Optical Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · Full Time Employee

Seed · $25M · 30d ago Posted 13d ago

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Why join Furientis?

This could be huge if interceptor missiles can be built at the pace modern naval fights burn through them. Navy ships fired hundreds of Standard Missiles in 2024, and El Segundo's Furientis, a defense startup founded in early 2025, is built to make more. A $25M seed from Bessemer and Benchmark beats 83% of seeds this half, and 10 of its 26 open roles were posted in the last 30 days.

JustBacked's take, based on Furientis's own site and its funding and hiring data.

America is critically deficient in production of defensive munitions- we currently produce shipborne interceptors in the few hundreds per year while our adversaries are producing offensive threats in the tens of thousands per year. Furientis was started to help solve this problem- introducing a new class of cost-effective, high production rate, interceptor missiles. We're seeking motivated individuals who internalize this problem and are eager to apply their past experience in similar industries (aerospace, defense, automotive/racing, robotics) and out of the box thinking to solve this problem for the US and its allies.

Eligibility & Logistics Location: On-site at our Los Angeles, CA HQ; remote work is not available. Monthly weekend travel for test events and supplier engagements. Clearance: A clearance is not required for this position. Must be a U.S. Person.

Equal Opportunity & Export Compliance Furientis is an equal-opportunity employer. To comply with U.S. export control laws, employment is contingent on eligibility to access export-controlled information.