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Aircraft startups hiring now
The aircraft startups hiring the most right now are Hermeus, Stratolaunch and Reliable Robotics Corporation. 62% of their open roles are in engineering. 4% of these companies hire mostly remote. Most are based in Mountain View, El Segundo and Mojave. Every role here comes from the company’s own careers page and is re-checked daily.
62%
of roles in engineering
17%
of roles in operations
3%
of roles in data
3%
of roles in marketing
2%
of roles in ai and ml
Companies
Who is hiring
Hermeus
El Segundo, US · Series C
Hermeus is a defense aviation company that designs, builds, and tests high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. Its current Quarterhorse program is actively unlocking unmanned high-speed flight.
64 open roles0% remote
Stratolaunch
Mojave, US · Private Equity
Stratolaunch is a leading pure-play hypersonics company focused on the design, manufacture and operation of advanced aerospace systems for national security. The company enables faster, more affordable and more realistic hypersonic development through an autonomous, reusable, air-launched flight test platform and a growing portfolio of hypersonic target and mission-system offerings.
52 open roles4% remote
Reliable Robotics Corporation
Mountain View, US · Series D
The system is designed to work on any aircraft and in any airspace to enable fully automated aircraft operation.
51 open roles53% remote
Vaeridion
Munich, DE · Series A
Vaeridion develops the Microliner, a fully electric nine-seat regional aircraft.
23 open roles0% remote
Boom Supersonic
Englewood, US · Series B
Boom Supersonic is developing Overture, a supersonic airliner designed to carry 64 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7. The company is also building Superpower, a 42 MW natural gas turbine for AI data centers, derived from its supersonic engine technology.
21 open roles0% remote
Pivotal
Palo Alto, US
Pivotal designs, develops, and manufactures light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
21 open roles5% remote
Hylight
Paris, France, FR · YC S23
Unmanned airships for inspecting our critical assets
20 open roles0% remote
Skyways
Austin, US · Series A · YC S17
Skyways designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long-range cargo aircraft. Its V2 aircraft carries 30 lbs up to 500 miles, and its V3 carries 100 lbs over 1,000+ miles with 20+ hours of endurance.
19 open roles11% remote
Poseidon Aerospace
san francisco, US · Seed
We build and operate full-size autonomous cargo aircraft; Heron, a seaplane, and Egret, a STOL aircraft; each capable of carrying two tons of payload over a thousand nautical miles.
18 open roles0% remote
Astro Mechanica
San Francisco, US
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building supersonic aircraft and propulsion systems. Its proprietary turboelectric adaptive engine, Duality, is designed to make supersonic travel efficient and economical.
17 open roles6% remote
Pyka
Alameda, US · Series B
Pyka designs, develops and manufactures autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection. Its cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity and express delivery, while its crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers an autonomous tool for aerial application.
13 open roles23% remote
Odys Aviation
Long Beach, US · Series A
Odys Aviation builds hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for regional mobility. Its flagship aircraft Alta is designed to connect cities less than 1,000 miles apart using city helipads and local airports. The company also develops a UAV called Laila for commercial logistics, medical transport, humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and defense missions.
12 open roles0% remote
Dawn Aerospace
Tel Aviv, IL
The Aurora spaceplane is an uncrewed rocket-powered aircraft that provides routine access to suborbital space. Dawn's nitrous-based propulsion systems are the fastest-growing chemical propulsion type in the world, with 170+ thrusters on 40+ satellites in orbit.
11 open roles
Icarus
Los Angeles, US · Seed · YC F25
Icarus builds autonomous, solar-powered aircraft that fly at 60,000 feet for weeks at a time.
10 open roles
FLYING WHALES
Suresnes, FR
FLYING WHALES is a French company established in 2012 to develop and industrialize a 60 tons Large Capacity Airship.
8 open roles0% remote
Haast Autonomous
Pre Seed
The software manages dispatch, routing, and chain of custody for medical materials.
