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Defense Jobs in San Diego

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

210 open roles · Updated Sep 20, 2026

210 jobs

Shield AI Engineer II, Battery Test (R5954)

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

$96k–$170k / year

Job type: Test, Quality, & Reliability
Seniority: Entry-Level

Saronic Senior Security Operations Analyst

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

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

Firestorm Senior Manufacturing Specialist

San Diego, CA

$130k–$145k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI International Tax Manager (R5884)

San Mateo, CA · San Diego, CA

$115k–$200k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saronic Senior Systems Test Software Engineer

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

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

Firestorm Electronics Engineering Technician

San Diego, CA

$58k–$92k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Principal Engineer, Electrical (R5909)

San Diego, CA

$210k–$310k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Saronic Systems Software Engineer, Generalist

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

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Firestorm Staff Project Engineer, UAS Development

San Diego, CA

$165k–$185k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Shield AI Summer 2027 - Software Engineer Intern

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

$77k–$202k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Intern

Saronic Mission Operations Specialist (Program)

San Diego, CA

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

Firestorm Senior Mechanical Engineer

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Integration (R5415)

San Diego, CA · Washington, D.C.

$212k–$318k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Saronic Hardware Engineer - Forward Deployed

San Diego, CA

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

Firestorm Staff Platform Security Engineer

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Staff Engineer, Safety-Critical Software (R5826)

San Diego, CA

$200k–$300k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Saronic Senior Counsel, Regulatory

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

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

Firestorm Systems Software Engineer, Linux/Edge

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Staff Engineer, System Architect (R5843)

San Diego, CA · San Mateo, CA

$170k–$310k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Saronic Mission Operations Engineer – Technical Instructor

San Diego, CA

Job type: Test, Quality, & Reliability
Seniority: Mid-Level

Firestorm ML Engineer, Applied AI – Crucible

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer (R5803)

San Diego, CA

$190k–$280k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saronic Software Engineer - Forward Deployed

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Firestorm Engineering Manager, Software Test & Automation

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Staff Cloud Engineer (R5801)

San Diego, CA · San Mateo, CA

$150k–$280k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

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