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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

Firestorm Senior Supply Chain Manager

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Senior Staff Customer Sustainment Engineer (R5502)

San Diego, CA · Washington, D.C.

$180k–$270k / year

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

Firestorm Supply Chain Manager

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Engineering Manager, Air Vehicle Mechanical Systems (R5391)

San Diego, CA · Dallas, TX

$153k–$229k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Manager

Firestorm Staff Configuration Management Specialist

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Accountant (R5542)

San Diego, CA

$88k–$120k / year

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

Firestorm Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering

San Diego, CA

$190k–$210k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Manager

Shield AI Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R5524)

San Mateo, CA · San Diego, CA

$180k–$270k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Staff / Principal

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Firestorm Application Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R5522)

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

$180k–$270k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Firestorm Senior DevOps Build Engineer

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5368)

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

$188k–$281k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Firestorm Senior Firmware Engineer, Embedded Platform

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5338)

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

$160k–$240k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Firestorm Senior Electrical Engineer, Design

San Diego, CA

$145k–$160k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360)

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

$221k–$331k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Firestorm Manufacturing Technician & Handler

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Staff Engineer, Test Director (R5445)

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

$170k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Firestorm Senior Staff Airframe Design Engineer

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting (R5481)

United States · San Diego, CA · San Mateo, CA

$140k–$250k / year

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

Firestorm Staff Mechanical Engineer – Propulsion

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)

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

$152k–$318k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Firestorm Principal Airframe Design Engineer

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomous Systems Integration (R5507)

San Diego, CA

$170k–$250k / year

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

Firestorm Senior Software QA Engineer, Avionics Platform

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

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