Drones · USA · updated daily
Drone companies and startups in the USA hiring now
The drone companies and startups with the most open roles in the USA right now are Shield AI, Zipline and Skydio. 46% of their open roles in the USA are in hardware & robotics. Most roles sit in San Diego, Dallas and South San Francisco. 8% of these roles are remote. Every role comes from the company’s own careers page and is re-checked daily.
983
open roles in USA
46%
of roles in hardware & robotics
25%
of roles in software engineering
8%
of roles are remote
Where the roles are:San Diego 29%Dallas 27%South San Francisco 26%Washington, D.C. 18%
Companies
Who is hiring in USA
Shield AI
San Diego, US · Series G
Shield AI is a defense technology company that develops AI pilots for aircraft, drones, ships, and satellites. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.
391 open roles5% remote
Zipline
South San Francisco, US · Series H
Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world's largest automated delivery system using autonomous drones.
192 open roles15% remote
Skydio
San Mateo, US · Series F
Skydio manufactures drones used by consumers, enterprises, and government customers. It develops autonomous drone systems powered by AI.
106 open roles26% remote
Neros Technologies
El Segundo, US · Series B
Neros is a defense technology company that builds asymmetric systems to ensure the West's strategic edge. It makes tactical, attritable, one way drones that ensure an asymmetric advantage for Western military forces.
77 open roles33% remote
Firestorm
San Diego, US · Series A
Firestorm develops modular, open-system unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the defense sector. Its core product is the Tempest, a 55-pound unmanned aircraft that can carry 10 pounds of military payloads.
46 open roles4% remote
Saildrone
Alameda, US
Saildrone designs, manufactures, and operates a fleet of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) that collect data, surveillance, and seafloor insight from the world's oceans. Its USVs are equipped with advanced sensors and proprietary AI to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for military, homeland security, and commercial customers.
28 open roles20% remote
BRINC
Seattle, US · Corporate Round
BRINC builds a connected ecosystem of hardware, software, and services for public safety. Its products include drones, ruggedized throw phones, and 911 response networks that dispatch drones to provide real-time visual data.
22 open roles23% remote
Zeitview
Santa Monica, US · Series D
Zeitview provides AI-powered asset intelligence and visualization solutions for critical infrastructure. Its platform serves multiple critical infrastructure categories including solar, wind, utilities, properties, and telecom.
21 open roles47% remote
Swarm Aero
Oxnard, US · Series A
Swarm Aero builds large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms for defense and missions. The company develops the first UAV designed from the ground up for swarming and the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets.
19 open roles36% remote
Rainmaker
El Segundo, US · Series A
Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to address water scarcity and inclement weather challenges worldwide. The company develops and integrates radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, numerical weather modeling, and sustainable seeding agents into an effective precipitation enhancement solution.
18 open roles0% remote
Venus Aerospace
Houston, US · Series B
The company designs and manufactures hypersonic drones and spaceplanes for research, defense, and commercial missions.
16 open roles16% remote
Helsing
Munich, DE · Series D
Helsing provides AI-enabled autonomous systems for multi-domain defense applications. The company designs and builds autonomous systems and partners with governments and industry to connect existing hardware into an AI-enabled network.
11 open roles85% remote
Gather AI
Pittsburgh, US · Series B
Gather AI provides a vision-powered platform that uses autonomous drones and existing equipment to capture real-time warehouse data, digitizing manual workflows. The platform, Gather AI Prana, observes the warehouse continuously and reasons over what it sees alongside existing systems.
6 open roles89% remote
Corvus Robotics
Mountain View, US · Series A
Corvus Robotics’ flagship product, Corvus One, is an autonomous inventory drone that performs cycle counts without operators, Wi-Fi, or GPS. It sells through a Robots as a Service model.
6 open roles50% remote
Elroy Air
Byron, US · Series B
Elroy Air builds autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft systems to change the way the world moves goods. Chaparral, its autonomous heavy-cargo drone, is powered by a patented hybrid-electric powertrain and flies with no pilot onboard.
5 open roles0% remote
Whisper Aero
Crossville, US
Whisper Aero manufactures ultra-quiet electric propulsion systems for drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.
