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AI & Autonomy Jobs in Defense

AI & Autonomy roles at defense companies building the future.

266 open roles · Updated Sep 24, 2026

266 jobs

Onebrief Outcome Engineer - Experienced Professional

Remote · United States

$200k–$320k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Forterra Autonomy Software Engineer

Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VA

$120k–$165k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Allen Control Systems Computer Vision & Machine Learning Engineer, Mid-Level

Austin, TX

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

Overland AI Software Engineer - Trajectory Optimization

Seattle, WA

$200k–$230k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

STARK Mission Designer (all genders)

Germany

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Mach Industries Software Engineer, Localization

Huntington Beach, CA · San Francisco, CA

$165k–$220k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Verkada Software Engineer - Computer Vision

San Mateo, CA

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Entry-Level

Skydio Senior Autonomy Engineer, Data Curation

San Mateo, CA

$170k–$240k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

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Scout AI Senior AI Researcher

Remote · Sunnyvale, CA

$200k–$400k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Dominion Dynamics Air Autonomy Team

Canada

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

Kela Machine Learning Developer

Remote · Israel

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Entry-Level

Havoc AI Director of Autonomy

Greater Boston, MA

$225k–$250k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Director

Vatn Systems Perception Engineer

Bristol, RI

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

Valinor Enterprises Software Engineer, Edge AI

Washington, D.C.

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

Valstad Robotics Software Intern, Manipulation & Simulation

Austin, TX

$71k–$87k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Intern

Saildrone Perception Engineer

Alameda, CA

$145k–$323k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

Ghost Robotics Robotic Software Engineer - (Senior, Staff, Lead) Manipulation

Philadelphia, PA

$140k–$185k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Quantum Systems Master Thesis - Advanced Sensor Processing for Navigation (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Intern

Anduril Industries Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Thunder

Costa Mesa, CA

$220k–$292k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Helsing Lead Systems Engineer - Passive RF Sensing

Germany

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Autonomy Engineer- Behavior and Motion Planning (R6007)

San Diego, CA

$135k–$300k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Castelion Senior GNC Engineer (Navigation)

Torrance, CA

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Neros State Estimation & Navigation Lead

Torrance, CA

$192k–$268k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Manager

Harmattan AI Module Lead, Guidance & Control

France

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Manager

Forterra Chief Engineer

Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VA

$175k–$235k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

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