Situation Monitor
U.S. Hiring Intelligence
Tracking hiring momentum, market shifts, and capacity changes across the tracked ecosystem.
205companies12,863open roles14sectorsUpdated 2026-04-23
01
Defense Tech leads the tracked universe with 4,604 open roles across 39 companies.
02
Space is moving fastest: 217 roles opened against 55 closed in the latest cycle.
03
216 companies tracked across 14 sectors, with 13,803 total roles currently in view.
Geography
Where the tracked ecosystem is hiring
Hover over a hub to see job counts and sector breakdown. Marker size reflects total open roles.
Signals
What changed
Comparing against 9 days of history. Ranked by signal strength.
01▲
Atomic Semi added 20 roles (+67%)
From 30 to 50 open positions.
Semiconductors2026-04-23
high
02▲
Atom Computing added 7 roles (+54%)
From 13 to 20 open positions.
Semiconductors2026-04-23
high
03▲
Exowatt added 5 roles (+83%)
From 6 to 11 open positions.
Energy2026-04-23
high
04▲
Inversion added 8 roles (+36%)
From 22 to 30 open positions.
Hard Tech2026-04-23
high
05–
Saronic disappeared from the feed (269 roles lost)
Company no longer detected in ATS feeds.
Space2026-04-23
medium
06★
Kaizen Labs appeared in the feed with 11 open roles
New company detected. Sectors: Software.
Software2026-04-23
low
07★
Union Tech appeared in the feed with 5 open roles
New company detected. Sectors: Software.
Software2026-04-23
low
08+
Shield AI hiring in 7 new departments
New: Continuous Integration, Customer Engagement, Enterprise Operations, Inventory Receiving, People Experience.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
09+
Northwood Space hiring in 1 new department
New: Internships / University Recruiting.
Space2026-04-23
low
10+
Airspace Intelligence hiring in 1 new department
New: 4. G/A.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
11+
Second Front Systems hiring in 2 new departments
New: Engineering Leadership, Growth.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
12+
Atom Computing hiring in 1 new department
New: Quantum Engineering.
Semiconductors2026-04-23
low
13+
Merlin Labs hiring in 1 new department
New: Flight Test Engineering.
Autonomy2026-04-23
low
14+
Havoc AI hiring in 2 new departments
New: Marketing, Production.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
15+
Kalshi hiring in 2 new departments
New: Markets, Product.
Fintech2026-04-23
low
16+
Campus hiring in 1 new department
New: Student Affairs.
Hard Tech2026-04-23
low
17+
Base Power hiring in 1 new department
New: Business Operations.
Energy2026-04-23
low
18+
Commonwealth Fusion hiring in 1 new department
New: Structural Engineering.
Energy2026-04-23
low
19+
Make Rain hiring in 1 new department
New: Finance.
Logistics2026-04-23
low
20+
Hermeus hiring in 1 new department
New: Subsystem Test.
Aviation2026-04-23
low
21+
Helion Energy hiring in 1 new department
New: Environmental Health & Safety.
Energy2026-04-23
low
22+
Burro hiring in 1 new department
New: Product.
Robotics2026-04-23
low
23+
Velo3D hiring in 1 new department
New: Facilities.
Manufacturing2026-04-23
low
24+
Quindar hiring in 1 new department
New: Product.
Space2026-04-23
low
25+
Osmo hiring in 2 new departments
New: G&A, Software.
Hard Tech2026-04-23
low
26+
Exowatt hiring in 1 new department
New: ExoRise.
Energy2026-04-23
low
27+
Sierra hiring in 1 new department
New: Compliance.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
28+
World View Enterprises hiring in 1 new department
New: Business.
Space2026-04-23
low
29+
CesiumAstro hiring in 1 new department
New: Internships & Co-Ops.
Space2026-04-23
low
30●
Anduril hiring in 5 new locations
New: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States, Boulder, Colorado, United States; Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, Llanbedr, Wales, United Kingdom, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
31●
Dataiku hiring in 5 new locations
New: France, Remote; Germany, Remote; Netherlands, Remote; Spain, Remote; United Kingdom, Remote, Germany, Remote; Netherlands, Remote; Spain, Remote; United Kingdom, Remote, Netherlands, Remote; Spain, Remote; United Kingdom, Remote, Switzerland, Remote, United States, Boston; United States, Maine; United States, New York; United States, Philadelphia.
AI / ML2026-04-23
low
32●
Scale AI hiring in 5 new locations
New: Baltimore, MD; Colorado Springs, CO; Hampton Roads, VA; Tampa, FL; Tucson,AZ; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Honolulu, HI, St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD; Colorado Springs, CO; Hampton Roads, VA; Tampa, FL; Tucson,AZ; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Honolulu, Hawaii, St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC, Budapest, Hungary, Honolulu, HI, New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC.