5 open roles0% remote
Harmattan AI
Paris, FR · Series B
Harmattan AI is a defense technology company developing vertically integrated autonomous systems, including layered air-defense solutions, coordinated autonomous ISR and strike UAVs, electronic-warfare products, and C2 platforms. It designs and manufactures autonomous aerial systems such as surveillance drones and high-velocity interceptor drones capable of autonomously countering hostile unmanned threats.
4 open roles2% remote
Seneca
Sausalito, US · Seed
Seneca develops AI-powered autonomous drone systems for rapid wildfire suppression. Its first product is an autonomous rapid response fire suppression drone system that uses infrared sensors and video cameras to locate flames and deploy high-pressure foam.
4 open roles0% remote
Lucid Bots
Charlotte, US · Series B
Lucid Bots manufactures autonomous cleaning drones and pressure-washing robots for commercial exterior building maintenance. Its products include the Sherpa cleaning drone and the Lavo AI autonomous pressure washing robot. The company also offers a full-service subscription platform called Lucid Refresh for exterior cleaning operators.
2 open roles
Aitan
New Jersey, US
Aitan builds autonomous robotic combat systems for allied militaries. Its edge AI tools support surveillance, armed response, and cargo delivery in contested areas.
1 open roles0% remote
Wingtra
zürich, CH · Series B
Wingtra develops drones and software for aerial mapping and surveying. Its tools let surveyors plan flights, capture data, and produce output for CAD and GIS systems.
1 open roles50% remote
Paladin
Mountain View, US
Paladin autonomously deploys drones to emergency incidents, delivering real-time aerial intelligence before the first unit arrives. Its drones are LTE-connected and designed for first responders, providing real-time video feeds during emergencies.
1 open roles
Swarmer
Austin, US · Post Ipo
Swarmer’s platform is vendor-agnostic and allows one operator to control hundreds of autonomous platforms in real time.
1 open roles0% remote
Open roles
Newest roles in USA
Shield AI
San Diego, California
Summer 2027 - Data Science Intern (R6324)
San Diego, California
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today
Skydio
San Mateo, California, United States
Tax Accountant
San Mateo, California, United States
—
1d ago
Neros Technologies
Torrance, California, United States
Senior Firmware Engineer, Ground Software
Torrance, California, United States
$180k–$252k
1d ago
Neros Technologies
Torrance, California, United States
Senior Software Engineer
Torrance, California, United States
$180k–$252k
1d ago
Firestorm
San Diego, United States
Senior Process Engineer
San Diego, United States
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1d ago
Skydio
San Mateo, California, United States
Wireless Hardware Engineer Intern - Summer 2027
San Mateo, California, United States
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1d ago
Skydio
San Mateo, California, United States
Mobile Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027
San Mateo, California, United States
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1d ago
Neros Technologies
Torrance, California, United States
Electrical Engineer III, Design Assurance
Torrance, California, United States
$137k–$192k
1d ago
Drone hiring in the USA
Shield AI: Shield AI is a defense technology company that develops AI pilots for aircraft, drones, ships, and satellites. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies. Zipline: Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world's largest automated delivery system using autonomous drones. Skydio: Skydio manufactures drones used by consumers, enterprises, and government customers. It develops autonomous drone systems powered by AI. Shield AI alone holds 40% of the open roles here, so the companies below it are worth a look too.
The roles they hire for
Across the open roles in the USA today, the mix is hardware & robotics (46%), software engineering (25%), program & project management (5%), sales & business development (4%) and finance & accounting (3%).
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Frequently asked
Which drone companies and startups in the USA are hiring the most?
Right now: Shield AI, Zipline, Skydio, Neros Technologies and Firestorm. The list above shows startups first, then larger companies, each ranked by its open roles in the USA today.
Where in the USA are they hiring?
Most roles are in San Diego, Dallas, South San Francisco and Washington, D.C..
Do drone companies and startups in the USA hire remotely?
8% of the roles here are listed as remote. Each company page shows its own remote share.
What roles do drone companies and startups in the USA hire for?
The most common are hardware & robotics, software engineering and program & project management.
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