Los Angeles · On-site · $140-220k
Odin Dynamics
About Odin Dynamics
Founded in 2024, this defense technology company is a lean startup of approximately seven people headquartered and operating with an exceptionally experienced founding team drawn from industry leaders including SpaceX, Tesla, Archer Aviation, Vast Space, and Castellion, supported by an advisory network that includes the architect of the Google search algorithm. The company has already secured multimillion-dollar contracts with the U.S. Navy and has positioned itself as a significantly more cost-effective alternative to established competitors like Anduril and Saronic. Its strategic vision is to build a tightly integrated vertical company capable of operating across underwater, surface, air, and eventually space domains through multi-domain autonomous systems, including swarming drones and advanced simulation environments. By combining deep technical expertise with an aggressive cost structure, the company aims to disrupt the defense technology market with innovative autonomous solutions.
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Los Angeles · On-site · $140-220k
Los Angeles · On-site · $140-220k
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Los Angeles · On-site · $140-220k
Los Angeles · On-site
Los Angeles · On-site · $160k–$200k/yr
Los Angeles · On-site · $160k–$200k/yr
Los Angeles · On-site · $130k–$180k/yr
Los Angeles · On-site · $180k–$230k/yr
Los Angeles · On-site · $130k–$180k/yr
Los Angeles · On-site · $140k–$220k/yr
Los Angeles · On-site · $160k–$220k/yr
Los Angeles · On-site · $160k–$220k/yr
Company at a glance
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Leadership100%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of the Pacific
Culture & values
SpaceX-inspired culture with strong Responsible Engineer model
Every engineer owns their system end-to-end: requirements, design, implementation, testing, field deployment, and production
Team moves fast, works hard, and expects urgency that early-stage defense demands
Values builders over researchers, first-principles thinking over inherited convention, and speed over process
Decisions driven by physics, test data, and product outcomes
No organizational handoffs or siloed responsibilities
Greenfield environment with no legacy code or inherited architecture
Hands-on engineering culture with work in lab, dive pool, and field deployments
Small elite team of ~7 people where every hire has outsized impact
Rapid iteration and intensity expected
Engineers make foundational technical decisions from scratch
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