JOBS
30,156
ESTABLISHMENTS
1,031
AVG. ANNUAL WAGES
$138,915
Key Companies
- Northrop Grumman
- General Atomics
- Collins Aerospace
- Carbon by Design
- Aevex Aerospace
- Blue Sky Network
- BMT Aerospace
- Dart Aerospace
- Boeing
- GKN Aerospace
- Malin Space Science Systems
- ATA Engineering
- Inova Drone
- Planck Aerosystems
- Kratos Defense
- Nikkiso America
- Sungear Inc.
- Space Micro
- Shield AI
- SkySafe
Key Resources
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International is the world’s largest nonprofit organization devoted exclusively to advancing the unmanned systems and robotics community. It serves more than 7,500 members from government organizations, industry, and academia.
San Diego Military Advisory Counsel is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization with a mission to support and promote the mutual business and other interests of the military, their quality of life, and the defense community in the San Diego area.
National Defense Industrial Association is a 501(c)3 corporate and individual membership association that engages thoughtful and innovative leaders to promote the best policies, practices, products and technology to build a more responsive and collaborative community in support of defense and national security.
Verified Programs of Engineering talent have been identified by employers as the top training programs in San Diego for high-demand jobs. Through EDC’s Advancing San Diego program, Verified Programs participate in a competitive application process and are evaluated annually against a skills-based criteria developed by industry, a commitment to industry engagement, and their ability to reach and serve a diverse student body.
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Sofia Nelson-Ferezi
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