AI / ML2026-04-23
low
33●
Cerebras Systems hiring in 6 new locations
New: Europe; Remote, California, United States; UAE, Remote, California, United States, Remote, California, United States; Sunnyvale CA or Toronto Canada, Remote, California, United States; Sunnyvale, CA, Remote, California, United States; Sunnyvale, CA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
AI / ML2026-04-23
low
34●
Vannevar Labs hiring in 1 new location
New: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States; Tampa, Florida, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
35●
Figure AI hiring in 1 new location
New: Reno, NV.
Robotics2026-04-23
low
36●
Heart Aerospace hiring in 1 new location
New: Torrance, CA.
Aviation2026-04-23
low
37●
Workrise hiring in 1 new location
New: Austin, Texas, United States, United States .
Logistics2026-04-23
low
38●
Archer Aviation hiring in 2 new locations
New: South East Hampshire, UK, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Aviation2026-04-23
low
39●
Shield AI hiring in 1 new location
New: Kyiv.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
40●
Pacific Fusion hiring in 1 new location
New: Albuquerque, New Mexico .
Energy2026-04-23
low
41●
Cognition hiring in 1 new location
New: Australia.
AI / ML2026-04-23
low
42●
Skydio hiring in 1 new location
New: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Autonomy2026-04-23
low
43●
Rune Tech hiring in 2 new locations
New: New York, New York, United States, Seattle, Washington, United States.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
44●
TurbineOne hiring in 1 new location
New: Washington DC.
Energy2026-04-23
low
45●
Slingshot Aerospace hiring in 1 new location
New: Remote.
Space2026-04-23
low
46●
Rigetti Computing hiring in 1 new location
New: Bangalore.
AI / ML2026-04-23
low
47●
Rocket Lab hiring in 1 new location
New: Munich, Germany.
Space2026-04-23
low
48●
Planet Labs hiring in 3 new locations
New: Australia , Brazil, Remote, India, Remote.
Space2026-04-23
low
49●
Mariana Minerals hiring in 1 new location
New: Joaquin, Texas, US.
Hard Tech2026-04-23
low
50●
Apptronik hiring in 1 new location
New: Mountain View, CA.
Robotics2026-04-23
low
51●
Arx Robotics hiring in 1 new location
New: Kyiv.
Robotics2026-04-23
low
52●
Onebrief hiring in 2 new locations
New: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Weisbaden, Germany.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
53●
Flexport hiring in 1 new location
New: Atlanta Warehouse.
Logistics2026-04-23
low
54●
Helsing hiring in 4 new locations
New: Berlin; London; Munich; Paris; Stockholm; Tallinn; Warsaw, Munich - Berlin - London - Paris - Warsaw - Tallinn; Plymouth, Munich - Berlin - London - Paris - Warsaw - Tallinn; Stockholm, Remote.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
55●
Palantir hiring in 2 new locations
New: North America, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
56●
KoBold Metals hiring in 1 new location
New: Sodankylä, Finland.
Hard Tech2026-04-23
low
57●
Resilience hiring in 1 new location
New: Paris, France.
Biotech2026-04-23
low
58●
Dusty Robotics hiring in 1 new location
New: Remote, Detroit, MI.
Robotics2026-04-23
low
59●
Tenstorrent hiring in 2 new locations
New: Austin, Texas, United States; Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland; Santa Clara, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Warszawa, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, Santa Clara, California, United States; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
AI / ML2026-04-23
low
60●
Commonwealth Fusion hiring in 1 new location
New: Ayer, MA.
Energy2026-04-23
low
61●
Sardine hiring in 1 new location
New: Berkeley, California, United States.
Fintech2026-04-23
low
62●
SpaceX hiring in 2 new locations
New: Austin, TX, Remote - TN.
Space2026-04-23
low
63●
Anthropic hiring in 4 new locations
New: Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC, New York City, NY; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY, New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC, Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA.
AI / ML2026-04-23
low
64●
Atomic Semi hiring in 1 new location
New: Austin, Texas, United States.
Semiconductors2026-04-23
low
65●
GreyNoise Intelligence hiring in 1 new location
New: United States (Remote).
Software2026-04-23
low
66●
World View Enterprises hiring in 1 new location
New: Melbourne.
Space2026-04-23
low
67●
Grafana Labs hiring in 2 new locations
New: Australia (Remote); Singapore (Remote), United States(Remote).
Software2026-04-23
low
68●
Auterion hiring in 1 new location
New: Manassas, Virginia.
Autonomy2026-04-23
low
69●
Axon hiring in 3 new locations
New: Baltimore, MD, Belgium-Brussels Office, Houston, TX.
Defense Tech2026-04-23
low
70●
AMP Robotics hiring in 1 new location
New: Solon, Ohio.
