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Defense Jobs in Los Angeles

Defense roles at companies building the future — in Los Angeles.

2,060 open roles · Updated Sep 23, 2026

2,060 jobs

Mach Industries Thermal Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Anduril Industries New Grad Systems Engineer, C2 Integration, Clearance Eligible

Costa Mesa, CA

$100k–$145k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Entry-Level

Castelion Lead Avionics Test Engineer

Torrance, CA

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Senior

Neros Media Relations Manager

Torrance, CA

$111k–$155k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Senior Test Automation Software Engineer

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Mach Industries Autonomy and Robotics Software Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA · San Francisco, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Material Planner, Air Dominance & Strike

Costa Mesa, CA

$99k–$130k / year

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Senior Propulsion Engineer

Torrance, CA

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

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Neros Senior Firmware Engineer, Platform

Torrance, CA

$195k–$273k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Staff Radar Systems Development Engineer

El Segundo, CA

$110k–$240k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Mach Industries Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Jet Engine

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Product Support Engineer - Product Sustainment Lifecycle

Costa Mesa, CA

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Solid Rocket Motors

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Neros Senior Embedded Linux Engineer

Torrance, CA

$165k–$231k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Warehouse Supervisor

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Mach Industries December 2026 New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Orbital Analyst

Remote · Costa Mesa, CA

$86k–$114k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Manufacturing Engineer, Propellant

Torrance, CA

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

Neros Firmware Engineer - Flight Software

Torrance, CA

$146k–$204k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries HIL Engineer

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Mach Industries Navigation Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Product Support Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Flight Test Engineer

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Neros Senior Test Quality & Reliability Engineer

Torrance, CA

$150k–$209k / year

Job type: Test, Quality, & Reliability
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Digital Signal Processing Engineer

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

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