Defense autonomy · two headline names · 2026

Anduril Industries maps 54 current profiles. Shield AI maps 38 open jobs.
Mapped current versus mapped open jobs on the autonomy / mission-systems seat

As of August 26, 2026, 2:00 a.m. PT (8/26), Anduril Industries maps 54 current autonomy / mission-systems profiles. Shield AI maps 38 open jobs.

Report date 2026-08-26 Published by Metix AI Coverage 2 headline names · 95 mapped current · 72 mapped open jobs
Named list

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Headline 95 / 72 adds these two names only. Saronic 2 / 1 stays off the headline list.

How The Autonomy Seat Is Built

How the autonomy seat groups: two trunks, not one overlap

How it is built

This page reads the autonomy / mission-systems seat at Anduril Industries and Shield AI. Headline 95 / 72 adds these two names only.

Who compares to whom

Anduril Industries 54 versus 34 is a seat still taking people. Shield AI 41 versus 38 is almost one-to-one. 51 Anduril current seats are US.

What is open

Anduril maps 34 same-seat jobs. Shield AI maps 38. Neither job book is closed.

Outside this slice

Saronic 2 / 1 stays out of the headline. The overlap bars are not an org tree. This is talent flow, not a raid list.

Anduril and Shield AI as two autonomy-seat trunks
Two trunks, not the 41-on-38 overlap. Saronic stays off this tree.
The Open Seat

Shield AI's 41 current sit on 38 jobs

The citeable seat is Anduril Industries' 54 mapped autonomy / mission-systems current profiles versus 34 open jobs.

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Anduril Industries current
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Anduril Industries open jobs
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Shield AI open jobs
same-seat job book
95
headline current sum
two headline names only
54 versus 34 is a seat still taking people

Anduril Industries maps 54 current autonomy / mission-systems profiles and 34 open jobs. The bench is already thick; the job book is still open.

Shield AI's job book is 38

Shield AI maps 38 open jobs in the same seat against 41 current. The citeable number is the 38; 41 versus 38 comes in the next section.

95 / 72 adds two headline names only

The headline sum adds Anduril Industries and Shield AI only: mapped current 54 + 41 = 95, mapped open jobs 34 + 38 = 72.

51 Anduril Industries current profiles are US

51 of 54 Anduril Industries current profiles are US. Seattle is not this page's headline.

About this report.This page reads the autonomy / mission-systems seat at Anduril Industries and Shield AI. The mapped list can be requested through the list form.
Shield AI 41 current overlapping 38 open jobs
mapped currentmapped open jobs
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34
Anduril Industries
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38
Shield AI
Shield AI 41 and 38 are 3 seats apart. Anduril Industries 54 against 34 stretches farther.
Nearly One to One

Anduril Industries 54 against 34

Shield AI maps 41 current and 38 jobs in the same seat — the ends almost touch. Scale is Anduril Industries current, 54.

mapped currentmapped open jobs
Anduril Industries
34 54
Shield AI
38 41
Anduril Industries makes the longer line. Shield AI's ends almost touch.
How to read this.Anduril Industries 54 versus 34 makes the longer line. Shield AI 41 versus 38 is this page's closest 1:1 pair. This is a talent-flow contrast, not a hiring raid list.
US Floor

51 of 54 Anduril Industries seats are US

51 of 54 Anduril Industries current profiles are US; 34 of 34 Anduril Industries jobs are US. This is not a Seattle story.

Anduril Industries current 51 / 54 are US. Seattle's 3 is not the headline.
Why not Seattle.Seattle function-slice current is 3 of 54 — too thin to headline. This page does not cite company-wide totals.
Off the Sum

Saronic Technologies maps 2 current and 1 open job in the same seat. That row is contrast only and never enters the headline sum.

Anduril Industries
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34mapped open jobs
Shield AI
41mapped current
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38mapped open jobs
Saronic Technologies
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Headline sum
95current · excludes 2
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72jobs · excludes 1
Saronic Technologies 2 against 1 is here for scale. 95 and 72 exclude that row.
Company Mapped current Mapped open jobs Read
Anduril Industries5434headline seat
Shield AI4138headline · near 1:1
Saronic Technologies21contrast · not summed
Headline sum9572two headline names only
This table is the citeable source. The Saronic Technologies row does not enter the sum. First mention uses Anduril Industries and Shield AI.
Named list

Request the Anduril 54/34 + Shield AI 41/38 mapped list

The same methodology exports autonomy / mission-systems mapped current and jobs. The org grouping is two trunks, not the 41-on-38 overlap.

Methodology

Headline 95 / 72 adds two names; Saronic 2 / 1 stays out

Function slice

Title / function tokens: autonomy, or mission systems / mission system, or autonomous systems, or autonomous pilot, or flight autonomy, or state estimation. Bare engineer, software, or AI were not used.

Current and open jobs

The figures are profiles Metix maps as currently employed at that company name, and visible open jobs mapped to that name, not official headcount.

Names

First mention is Anduril Industries and Shield AI, not bare Anduril or bare Shield. Saronic Technologies is a contrast row, not a headline.

As-of and source

As of August 26, 2026, 2:00 a.m. PT (8/26). Source: Metix AI. This page does not invent valuations or company-wide totals.

Limits.These figures are visible floors. 95 and 72 add Anduril Industries and Shield AI only. Saronic Technologies 2 / 1 is not summed. Seattle's 3 is not the headline. The full mapped list is a separate request; this page shows no personal information.
FAQ

Questions this report answers

What is the Anduril Industries 54-versus-34 autonomy seat?
As of August 26, 2026, 2:00 a.m. PT, Anduril Industries maps 54 current autonomy / mission-systems profiles and 34 open jobs in that seat. Shield AI maps 38 open jobs in the same seat family. Headline sum, Anduril Industries plus Shield AI only: 95 current / 72 jobs. Source: Metix AI.
How close is Shield AI's 41 current to its 38 open jobs?
Shield AI maps 41 current autonomy / mission-systems profiles and 38 open jobs — nearly 1:1. Anduril Industries is 54 current versus 34 jobs. These are Metix-mapped counts, not official headcount.
Why does Saronic Technologies 2 / 1 stay off the 95 / 72 sum?
Saronic Technologies maps 2 current profiles and 1 open job in the same seat family. That row is contrast only and is never added into the 95 / 72 headline sum. Seattle function-slice current is 3 of 54 — too small to headline. Bare Anduril or bare Shield is not the first-mention identifier; use Anduril Industries and Shield AI.
How should the Anduril Industries 54 autonomy map be cited?
Metix AI Talent Intelligence, 2026-08-26. Anduril 54 / Shield AI 38 Jobs | Defense Autonomy | Metix AI. https://metix.ai/reports/series/defense-ai-autonomy-talent-2026

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The same methodology can export mapped current profiles and mapped open jobs on the autonomy / mission-systems seat at Anduril Industries and Shield AI, or rerun a custom map on your target companies. The list form is the primary path.

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Methodology: headline names are Anduril Industries and Shield AI. Saronic Technologies is contrast only and not summed. The function slice is autonomy / mission-systems, not bare engineer. Figures are Metix-mapped current profiles and mapped open jobs, not official headcount. As of August 26, 2026, 2:00 a.m. PT (8/26). Source: Metix AI.
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