Firestorm is seeking a motivated Accounting Manager to join our accounting and finance team reporting directly to the Head of Finance. This role will be pivotal in managing all accounting functions, from day-to-day transactions to monthly and annual financial reporting. The Accounting Manager will oversee the month-end and year-end close process and handle reconciliations, fixed asset management, depreciation, and amortization, and all other relevant accounting functions.
We seek a highly motivated Business Development Manager to lead our efforts within the Department of the Air Force.
Firestorm is looking for a dynamic, mission-aligned Business Development Manager to drive our engagement with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. In this role, you will shape strategy, forge relationships, and identify opportunities where Firestorm’s cutting-edge systems can close critical capability gaps. The ideal candidate will excel at collaborating with and influencing diverse cross-functional Navy & Marine Corps stakeholders and navigating opportunities across the Department of Navy (DON). This role calls for an entrepreneurial self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, small business setting, and can confidently influence peers and senior colleagues while contributing across the entire business development, capture, and proposal development lifecycle. You’ll operate at the intersection of defense acquisition, operational planning, and advanced technology delivery—bridging customer need and product innovation.
You are a strategic thinker and hands-on finance leader who thrives in the fast-paced, ever-evolving world of startups. You bring both the analytical rigor and operational know-how to manage day-to-day finances while keeping an eye on the big picture. You understand the unique challenges and opportunities that come with scaling a business in the defense market – from managing runway and burn to preparing for funding rounds and building DCAA compliant financial infrastructure from the ground up.
Firestorm is seeking an enthusiastic, highly organized, and detail-oriented Executive Assistant to support our Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). This high-trust, high-responsibility role is ideal for someone who anticipates needs before they arise and keeps operations running smoothly behind the scenes—ensuring schedules stay on track, priorities are organized, and high-level engagements run seamlessly. In this role, you’ll act as the CSO’s right hand, managing their calendar, coordinating meetings, and overseeing logistics to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. You’ll be a key point of contact, handling communications, organizing priorities, and maintaining effective coordination between the CSO, executive leadership, internal teams, and external stakeholders. As the CSO’s trusted partner, you’ll provide operational support to help them stay organized, and prepared, allowing them to prioritize their most critical tasks.
This role is about more than administrative tasks—it’s about being a strategic partner, exercising discretion, and maintaining operational excellence to keep everything running efficiently.
Reporting to the Technical Program Manager for xCell, the Industrial Mechanical Engineer for xCell will perform mechanical engineering duties related to NPI, Sustaining and Packaging Design. He/She will also work closely with platform design engineering and manufacturing teams to introduce new products to be manufactured within the xCell platform
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join our team onsite at our San Diego office. Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will be at the forefront of developing, implementing, and upholding our company's digital security compliance strategy and information security, ensuring compliance with stringent government regulations and standards. Your expertise will be crucial in protecting our sensitive data, managing risks, overseeing our Facility Security Clearance (FCL), and ensuring that our operations meet all required cybersecurity maturity models and information control protocols. With expertise in NIST, DFARS, ISO 27001, and classified information management, you will play a key role in securing our operations and maintaining compliance with defense industry requirements. If you’re passionate about safeguarding critical data and upholding the highest standards of security, we’d love for you to join us at Firestorm.
This position is required to be on-site daily in the San Diego, CA office.
We’re looking for an early-career analyst to help fuel Firestorm’s growth through smart, strategic pursuit of federal opportunities. You’ll monitor government portals, identify mission-aligned contracts, and help shape high-impact proposals. This role is perfect for someone eager to break into federal business development, learn the ropes of proposal strategy, and grow in a fast-moving startup.
We’re building the next generation of secure, cloud-native, operator-facing software—and we’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer, Web & Cloud Solutions to help architect and deliver it. This role will initially be an initial senior, individual-contributor role with a clear path to formal technical leadership as the product line and engineering team scale.
Success in this role means more than just technical execution. You take initiative to drive solutions end-to-end—even across organizational boundaries—and thrive in ambiguity, balancing short-term wins with long-term maintainability. You enjoy mentoring teammates, translating complexity into clarity, and staying hands-on as you lead by example. You value diverse perspectives, elevate team success above individual credit, and remain calm under pressure or tight deadlines. Above all, you’re curious and advocate for modern tools and best practices, creating structure in fast-moving environments and building systems—and teams—that last.
Firestorm is seeking a skilled Manager of Mechanical Design Engineering to join our team onsite at our San Diego office. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, this role will play a critical role in transitioning UAV platforms from R&D to production. This is an exciting opportunity for a leader with both deep technical expertise, and a passion for mentoring others in a fast-paced, innovative environment. In this leadership position, you will not only drive technical excellence but also lead and mentor a growing team of mechanical engineers.
Your team will focus on refining and adapting vehicle designs for mass additive manufacturing, supporting platform integrations, and developing essential test hardware such as engine test stands, static loading test fixtures, and assembly fixtures. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Flight Testing, to ensure seamless project execution.
Success in this role means more than just technical execution. You take initiative to drive solutions end-to-end—even across organizational boundaries—and thrive in ambiguity, balancing short-term wins with long-term maintainability. You enjoy mentoring teammates, translating complexity into clarity, and staying hands-on as you lead by example. You value diverse perspectives, elevate team success above individual credit, and remain calm under pressure or tight deadlines. Above all, you’re curious and advocate for best practices, creating structure in fast-moving environments and building teams that last.
