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Defense Jobs in San Diego

Defense roles at companies building the future — in San Diego.

184 open roles · Updated 8/11/2026

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Defense📑 Finance, Legal, & Compliance · Mid-Level

Trade Compliance Specialist

San Diego, CA

Defense📋 Product, Programs, & Systems · Senior

Senior Technical Program Manager

San Diego, CA

Defense📣 Business Dev & Customer Ops · Staff / Principal

Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R5524)

San Francisco, CA · San Diego, CA

Defense📣 Business Dev & Customer Ops · Manager

Manager of Strategic Partnerships

San Diego, CA

Defense🔒 Infrastructure, IT, & Security · Senior

Security Engineer, Application Security

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

Defense🤖 AI & Autonomy · Staff / Principal

Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space

Boston, MA · Washington, D.C. · San Diego, CA · Dallas, TX

Defense🔒 Infrastructure, IT, & Security · Senior

Senior Security Operations Analyst

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

Defense✅ Test, Quality, & Reliability · Mid-Level

UAS Test Pilot, RPIC/EP

San Diego, CA

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DefenseSan Diego

Defense🤖 AI & Autonomy · Mid-Level

UAS Test Pilot, EP

San Diego, CA

Defense💻 Software & Data · Senior

Senior Full Stack Engineer

San Diego, CA

Defense📑 Finance, Legal, & Compliance · Manager

Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting (R5481)

San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA

Defense💻 Software & Data · Senior

Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)

Remote·San Diego, CA · Washington, D.C. · United States

Defense📋 Product, Programs, & Systems · Staff / Principal

Senior Staff Engineer, UxS Integration and Systems (R5507)

San Diego, CA

Defense🤖 AI & Autonomy · Senior

Senior Engineer, Software Integration Engineer (R5462)

San Diego, CA

Defense⚡ Electrical & Firmware · Manager

Embedded Linux Software Team Lead

San Diego, CA

Defense👥 Business & People Ops · Senior

Facility Security Officer (FSO)

San Diego, CA

Defense⚙️ Mechanical & Physical Systems · Staff / Principal

Staff Engineer, Mechanical & Actuated Systems (R5293)

Dallas, TX · San Diego, CA

Defense⚙️ Mechanical & Physical Systems · Staff / Principal

Principal Aerospace Engineer - Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization

San Diego, CA

Defense🔒 Infrastructure, IT, & Security · Manager

Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)

San Diego, CA

Defense💻 Software & Data · Senior

Senior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420)

Washington, D.C. · Dallas, TX · San Diego, CA · Boston, MA

Defense🤖 AI & Autonomy · Staff / Principal

Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421)

Washington, D.C. · Dallas, TX · San Diego, CA · Boston, MA

Defense💻 Software & Data · Staff / Principal

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985)

Washington, D.C. · Dallas, TX · San Diego, CA · Boston, MA

Defense📋 Product, Programs, & Systems · Mid-Level

Mission Operations Specialist (Product)

San Diego, CA

Defense🤖 AI & Autonomy · Staff / Principal

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R5441)

San Diego, CA

Defense🔒 Infrastructure, IT, & Security · Senior

Senior Systems Engineer (R5443)

San Diego, CA

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