Intel
Situation Monitor
U.S. Hiring Intelligence
Hiring momentum, market shifts, and capacity changes across the tracked ecosystem.
Supporting signals
Defense Tech is consolidating, more roles closing than opening in the latest cycle.
216 companies tracked across 15 sectors, with 15,801 total roles currently in view.
Geography
Where the tracked ecosystem is hiring.
Signals
What changed.
01▲
Lambda added 112 roles (+207%)
From 54 to 166 open positions.
AI / ML2026-09-06
high
02▲
Anthropic added 146 roles (+33%)
From 447 to 593 open positions.
AI / ML2026-09-06
high
03▲
Shield AI added 158 roles (+56%)
From 280 to 438 open positions.
Defense Tech2026-09-06
high
04▲
Rocket Lab added 191 roles (+72%)
From 265 to 456 open positions.
Space2026-09-06
high
05▲
Sierra added 178 roles (+115%)
From 155 to 333 open positions.
Defense Tech2026-09-06
high
06▲
SpaceX added 753 roles (+48%)
From 1583 to 2336 open positions.
Space2026-09-06
high
07▲
Zipline added 150 roles (+79%)
From 189 to 339 open positions.
Robotics2026-09-06
high
08▲
Base Power added 81 roles (+84%)
From 97 to 178 open positions.
Energy2026-09-06
high
Rankings
Companies by open roles.
| # | Company | Sector | Jobs | 7d | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpaceX | Space | 2,336 | +753 | GH |
| 2 | AndurilIntel → | Defense Tech | 2,211 | +358 | GH |
| 3 | Anthropic | AI / ML | 593 | +146 | GH |
| 4 | Axon | Defense Tech | 514 | +5 | GH |
| 5 | Cohere | AI / ML | 492 | +100 | -- |
| 6 | Rocket Lab | Space | 456 | +191 | GH |
| 7 | Shield AIIntel → | Defense Tech | 438 | +158 | LVR |
| 8 | Relativity Space | Space | 344 | +54 | GH |
| 9 | Zipline | Robotics | 339 | +150 | GH |
| 10 | Sierra | Defense Tech | 333 | +178 | -- |
Sectors
Where hiring is concentrating.
36 companies
Defense Tech
4,992roles▲ 957 (+23.7%)
21 companies
Space
4,477roles▲ 1329 (+42.2%)
16 companies
AI / ML
1,899roles▲ 411 (+27.6%)
15 companies
Robotics
863roles▲ 263 (+43.8%)
23 companies
Energy
732roles▲ 155 (+26.9%)
18 companies
Hard Tech
499roles▲ 140 (+39%)
11 companies
Manufacturing
479roles▲ 153 (+46.9%)
3 companies
Fintech
434roles▲ 23 (+5.6%)
13 companies
Aviation
377roles▼ 68 (-15.3%)
15 companies
Software
349roles▲ 32 (+10.1%)
7 companies
Autonomy
347roles▲ 24 (+7.4%)
3 companies
Logistics
203roles▲ 67 (+49.3%)
4 companies
Semiconductors
84roles▲ 23 (+37.7%)
5 companies
Biotech
54roles▲ 7 (+14.9%)
Investors