01The Anduril Industries seat is 54 current versus 34 jobs
The citeable seat is Anduril Industries' 54 mapped autonomy / mission-systems current profiles versus 34 open jobs.
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 maps 38 open jobs in the same seat against 41 current. The first screen cites the 38; 41 versus 38 sits in the next section.
The headline sum adds Anduril Industries and Shield AI only: mapped current 54 + 41 = 95, mapped open jobs 34 + 38 = 72.
51 of 54 Anduril Industries current profiles are US. Geography is read later; Seattle is not this page's lede.
02Shield AI is 41 current sitting on 38 jobs
Shield AI maps 41 current and 38 jobs in the same seat — the ends almost touch. Scale is Anduril Industries current, 54.
03Saronic Technologies 2 versus 1 stays off 95 / 72
Saronic Technologies maps 2 current and 1 open job in the same seat. That row is contrast only and never enters the headline sum.
| Company | Mapped current | Mapped open jobs | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | 54 | 34 | headline seat |
| Shield AI | 41 | 38 | headline · near 1:1 |
| Saronic Technologies | 2 | 1 | contrast · not summed |
| Headline sum | 95 | 72 | two headline names only |
0451 of 54 Anduril Industries current profiles 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.
05How the autonomy / mission-systems slice was cut
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 uses 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.
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. Defense AI Autonomy Talent Map 2026 | Metix AI. https://metix.ai/reports/series/defense-ai-autonomy-talent-2026
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