Full-Time

All Source Intelligence SME

Spear AI

Spear AI

1-10 employees

AI-enabled defense software and maritime sensors

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Washington, DC, USA

In Person

Periodic travel approximately every 30 days to combatant commands, service components, operational units, and industry/vendor locations is required.

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Agile
Machine Learning
Data Governance

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Requirements
  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence Polygraph.
  • Demonstrated operational all-source intelligence experience at the combatant command level.
  • Experience with multi-intelligence fusion and analytic production supporting operational decision-making.
  • Familiarity with all-source analytic tools, intelligence platforms, and their governance and ownership structures.
  • Ability to translate analytic problems into implementable engineering requirements.
  • U.S. citizenship.
  • Ability to support periodic travel approximately every 30 days to combatant commands, service components, operational units, and industry/vendor locations.
  • Ability to operate in fast-paced, multi-vendor, government-led development environments with evolving priorities.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical developers, operational users, senior leaders, and external vendors.
Responsibilities
  • Apply combatant-command-level all-source analytic expertise across the intelligence cycle, fusing multiple disciplines into operational understanding.
  • Identify integration opportunities between all-source analytic workflows, data sources, and artificial-intelligence-enabled capabilities.
  • Translate all-source analytic processes into developer-consumable workflows, requirements, and user stories.
  • Communicate analytic tradecraft, data constraints, governance and ownership structures, and integration tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Work with all-source analytic tools, intelligence platforms, and data environments.
  • Coordinate across operational users, platform owners, and technical development teams.
  • Integrate all-source workflows with artificial-intelligence-enabled capabilities.
Desired Qualifications
  • CENTCOM all-source intelligence experience.
  • Experience supporting Department of Defense software, artificial intelligence/machine learning, or operational capability development programs.
  • Existing relationships with operational platform or data owners.
  • Experience in classified operational environments and cross-domain data constraints.
  • Familiarity with Agile development practices, rapid capability delivery, and iterative user-feedback cycles.
  • Military Intelligence or Intelligence Community experience.

Spear AI builds AI and machine-learning tools for national security and maritime missions. Its Horizon AI Platform labels and manages acoustic data, while Forerunner handles edge AI processing and it also offers field-ready maritime sensors; combined with consulting services on AI strategy and data pipelines, the company provides a deployable hardware-software stack. The solutions help operators interpret passive acoustics to distinguish background sounds from potential threats, improving decision-making and situational awareness in challenging maritime environments. The team’s Navy background and focus on defense use set it apart, aiming to support Navy and allied operations with reliable, integrated tools for detection, data management, and edge computing.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$2.3M

Headquarters

Washington DC, District of Columbia

Founded

2022

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What believers are saying

  • August 2026 BlueTIDE win strengthens sales credibility entering new Navy competitions.
  • July 2025 seed funding from Cortical Ventures and Scare the Bear financed expansion.
  • August 2026 careers page showed active hiring across eight Services roles, signaling growth.

What critics are saying

  • Navy concentration remains severe; one buyer dominates revenue and procurement timing.
  • Defense primes and better-funded maritime startups can outspend Spear AI on integration.
  • If Navy programs shift away from acoustic submarines, Spear AI loses its core thesis.

What makes Spear AI unique

  • Former Navy intelligence and submarine leadership give Spear AI operator credibility.
  • Horizon and edge sensors target passive acoustic workflows, not generic defense AI.
  • BlueTIDE 2026 award validated Counter UxS performance against peer maritime teams.

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Benefits

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

11 Paid Holidays

Professional Development Budget

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

401(k) Company Match

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Performance Bonus

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Home Office Stipend

Professional Certification Support

Company News

PR Newswire
Sep 1st, 2026
Spear AI earns BlueTIDE Maritime Defense Innovation Award.

Spear AI earns BlueTIDE Maritime Defense Innovation Award. Sep 01, 2026, 05:00 ET NEWPORT, R.I., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Spear AI received the BlueTIDE Maritime Defense Innovation Award at Polaris Tech Bridge's BlueTIDE 2026 event, held Thursday, Aug. 27. Spear AI competed in the Counter UxS & Defensive Autonomous Systems technical focus area, which showcased solutions enabling the detection, identification, tracking, and mitigation of unmanned threats across operational environments. The award recognizes Spear AI as the top performer among the companies that demonstrated in the Counter UxS technical category. A group of subject matter experts evaluated participants based on their original applications, test plans, and in-person visits to each booth throughout the day. "We're excited to be recognized by Polaris Tech Bridge and the BlueTIDE evaluation panel. The opportunity to talk to real users of our technology was incredible," said Michael Hunter, CEO and Co-Founder of Spear AI. "This recognition reflects what we've believed from day one. We're solving the right problem, at the right time, for the people who need it most," said John McGunnigle, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Spear AI. BlueTIDE 2026, hosted by Polaris Tech Bridge, brought together a select group of finalists across multiple technical focus areas to demonstrate maritime defense technologies for the broader defense community in Newport. About Spear AI Spear AI specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions tailored for maritime defense and national security operations. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in Falmouth, MA; Groton, CT; and Duluth, MN, Spear AI develops advanced software platforms and integrated maritime sensor systems, and provides engineering support services and subject matter expertise. Spear AI was co-founded in 2021 by Navy veterans and is venture-backed by Cortical Ventures and Scare the Bear Capital. For more information, visit Spear.ai. SOURCE Spear AI

Intelligence360 News
Aug 11th, 2025
Spear AI Secures Seed Funding Round

Spear AI announced the completion of its seed funding round with investments from Scare the Bear Capital and Cortical Ventures. The funding will help expand Spear AI's product portfolio, scale its Horizon platform, and enhance maritime sensor capabilities. The company aims to accelerate delivery of AI solutions to defense and commercial partners, focusing on transforming maritime data into actionable intelligence.

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Jul 28th, 2025
Spear AI Secures Seed Funding from Scare the Bear Capital and Cortical Ventures to Accelerate Maritime AI Solutions and Expand Technical Services

Spear AI secures seed funding from Scare the Bear Capital and Cortical Ventures to accelerate maritime AI solutions and expand technical services.

Tekedia
Jul 27th, 2025
Navy Veterans' Startup Spear AI Raises $2.3M, Wins $6M Navy Contract to Revolutionize Underwater Surveillance with AI

In parallel, Spear AI announced a $2.3 million seed funding round backed by venture capital firms with a focus on artificial intelligence and national defense technologies.

TechStartups
Jul 25th, 2025
Spear AI raises $2.3M to bring AI-powered threat detection to U.S. Navy submarines

Spear AI, an AI startup based in Washington, has secured $2.3 million in its first outside funding round to accelerate its work decoding underwater sounds using artificial intelligence, Reuters reported.