencies. Its work spans signals intelligence systems, electronic warfare, software modernisation and secure networks. The company employs tens of thousands of cleared professionals.
HQ: Reston, United States • National Security • Data & Analytics • Cybersecurity • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1962
$61k – $122k per year • Junior • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
MATLAB
Python
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Eagle
OrCAD
$86k – $180k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (San Antonio, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C++
Python
Verilog
VHDL
DevOps
Red Hat
Ubuntu
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
$72k – $150k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • In office (San Antonio, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Python
Verilog
VHDL
DevOps
Red Hat
Ubuntu
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany (with additional presence across Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Sweden), STARK Defence is a defense technology enterprise specializing in autonomous unmanned systems and military software engineering. Founded in 2024 in response to modern operational demands, the firm develops AI-enabled, software-defined loitering munitions, strike drones, and modular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engineered for high-threat, electronic warfare environments.
HQ: Berlin, Germany • Military • Military Drones • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024
≈ $51k – $121k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Berlin, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
≈ $51k – $121k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • German (Optional)
≈ $51k – $121k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Berlin, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
HQ: Brownsville, United States • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees
$100k – $115k per year • Equity • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Altium Designer
Eagle
KiCad
LTspice
Mentor Xpedition
IoT
MQTT
OPC UA
Squad is a modern technological platform designed to streamline and automate financial operations, payment infrastructure, and digital commerce for businesses. The company focuses on simplifying complex monetary workflows by providing integrated tools for secure payment processing, digital wallets, and financial management. By offering developer-friendly APIs and customizable solutions, it enables startups and enterprises to scale their financial capabilities efficiently.
Wrocław • Gdańsk • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Internet of Things
≈ $90k – $203k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Wrocław • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Fully automated pick and pack, all temperatures and categories, item level data and control. Fulfil delivers what no other automation can.
Hillsboro • Mountain View
$164k – $212k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Mountain View, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Staff
Computer Vision
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Cowboy is a Belgian company founded in 2017 that designs connected electric bicycles. Its bikes pair with a mobile application that handles navigation, theft detection and over-the-air software updates. The company sells directly to consumers across Europe.
HQ: Brussels, Belgium • Bicycles & Cycling • Est. 2017
Remote/Hybrid (Brussels, Belgium) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
C++
Robotics
CANopen
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
IoT
Zephyr OS
Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company headquartered in Ottobrunn, near Munich, and was founded in 2018. The company develops and builds the Spectrum launch vehicle, a two-stage rocket designed to transport small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into orbit. It operates production facilities in Germany and utilizes launch sites such as the Andoya Spaceport in Norway to provide flexible and cost-effective access to space for global commercial and government customers.
HQ: Ottobrunn, Germany • Space Defense • Military • Space Services • Aerospace Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Space & Aerospace • Launch Services • Est. 2018
≈ $60k – $143k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Ottobrunn, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
LTspice
Design
SolidWorks
The Exploration Company is a Munich based European company founded in 2021 that is developing the Nyx reusable space capsule. Its spacecraft is designed to carry cargo and eventually crew to orbital stations, with a modular architecture and green propulsion. The company has flown demonstration missions and raised one of Europe's largest space funding rounds.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Graphic Design • Space & Aerospace • Design & Creative • Est. 2021
$125k – $165k per year • Senior • Remote/Hybrid • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
Verilog
VHDL
DevOps
RTOS
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Cadence Allegro
Carbon Robotics is the leader in physical AI for agriculture, delivering autonomous farming solutions including LaserWeeder™ and Carbon Autonomy to reduce costs, eliminate weeds, increase yields, and improve farm sustainability.
Seattle • Amsterdam • Robotics • AgTech • Agricultural Robotics
≈ $110k – $218k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • In office (Seattle, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
Computer Vision
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
≈ $93k – $182k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Seattle, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Middle
Computer Vision
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
Management
Jira
Kepler Communications is a satellite telecommunications enterprise building an in-space optical data relay network, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2015 by University of Toronto graduates including Mina Mitry and Jeffrey Osborne, the venture-backed firm has raised over $200 million from investors such as Tribe Capital, Canaan Partners, and Techstars.
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Satellite Manufacturing • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Communications • Est. 2015
≈ $49k – $140k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Toronto, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Powering. Cowboy Space Corp. is building a power grid in outer space for artificial intelligence. It is an integrated system of satellites and rockets to haul high-performance compute and optical data transmission down from Low Earth Orbit. Earth's energy grid can't run at the pace of AI. We can.
Seattle • Washington • Launch Services • Space & Aerospace • Space Services
$128k – $160k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Altium Designer
Cadence Allegro