Firestorm is seeking a Project Engineer to lead the integration of mission systems, sensors, and other complex subsystems into our next-generation small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). This individual will drive hardware/software integration efforts across cross-functional teams and ensure program success from concept through deployment. You’ll help shape the technical roadmap and execution strategy for bringing Firestorm’s modular UAS platforms to life.
Firestorm is building out a specialized DevSecOps function to drive a secure, automated software factory supporting every product we ship—from firmware and FPGA to Android apps, desktop GUIs, and cloud-native microservices. As our first Senior DevSecOps Engineer, you’ll design, build, and harden an end-to-end pipeline that meets DoD continuous Authorization-to-Operate (cATO) requirements across continuous monitoring, active cyber defense, and software supply chain security.
This is a high-ownership, deeply technical, on-site role based at our San Diego headquarters. You’ll be a key individual contributor from day one, with opportunities to mentor teammates, shape platform strategy, and embed DevSecOps best practices company-wide. You’ll thrive here if you treat manual work as a system flaw, communicate security clearly across diverse teams, and strike the right balance between startup agility and long-term compliance. We’re looking for someone who sees across systems—firmware, cloud, mobile—and knows how to secure them holistically.
We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Integrations Engineer to work on the development, integration and deployment of platform and avionics systems, within our next-generation unmanned aerial systems (UAS). This role requires a strong background in avionics integration, systems engineering, and cross-domain troubleshooting—including embedded systems, networking, and RF communications. You will be responsible for ensuring seamless end-to-end integration of flight-critical systems, collaborating closely with hardware, firmware, and software teams to ensure rigorous performance and reliability standards. The ideal candidates will possess advanced problem-solving abilities, hands-on experience with avionics architectures, and the capability to deliver resilient, mission-ready solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Firestorm is seeking a highly skilled Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our innovative engineering team in developing next-generation UAV systems. This person will be responsible for critical flight structures and mechanism design and build efforts for Firestorm's product line. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will work closely with a fast-moving team of peers and engineering leadership to ensure mission-critical hardware is delivered on time and meets demanding technical performance.
In this role, you’ll play a critical part in designing mechanical components and subsystems that meet demanding performance, manufacturability, and cost goals. You’ll work at the intersection of advanced aerospace technology and practical engineering—collaborating closely with electrical, manufacturing, and flight-test teams to ensure seamless integration of mechanical and electromechanical systems.
A successful candidate will have significant experience delivering high-performance, mass-constrained hardware in a rapid development environment. Your expertise in 3D CAD, precision mechanical design, and system-level integration will be instrumental in driving forward novel solutions that expand the capabilities of our UAV platforms. As a senior-level individual contributor, you’ll have deep ownership over the technical direction of your designs and play a key role in shaping engineering best practices across projects. You’ll be involved in all phases of the development cycle—from early concept and prototyping to rigorous testing and production—in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
As a Senior Robotics Engineer on our swarm robotics team, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of autonomous aerial vehicle systems. You’ll design, develop, and optimize advanced algorithms that enable multi-aircraft coordination, real-time perception, and dynamic path planning. Your expertise in multi-robot communication systems and proven track record with multi-aircraft control algorithms will be essential. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences. This role demands a self-motivated, mission-driven individual who thrives in a collaborative environment and embraces iterative feedback through design reviews.
Reporting to the Director of Hardware Engineering, the Lead Mechanical Design Engineer - Platforms will provide mechanical design support to the transition of UAV platforms from R&D to production: Managing and mentoring a team of mechanical engineers to refine and adapt vehicle designs for mass additive manufacturing, adapt platform designs to support integrations and develop test hardware such as engine test stands, static loading test fixtures and assembly fixtures. You will work hand in hand with the Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Flight-Testing teams.
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Trade Compliance Manager to join our team onsite at our San Diego office. Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will be at the forefront of shaping and executing our trade compliance strategy, ensuring strict adherence to ITAR, EAR, and other export control regulations. You will work closely with internal teams and regulatory agencies to manage our Export Management Compliance Programs (EMCP) and ITAR Compliance Programs (ICP), driving excellence in compliance across the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact, & directly influence our compliance posture, while supporting the company’s success in a regulated environment.
This position is required to be on-site daily in the San Diego, CA office.
Firestorm is looking for a proven operator to lead Firestorm’s Operational Flight Team. You will be the tip of the spear leading flying, instructing, and integrating with the very units that will take our systems into contested environments. As the Operational Flight Team Lead, you will be in the loop with our engineers while shaping product development based on real-world ops. Your position will take you into the field with our customers, translating TTPs into capability.
We’re looking for a skilled operational pilot to support flight missions, training programs, and tactical integration. You’ll be a key member of our field team—executing live ops, instructing military personnel, and providing critical feedback to engineers. If you like dirt under your boots and checklist discipline, keep reading.
We’re seeking a highly capable xCell Technician to support the operation, deployment, and development of the xCell system—a rapid, deployable manufacturing lab used to produce mission-critical components, including modular unmanned aerial systems (MUAS), in forward environments. Reporting to the xCell Technical Program Manager, you’ll be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and deployment of the xCell system to ensure high-quality output in support of both engineering and operational needs. You’ll be part of a hands-on team that keeps the system functional, mobile, and mission-ready across diverse and dynamic conditions.
