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Defense Jobs in San Diego

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

256 open roles · Updated Oct 31, 2026

256 jobs

Saronic Director of Growth, Non-Defense

San Diego, CA

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Director

Shield AI Senior Military Recruiter

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C. · San Diego, CA · Dallas, TX

$120k–$216k / year

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Senior PCB Systems Engineer

San Diego, CA

$141k–$194k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Firestorm Electronics Engineering Technician

San Diego, CA

$58k–$92k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

Infisical Enterprise Account Executive

Remote · United States · New York, NY · San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA

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

Vannevar Labs Mission Strategist - San Diego (Clearance Required)

San Diego, CA

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

Havoc AI Vehicle Autonomy Integration Engineer

North Kingstown, RI · San Diego, CA · Austin, TX

$150k–$185k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saronic Forward Deployed Software Engineer

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

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Shield AI Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Platform (R5790)

San Diego, CA · San Mateo, CA

$130k–$240k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Firestorm Staff Electrical Engineer - Weapons

San Diego, CA

$170k–$200k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Infisical Solutions Engineer

Remote · United States · New York, NY · San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · Austin, TX

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

Vannevar Labs Site Reliability Engineer

Remote · San Diego, CA

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Mid-Level

Havoc AI Air Operations Specialist

San Diego, CA

$130k–$155k / year

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

Saronic Senior Systems Test Software Engineer

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Senior Field Services Engineer (R6380)

San Diego, CA

$84k–$127k / year

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

Firestorm Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering

San Diego, CA

$180k–$210k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Manager

Vannevar Labs Mission Lead - San Diego (Clearance Required)

Remote · San Diego, CA

$150k–$170k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Havoc AI Mission Software Engineer - San Diego

San Diego, CA

$150k–$185k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saronic Electrical Engineer - Forward Deployed

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Staff Engineer, Propulsion (R5899)

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

$146k–$219k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Firestorm Project Engineer, UAS Development

San Diego, CA

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

Saronic Mechanical Engineer - Forward Deployed

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

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

Shield AI June 2027 Co-op - Reliability Engineering #5953

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C. · San Diego, CA · Boston, MA

$79k–$152k / year

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

Firestorm Staff Electrical Engineer, Design

San Diego, CA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Saronic Senior Revenue Accountant

San Diego, CA

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Senior

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