Manufacturing2026-04-23
low
Rankings
Companies by open roles
205 companies with active job data. Sorted by total open positions.
| # | Company | Sector | Jobs | 7d | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AndurilIntel → | Defense Tech | 1,853 | +27 | GH |
| 2 | SpaceX | Space | 1,583 | +35 | GH |
| 3 | Axon | Defense Tech | 509 | -10 | GH |
| 4 | Anthropic | AI / ML | 447 | +19 | GH |
| 5 | Cohere | AI / ML | 392 | -15 | -- |
| 6 | Ramp | Fintech | 326 | -5 | -- |
| 7 | Relativity Space | Space | 290 | -4 | GH |
| 8 | Shield AIIntel → | Defense Tech | 280 | +26 | LVR |
| 9 | Rocket Lab | Space | 265 | -7 | GH |
| 10 | Palantir | Defense Tech | 234 | -14 | LVR |
| 11 | Archer Aviation | Aviation | 214 | -3 | GH |
| 12 | Applied IntuitionIntel → | Autonomy | 207 | +12 | GH |
| 13 | CesiumAstro | Space | 194 | +5 | LVR |
| 14 | Zipline | Robotics | 189 | -1 | GH |
| 15 | HadrianIntel → | Defense Tech | 183 | +5 | ASH |
| 16 | Scale AI | AI / ML | 176 | +6 | GH |
| 17 | True Anomaly | Defense Tech | 172 | +11 | GH |
| 18 | Sierra | Defense Tech | 155 | -6 | -- |
| 19 | Grafana Labs | Software | 148 | +18 | GH |
| 20 | Vast Space | Space | 148 | +2 | GH |
| 21 | Helion Energy | Energy | 123 | -7 | ASH |
| 22 | Skydio | Autonomy | 123 | -- | ASH |
| 23 | AstranisIntel → | Space | 120 | -2 | GH |
| 24 | Flexport | Logistics | 118 | -15 | GH |
| 25 | Hermeus | Aviation | 114 | -- | LVR |
| 26 | Tenstorrent | AI / ML | 114 | +5 | GH |
| 27 | Rebuild ManufacturingIntel → | Manufacturing | 109 | +1 | GH |
| 28 | Helsing | Defense Tech | 105 | -3 | GH |
| 29 | Planet Labs | Space | 100 | +3 | GH |
| 30 | Figure AIIntel → | Robotics | 99 | -2 | GH |
| 31 | Base Power | Energy | 97 | +5 | ASH |
| 32 | Cognition | AI / ML | 95 | +7 | ASH |
| 33 | Nuro | Autonomy | 94 | -- | GH |
| 34 | Apex Space | Space | 93 | +7 | ASH |
| 35 | Cerebras Systems | AI / ML | 91 | -5 | GH |
| 36 | Replit | Software | 83 | +2 | ASH |
| 37 | Allen Control Systems | Defense Tech | 80 | +12 | ASH |
| 38 | Mariana Minerals | Hard Tech | 77 | -- | ASH |
| 39 | Mach Industries | Hard Tech | 70 | -- | ASH |
| 40 | Varda SpaceIntel → | Space | 67 | -1 | GH |
| 41 | Northwood Space | Space | 64 | -3 | ASH |
| 42 | Dataiku | AI / ML | 62 | +6 | GH |
| 43 | Apptronik | Robotics | 59 | +7 | GH |
| 44 | Lambda | AI / ML | 54 | +7 | ASH |
| 45 | Oklo | Energy | 54 | -- | GH |
| 46 | Divergent Technologies | Manufacturing | 52 | -8 | GH |
| 47 | Neros Technologies | Defense Tech | 51 | -3 | GH |
| 48 | Sardine | Fintech | 51 | -2 | -- |
| 49 | Atomic Semi | Semiconductors | 50 | +20 | ASH |
| 50 | Govini | Defense Tech | 50 | -2 | GH |
Sectors
Where hiring is concentrating
38 companies
Defense Tech
4,117roles▲ 39 (+1%)
22 companies
Space
3,149roles▲ 42 (+1.4%)
20 companies
AI / ML
1,618roles▲ 35 (+2.2%)
16 companies
Robotics
604roles▼ 7 (-1.1%)
23 companies
Energy
577roles▼ 20 (-3.4%)
8 companies
Autonomy
530roles▲ 12 (+2.3%)
21 companies
Hard Tech
457roles▼ 3 (-0.7%)
13 companies
Aviation
445roles▼ 5 (-1.1%)
3 companies
Fintech
411roles▼ 3 (-0.7%)
12 companies
Manufacturing
340roles▼ 18 (-5%)
16 companies
Software
321roles▲ 20 (+6.6%)
3 companies
Logistics
136roles▼ 13 (-8.7%)
5 companies
Semiconductors
111roles▲ 29 (+35.4%)
5 companies
Biotech
47roles▼ 2 (-4.1%)
ATS Ecosystem
Which platforms companies are hiring on
Distribution of applicant tracking systems across the tracked universe.
Greenhouse
92
companies
8,543open roles
Ashby
69
companies
2,089open roles
Lever
37
companies
1,212open roles
Ecosystem
Investors shaping the landscape
Firms whose portfolios and writing help explain where talent, conviction, and industrial attention are concentrating.