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apple.com • HQ: Cupertino, United States • Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers • Operating Systems • Tablets • Laptops • Smartphones • 5000+ employees • Est. 1976 • Trust A • Hiring 2415, 383 new
HQ: Cupertino, United States • Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers • Operating Systems • Tablets • Laptops • Smartphones • 5000+ employees • Est. 1976 • Trust A • Hiring 2415, 383 new
Apple is an American multinational technology company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, and headquartered in Cupertino, California. It designs and sells consumer hardware including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and Vision Pro, together with the operating systems and silicon that run them. A growing services division built around the App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Pay now contributes a large share of profit, making Apple one of the most valuable companies in the world.
philips.com • HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Health & Medical Electronics • Respiratory & Sleep Devices • EHR & Clinical Software • Patient Monitoring • Medical Imaging Systems • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1891 • Hiring 345, 145 new
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Health & Medical Electronics • Respiratory & Sleep Devices • EHR & Clinical Software • Patient Monitoring • Medical Imaging Systems • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1891 • Hiring 345, 145 new
Founded in 1891 by Gerard and Frederik Philips, Royal Philips is a global health technology enterprise headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Having completed a strategic pivot into a pure-play health technology business, the company specializes in clinical technology, medical diagnostic devices, enterprise health informatics, and personal health products.
reliable.co • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Autonomous Driving • Avionics & Flight Control • Est. 2017 • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 53, 2 new
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Autonomous Driving • Avionics & Flight Control • Est. 2017 • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 53, 2 new
Reliable Robotics is an aviation technology company based in Mountain View, California, that develops automation systems allowing existing aircraft to be flown under remote supervision, including automated taxi, takeoff, landing and rollout. Founded in 2017 by engineers with backgrounds in aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars, it integrates its own C and C++ flight software and avionics hardware into aircraft and runs ongoing flight test programmes with its pilots and operations team. It hires flight software, guidance, navigation and control, systems safety, electrical and mechanical engineers, together with Part 135 line pilots, A&P mechanics and avionics maintenance technicians.
leidos.com • HQ: Reston, United States • C4ISR • National Security • Engineering Services • Defense Manufacturing • Systems Integrators • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013 • IT services • Trust B • Hiring 1520, 132 new
HQ: Reston, United States • C4ISR • National Security • Engineering Services • Defense Manufacturing • Systems Integrators • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013 • IT services • Trust B • Hiring 1520, 132 new
Leidos is an American technology and engineering services company created in 2013 when Science Applications International Corporation split in two, with Leidos taking the technical services and solutions business. It is one of the largest suppliers to the United States government, working across defence programmes, intelligence systems, civil agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration, and healthcare services for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company also builds security detection products for airports and borders, and has concentrated recent investment on trusted artificial intelligence and autonomy for mission environments.
honeywellaerospace.com • HQ: Phoenix, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Avionics & Flight Control • 5000+ employees • Est. 1936 • Trust B • Hiring 447, 54 new
HQ: Phoenix, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Avionics & Flight Control • 5000+ employees • Est. 1936 • Trust B • Hiring 447, 54 new
Founded in 1936, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies is a major global aerospace and defense tier-1 supplier operating as a primary business division of Honeywell International Inc. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, the enterprise serves commercial airlines, business aircraft operators, defense forces, and space agencies worldwide. Through its portfolio - encompassing aircraft propulsion engines, auxiliary power units (APUs), advanced avionics, satellite navigation systems, and connected flight software - it delivers integrated hardware and digital solutions designed to enhance flight safety, optimize fuel efficiency, and elevate operational readiness across military and civil aviation.
l3harris.com • HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019 • Trust A • Hiring 1344, 121 new
HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019 • Trust A • Hiring 1344, 121 new
L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor formed in 2019 by the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. It builds tactical radios and military communication systems, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, space sensors and satellites, night vision devices, and uncrewed surface vessels, and owns the rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. Its main customers are the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, United States.
qualcomm.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • Autonomous Driving • Car Electronics • RF & Wireless Hardware • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1985 • Trust B • Hiring 1873, 55 new
HQ: San Diego, United States • Autonomous Driving • Car Electronics • RF & Wireless Hardware • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1985 • Trust B • Hiring 1873, 55 new
Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.
