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Defense Jobs in Los Angeles

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

2,061 open roles · Updated Sep 23, 2026

2,061 jobs

Mach Industries Principal GNC 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 Senior R&D Technician - Mechanisms

Torrance, CA

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Neros Senior DevOps Engineer

Torrance, CA

$165k–$231k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Data Engineering, Manufacturing

El Segundo, CA

$150k–$220k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Mach Industries Field Operations Specialist

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Thermal Engineer, Thermal Protection Systems (TPS)

Costa Mesa, CA

$129k–$171k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Manufacturing Engineer, Equipment

Torrance, CA

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Entry-Level

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Neros Full-Stack Software Engineer III

Torrance, CA

$153k–$214k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Field Operations Specialist

El Segundo, CA

$73k–$121k / year

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

Mach Industries Software Engineer, Mission Autonomy

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Mission Autonomy Lead - Thunder

Costa Mesa, CA

$220k–$292k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Castelion Senior GNC Engineer (Navigation)

Torrance, CA

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Neros Electrical Engineer III

Torrance, CA

$137k–$192k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries Director of Supply Chain

El Segundo, CA

$175k–$220k / year

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Director

Mach Industries Senior Automation Engineer, Vision

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Anduril Industries Head of Operations, Space Orbital Systems

Costa Mesa, CA

$166k–$220k / year

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Director

Castelion GNC Engineer

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Neros Ground Software Manager

Torrance, CA

$198k–$278k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Manager

CHAOS Industries Staff Electrical Engineer

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Mach Industries Automation Engineer, Controls

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Anduril Industries Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Product Security

Irvine, CA

$220k–$292k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Senior

Castelion Senior Mechanisms Engineer

Torrance, CA

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Neros Principal Electrical Engineer

Torrance, CA

$255k–$357k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

CHAOS Industries Mission Operations Specialist

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

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