8 open roles0% remote
LTA Research
Mountain View, US
- LTA Research is developing next-generation airships to make air travel and transportation more efficient, sustainable, and adaptable.
7 open roles0% remote
Alteon
Alteon’s mission is to build the world's highest endurance aircraft.
5 open roles0% remote
Heart Aerospace
Torrance, US · Series B
Heart Aerospace is developing hybrid-electric regional commercial aircraft designed to make short-haul air travel lower cost and cleaner. The company is building toward commercial service with the ES-30 hybrid-electric airliner.
4 open roles0% remote
Joby Aviation
santa cruz, US · Post Ipo
Joby Aviation develops electric air taxis for commercial passenger service. Its aircraft take off and land vertically.
103 open roles0% remote
Beta Technologies
Burlington, US · Post Ipo
BETA Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance electric aircraft, advanced electric propulsion systems, components, and charging systems. The company has built and flown its ALIA family of aircraft, including conventional fixed-wing and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) models.
81 open roles0% remote
Merlin Labs
Boston, US · Post Ipo
Merlin Labs builds autonomous aviation systems for civil and defense customers, and the engineering organization behind that work needs a leader who is personally expert in civil certification and who can manage the work of the military airworthiness lead and Cyber Certification Lead.
19 open roles47% remote
Vertical Aerospace
Bristol, GB · Post Ipo
Vertical Aerospace develops hybrid-electric variants and mission profiles for cargo and emergency services.
5 open roles
Open roles
Newest roles at these startups
Stratolaunch
Mojave, California, United States
Environmental Test Engineering Technician
Mojave, California, United States
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today
Reliable Robotics Corporation
Mountain View, CA
Simulation Software Engineer
Mountain View, CA
$160k–$215k
1d ago
Stratolaunch
Mojave, California, United States
Security Administrative Assistant
Mojave, California, United States
$52k–$58k
1d ago
Stratolaunch
Mojave, California, United States
Engineering Intern Summer 2027
Mojave, California, United States
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2d ago
Beta Technologies
South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Systems Administrator - Data Loss Prevention, Digital Ops
South Burlington, Vermont, United States
$100k–$120k
2d ago
Beta Technologies
Plattsburgh, New York, United States; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States; South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Lead Electrical Engineer - Low Voltage, Advanced Concepts
Plattsburgh, New York, United States; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States; South Burlington, Vermont, United States
$150k–$180k
2d ago
Merlin Labs
Boston
Staff Software Integration Engineer
Boston
$200k–$265k
2d ago
Astro Mechanica
San Francisco
Mechanical Engineer, Fluid Systems
San Francisco
$135k–$170k
5d ago
What aircraft startups build
Companies working in aircraft. Hermeus: Hermeus is a defense aviation company that designs, builds, and tests high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. Its current Quarterhorse program is actively unlocking unmanned high-speed flight. Stratolaunch: Stratolaunch is a leading pure-play hypersonics company focused on the design, manufacture and operation of advanced aerospace systems for national security. The company enables faster, more affordable and more realistic hypersonic development through an autonomous, reusable, air-launched flight test platform and a growing portfolio of hypersonic target and mission-system offerings. Reliable Robotics Corporation: The system is designed to work on any aircraft and in any airspace to enable fully automated aircraft operation.
The roles they hire for
Across the roles open today, the mix is engineering (62%), operations (17%), data (3%), marketing (3%) and ai and ml (2%). Engineering roles here often ask for hands-on work with the product's hardest part, so a portfolio or a shipped project counts for more than a long resume.
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Frequently asked
Which aircraft startups are hiring the most?
Right now: Hermeus, Stratolaunch, Reliable Robotics Corporation, Vaeridion and Boom Supersonic. The list above ranks every company by the roles it has open today.
Do aircraft startups hire remotely?
4% of the companies here hire mostly remote. Each company page shows its own remote share.
What roles do aircraft startups hire for?
The most common are engineering, operations and data.
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