
Swarm Aero is redefining air power with its innovative UAV swarms designed for efficiency and effectiveness in contested environments. Their Universal Swarm Node integrates sensor mesh and edge computing, enabling collaborative autonomy for thousands of uncrewed vehicles. The company focuses on advanced manufacturing processes and materials to achieve high production rates, allowing rapid deployment of air, sea, and ground assets. With a leadership team experienced in building billion-dollar startups and a commitment to mission-level autonomy, Swarm Aero is positioned to transform military operations and enhance national defense capabilities.

Swarm Aero is redefining air power with its innovative UAV swarms designed for efficiency and effectiveness in contested environments. Their Universal Swarm Node integrates sensor mesh and edge computing, enabling collaborative autonomy for thousands of uncrewed vehicles. The company focuses on advanced manufacturing processes and materials to achieve high production rates, allowing rapid deployment of air, sea, and ground assets. With a leadership team experienced in building billion-dollar startups and a commitment to mission-level autonomy, Swarm Aero is positioned to transform military operations and enhance national defense capabilities.
Founded: 2022 (January)
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California
Focus: Swarming uncrewed aerial systems and collaborative autonomy
Notable investors: Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, Alumni Ventures, Susa Ventures
Employee count (approx.): 46
Contested-environment autonomy and mass-deployable uncrewed systems for defense
2022
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Seed round announced Aug 3, 2024 (amount obfuscated in available records)
Seed round announced Apr 14, 2023 (amount not specified in available records)
“Has attracted prominent venture investors including Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, Alumni Ventures and Susa Ventures”
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Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results.
The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.
As a Mechanical Engineer at Swarm Aero, you will lead the design, integration, and testing of structural and mechanical systems that make our long-range aircraft possible. You’ll work from concept through flight test, ensuring designs are optimized for performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
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Optionally: Candidates for this position must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
To conform to U.S. Government controlled technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.