silvus.com • HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Military Communication • RF & Wireless Hardware • 51-200 employees • Est. 2004 • Trust A • Hiring 39, 4 new
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Military Communication • RF & Wireless Hardware • 51-200 employees • Est. 2004 • Trust A • Hiring 39, 4 new
Silvus Technologies builds mobile ad hoc networking radios for mission-critical communications on the ground, in the air and at sea. Its StreamCaster radios and MN-MIMO waveform are used by defence, law enforcement and public safety agencies in demanding operational environments. The Los Angeles company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions.
trabus.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • Information Security • Sea Freight • Cybersecurity • 1-10 employees • Hiring 6, 6 new
HQ: San Diego, United States • Information Security • Sea Freight • Cybersecurity • 1-10 employees • Hiring 6, 6 new
A forward-thinking approach to technology development and services.. TRABUS is a technology company with a mission to connect the globe through disruptive wireless technologies and predictive intelligence.
techmahindra.com • HQ: Pune, India • Professional Services • Information Technology • Systems Integrators • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • Est. 1986 • Hiring 201, 201 new
HQ: Pune, India • Professional Services • Information Technology • Systems Integrators • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • Est. 1986 • Hiring 201, 201 new
Tech Mahindra is a prominent Indian multinational information technology services and consulting enterprise specializing in digital transformation, cloud modernization, business process re-engineering, and network services. Headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India (with its registered office in Mumbai), the company is a flagship entity of the diversified Mahindra Group conglomerate. Established in 1986 (initially as Mahindra British Telecom), it operates across dozens of countries with a global delivery footprint serving enterprise clients in telecommunications, banking and financial services, healthcare, automotive, and retail. The organization is particularly recognized for its deep engineering heritage in telecommunications and 5G network integration, offering end-to-end solutions spanning artificial intelligence, enterprise application management, customer experience (CX), and next-generation connectivity infrastructure.
shield.ai • HQ: San Diego, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Drone AI • Defense AI • Military Drones • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015 • Trust B • Hiring 624, 67 new
HQ: San Diego, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Drone AI • Defense AI • Military Drones • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015 • Trust B • Hiring 624, 67 new
Shield AI is an American defence technology company founded in 2015 that builds autonomy software and uncrewed aircraft for military missions. Its Hivemind autonomy stack lets aircraft fly, navigate and complete objectives without GPS, a remote pilot or a communications link, which matters in contested environments where those links are jammed. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company fields the V-BAT vertical take-off aircraft with United States and allied forces, licenses Hivemind to other manufacturers and is developing the X-BAT jet for high-end missions.
$170k – $310k per year • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • In office (Seattle, San Diego, Washington, Dallas, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Top Secret • Staff
semtech.com • HQ: Camarillo, United States • RF & Wireless Hardware • Analog & Power Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1960 • NASDAQ: SMTC • Trust B • Hiring 95, 4 new
HQ: Camarillo, United States • RF & Wireless Hardware • Analog & Power Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1960 • NASDAQ: SMTC • Trust B • Hiring 95, 4 new
Semtech designs analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for infrastructure and internet of things. Its LoRa radio technology underpins many long-range low-power sensor networks. The company also supplies signal integrity chips for data centres.
northropgrumman.com • HQ: Falls Church, United States • Space Defense • C4ISR • Satellite Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1994 • Trust A • Hiring 3344, 268 new
HQ: Falls Church, United States • Space Defense • C4ISR • Satellite Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1994 • Trust A • Hiring 3344, 268 new
Northrop Grumman is an American defence contractor whose oldest predecessor was founded in 1939, and which took its present form through the 1994 combination of Northrop and Grumman. It builds strategic systems including the B-21 Raider bomber and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme, military and civil space systems, radars and electronic warfare equipment, autonomous aircraft, and mission systems and software for the United States armed forces and allied governments. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it earns the large majority of its revenue from the American government and employs close to one hundred thousand people.
$104k – $155k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (San Diego, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Secret • Shift work • Principal
$142k – $213k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • Hybrid (San Diego, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • TS/SCI • Shift work • Principal
$114k – $171k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • Hybrid (San Diego, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Secret • Shift work • Principal
cisco.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Endpoint Security • Observability & APM • Unified Communications • Network Security • Network Equipment • 5000+ employees • Est. 1984 • NASDAQ: CSCO • Trust A • Hiring 1165, 172 new
HQ: San Jose, United States • Endpoint Security • Observability & APM • Unified Communications • Network Security • Network Equipment • 5000+ employees • Est. 1984 • NASDAQ: CSCO • Trust A • Hiring 1165, 172 new
Cisco Systems is an American networking company founded in 1984 by Stanford computer scientists Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, and headquartered in San Jose, California. It is the largest supplier of enterprise networking equipment in the world, building the routers, switches, wireless access points and optical systems that carry traffic across corporate networks, service providers and data centres, together with the software and silicon that run them. The company has diversified heavily into security, observability through Splunk, collaboration with Webex, and AI infrastructure networking, and now earns a growing share of revenue from software subscriptions rather than hardware sales.
$187k – $308k per year • Equity • Lead • 8+ years exp • San Jose • Houston • San Francisco • Denver • Boston • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
monarchquantum.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • Optics & Photonic Components • Quantum Computing Hardware • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2025 • Trust A • Hiring 67, 7 new
HQ: San Diego, United States • Optics & Photonic Components • Quantum Computing Hardware • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2025 • Trust A • Hiring 67, 7 new
Monarch Quantum is a quantum photonics company that develops integrated photonic hardware and light engines for advanced technological applications. The enterprise provides scalable laser-based systems and optical packaging designed for quantum computing, sensing, and communications. Headquartered in San Diego, California, it utilizes in-house systems engineering and AI-driven manufacturing to deliver deployable quantum infrastructure.
saronic.com • HQ: Austin, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Military & Tactical Robotics • Naval Systems • Defense AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2022 • Trust B • Hiring 204, 10 new
HQ: Austin, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Military & Tactical Robotics • Naval Systems • Defense AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2022 • Trust B • Hiring 204, 10 new
Saronic Technologies is an American company founded in 2022 that builds autonomous surface vessels for the United States Navy and allied forces, on the argument that large crewed warships are too few and too expensive to be risked in contested waters. Its vessels range from small attritable craft to larger autonomous ships, and it develops both the hulls and the autonomy software rather than integrating third-party systems. Headquartered in Austin with a shipyard under development on the Gulf coast, it has raised very large rounds quickly, reflecting how urgently the American Navy wants uncrewed maritime capacity.
≈ $88k – $171k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Austin, San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Nationals only • Middle
≈ $90k – $175k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Nationals only • Middle
innoflight.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • 51-200 employees • Likely startup • Hiring 10, 1 new
HQ: San Diego, United States • 51-200 employees • Likely startup • Hiring 10, 1 new
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Innoflight is an aerospace and defense technology company specializing in cyber-secure avionics and electronic systems for space and tactical missions. Operating as a non-traditional defense contractor, the company designs and manufactures software-defined compact radios, cryptographic systems, and advanced processing, networking, and storage avionics tailored for satellites and airborne platforms. Serving defense agencies, prime aerospace contractors, and commercial space organizations, it delivers mission-critical hardware designed to ensure secure communications and high-performance data processing in demanding orbital and tactical environments.
asml.com • HQ: Veldhoven, Netherlands • Semiconductor Equipment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1984 • Trust B • Hiring 608, 70 new
HQ: Veldhoven, Netherlands • Semiconductor Equipment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1984 • Trust B • Hiring 608, 70 new
ASML is a semiconductor equipment manufacturer specializing in high-precision photolithography systems, computational lithography software, and metrology and inspection solutions. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, the enterprise is the world’s sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines - including next-generation High-NA EUV platforms - alongside a broad portfolio of deep ultraviolet (DUV) systems. Through its global network of R&D centers, manufacturing facilities, and field support services across Europe, Asia, and North America, the organization enables global semiconductor foundries and chipmakers to fabricate advanced logic and memory microchips.
blueorigin.com • HQ: Kent, United States • Space Services • Launch Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2000 • Trust A • Hiring 1483, 97 new
HQ: Kent, United States • Space Services • Launch Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2000 • Trust A • Hiring 1483, 97 new
Blue Origin is an American aerospace company founded quietly by Jeff Bezos in 2000, and funded for two decades largely out of his own fortune rather than external investment. It flies the suborbital New Shepard vehicle for space tourism and research payloads, and developed the heavy-lift New Glenn rocket alongside the BE-4 engine, which also powers United Launch Alliance's Vulcan. Headquartered in Kent, Washington, the company is building the Blue Moon lunar lander under a NASA Artemis contract and has moved from a deliberately slow development culture toward far more aggressive schedules under chief executive Dave Limp.
